Sukhbir

Sukhbir Singh is a very popular Indian singer. He sings a type of music called Bhangra which is a mixture of fusion and Punjabi. He has been labeled the Prince of Bhangra and is very popular in the Indian Pop scene. He has many hit songs and is definitely not a one hit wonder. So where did this guy come from?

Sukhbir was born in Jalandhar, Punjab. At the age of one and a half he moved to Nairobi, Kenya where his father was a priest at the local Gurudwara. It was here that Sukhbir apprenticed and worked on his voice by practicing kirtans on the harmonium. After twenty years in Nairobi, Sukhbir moved back to India where he decided to try and to make a living with his music. He got this idea to depend on his music when business man Ketan Somaiyya discovered him and suggested it. Supported by his father, Sukhbir began recording music in 1996.

Sukhbir' s first album was titled New Stylee and was immensely popular. It was recorded in Dubai and had many foreign languages and songs in it. He was nominated for many awards. He published many more albums with many hit songs that were all huge successes. His Bhangra is immensely popular because of the many different styles he uses. His music is filled with fusion, rap, techno, and reggae. He can sing in 9 different languages, including his native Punjabi that he spoke growing up. He has won many different awards and sung with many other Indian musicians. Sukhbir is very popular and is definitely the Prince of Bhangra.