Arijit Singh

Born

1987-04-25

Birthplace

Jiaganj, West Bengal, India

Biography

Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer. He sings predominantly in Hindi, Bengali, and Telugu but has also performed in various other Indian languages. He is the recipient of a National Award and a record of six Filmfare Awards. He is also known as "King of playback singing". Arijit Singh began his career when he participated in the contemporary reality show, Fame Gurukul in 2005, but didn't receive widespread recognition before the release of "Tum Hi Ho" and "Chahun Main Ya Naa" in 2013. He was declared the most-streamed Indian artist of the year 2020 by Spotify. He is the most followed Asian soloist on Spotify.