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Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Nigam in 2013
Born
Sonu Kumar Nigam

(1973-07-30) 30 July 1973 (age 51)[1]
Faridabad, Haryana, India[1]
Occupations
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Madhurima Nigam
​
(m. 2002)​
Children1
RelativesTeesha Nigam (sister)
AwardsSee below
Honours
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels

Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor.[3] Known for his versatility across various genres of music.[4] [5][6] His vocal range and control enable him to perform various types of music with equal proficiency.[7] Nigam is considered one of the greatest and, most successful singers of all time in the history of Indian music industry.[8][9][10] Nigam is widely regarded as the Lord of Chords in the Indian music industry. [11] [12] [13] [14]

Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films, Sonu Nigam has recorded over 6,000 songs in more than 32 languages throughout his career. [15] [16] [17] He has released a number of non-film albums and acted in some Hindi films.[18] Nigam has been awarded one National Award, two Filmfare Awards and two Filmfare Awards South and four IIFA Award for the Best Playback singer. He was ranked top artist on the Billboard Uncharted charts twice in September and October 2013. Nigam was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2022.

Nigam is known as the "Modern Rafi", a title given to him after his musical idol Mohammad Rafi.[19] He has recorded Romantic, Rock, Devotional, Ghazal and patriotic songs. Apart from Hindi and Kannada, he has sung in Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, English, Assamese, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Tulu, Maithili Manipuri Overall, he has sung in more than 32 languages. [20] [21][22] Nigam has released pop albums in Hindi, Kannada, Odia, Chhattisgarhi and Punjabi, as well as Hindu and Islamic devotional albums. He has released several Buddhist albums. Nigam has performed in countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.

  1. ^ a b "Biography". The Times of India. TNN. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Sonu Nigam Songs". Ganaa.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Sonu Nigam Birthday: The 10 Absolute Best Songs from the Singer". News18. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Entertainment News: Happy Birthday Sonu Nigam, Five Tracks That Prove His Versatility". Outlook India. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Sonu Nigam Lends His Voice for Fauji 2 Title Track". Mirchi. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ^ "6 Sonu Nigam Songs That Showcase His Versatility". Mirchi. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Sonu Nigam lends his voice for Fauji 2 title track". Mirchi. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Happy Birthday Sonu Nigam: 5 All-Time Hit Songs by the Versatile Singer". News18. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Watch: When Sonu Nigam used 54 voice modulations for one song". Times of India. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Sonu Nigam: Nobody told me that my debut film was ridiculous". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 30 December 2024, from [1](https://www.bollywoodlife.com/interviews/sonu-nigam-nobody-told-me-that-my-debut-film-was-ridiculous-244364/)
  11. ^ "Sonu Nigam: The Lord of Cords". The Times of India. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  12. ^ "As Sonu Nigam celebrates his 49th birthday, we look at the ace singer's most celebrated songs". Firstpost. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Lesser known facts about Sonu Nigam". Bollywood Shaadis. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Happy Birthday Sonu Nigam: 5 all-time hit songs by the versatile singer". News18. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Hindi is not the national language; Tamil oldest language in the world: Sonu Nigam". The Federal. 3 May 2022.
  16. ^ "AI is a threat to an average musician, singer: Sonu Nigam". The Times of India. 26 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Sonu Nigam on Hindi National Language Row Says Hindi Not National Language Tamil World's Oldest". NDTV. 3 May 2022.
  18. ^ "It's Nigam, not Niigaam, Says Sonu". The Times of India. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  19. ^ "Who's the Modern Rafi of India?". Hindustan Times. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Sonu Nigam on Hindi National Language Row Says Hindi Not National Language Tamil World's Oldest". NDTV. 3 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Sonu Nigam and Neha Kakkar to sing a Jagrata track for Vaishno Devi – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference earlyyears was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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