Song sartaj Sonu Nigam

By: Debasmita Chanda
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
I like the person more as much as I like the singer in him. Do you know why am I so interested in penning the details of this singer. Yes! He turned 33 years recently that is on 30th July. He was born in Faridabad, Haryana. His family moved to Delhi and he started his singing from the age of four years. His parents were singers too and from very childhood he was brought up in such a singing background family. He sang Muhammad Rafi number in a concert where his father was due to perform. He started his career by singing Muhammad Rafi songs and he became popular by singing his songs. He could sing his songs perfectly and gave full justice to his numbers.

He got his first break as a playback singer with the song "Accha Sila Diya Tune mere pyaar ka" for Bewafa Sanam. At the same time he was hosting for a television singing competition that went on to be really popular. But he shot to fame and came to real limelight with the song "Sandese Aate Hai" for J P Dutta's movie Border. He for the first time broke his image of following the footsteps of Muhammad Rafi as he created his own style of singing with the song "Yeh Dil Deewana" in Pardes.

Quite a ladies' man, and the ladies' mothers' man, too considering his cute-cute, chocolate charm (facial, that is). Tried his hand at acting, too, but quickly withdrew. Tried his hand at marriage, too, with a Calcutta girl, one of his ardent fans of his singing if we are to believe these things, but soon after sounds of marital spats reached eager-beaver ears. But they were together. Then they split momentarily. Then truce again.

He has a number of songs in his list of hit songs but some of the famous can be stated as follows

• "Aacha Sila Diya" from Bewafa Sanam
• "Sandese Aate Hain" from Border
• "Ishq Bina" from Taal
• "Yeh Dil Deewana" from Pardes
• "Saatrangi Re" from Dil Se...
• "Tanhayee" from Dil Chahta Hai...
• "Saathiya" from Saathiya (Filmfare Award)
• "Suraj Hua Maddham" from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum
• "Kal Ho Na Ho" from Kal Ho Na Ho (Filmfare Award)
• "Main Hoon Na" and "Tumse milke" from Main Hoon Na
• "Do Pal" from Veer Zaara
• "Sun Zaara" from Lucky
• "Piyu Bole" from Parineeta
• "Soona man ka angan" from Parineeta
• "Dheere Jalna" from Paheli
• "Mere Haath Mein" from Fanaa
• "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
• "Chup chup ke" from Bunty Aur Babli
• "Rabba Mere Rabba" from Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai
• "Koi Tumsa Nahin" from Krrish

We have seen him in a number of other places where we have seen him as a person. He became very popular in the Television show in SONY in Indian Idol as a judge. He proved himself to be a very simple and down to earth person and at the same time he was a very good judge. All his songs are worth mentioning, he sings form the heart and he has such wonderful ways of making the same lines sound so different and unique. He got a lot of awards for different songs and he also got the National Award for his famous song "Panchee Nadiya Pawan Ke Jhoke" in Refugee. He fabulously brings out the real eternal tone in the song and the it gets the spirit from his voice and depth of his voice.

Sonu Nigam has the unforgettable presence in the playback singing in bollywood. He is one amongst the best and we wish him all the best for his career and many happy returns of the day though he does not look like a 33 year old. And to conclude I am a great fan of him and we all love him and hope he sings more and more straight from his heart to reach our heart!!!

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