Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi's Bolo Ta Ra Ra (1995) sold twenty million cassettes, Dardi Rab Rab, Ho Jayegi Balle Balle and Tunak Tunak Tun (1998) followed, and he brought the Punjabi bhangra-pop boom into film with Na Na Na Na Re (Mrityudata), Rang De Basanti's title song and Zor Ka Jhatka (Action Replayy).
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Life
He was born in Patna in 1967 to a Sikh family of musicians, trained in classical music, lived in the United States briefly, and settled in Delhi, where Magnasound recorded Bolo Ta Ra Ra; the 1990s albums made him the best-selling non-film singer in India, and A.R. Rahman (Rang De Basanti, Arziyan), Pritam and Sachin-Jigar have used him since. His brother Mika Singh has his own page.
The voice
A huge, open, classically trained Punjabi tenor — bhangra's shout with khayal's breath behind it.
Composers
- His own
- A.R. Rahman
- Pritam
- Anand Raj Anand
Sang for
- Aamir Khan (Rang De Basanti)
- Akshay Kumar
- Salman Khan
Sang with
More film songs 5 songs, by year
2010s
year not stated
Ghazals and non-film recordings 8
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