Balkar Sidhu

Balkar Sidhu (born 10 October 1971) is a Punjabi singer as well as actor from Punjab, India.[3]

Balkar Sidhu
Birth namebalkar
Born (1977-10-10) 10 October 1977[1][2]
poohla Bathinda, East Punjab, India
GenresPunjabi folk, bhangra, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, actor

Early life and career

Balkar Sidhu was born on 10 October 1977, to father S. Roop Singh Sidhu and mother Charanjeet Kaur, in the village of Poohla of Bathinda district in Punjab.[1][4] He is married to Jinder Kaur and has two daughters and one son.[5] He is the three-times university gold medalist in singing and learned music from the famous Dhadi singer Gurbakhsh Singh Albela (his uncle) as professional.[4]

His latest single track release was "Jatt Pateya Gya" composed and directed by Studio Nasha

Discography

His first Punjabi music album was Karna Chhad De Pyar, released during his graduation's first year.[6] Later he released Din Pepran De and other albums. He has a role in the Punjabi film, Desi Munde, which as of February 2012 is incomplete.[7][8] Some of his albums are:

  • Din Pepran/Paperan de
  • Hasdian De Ghar Vasde
  • Gall Taan Bandee
  • Aaja Ganne Chupiye
  • Tu Meri Khand Mishri
  • Do Gallan
  • Charkhe
  • Laung Taviteriaan
  • Mehndi
  • Phulkari
  • Chubare Wali Baari
  • Saada Vee Viyah Ho Gayan[9]

Politics

In May 2014, he joined Aam Aadmi Party.[10] He was nominated AAP candidate from Talwandi Sabo in 2014 Punjab bye-elections. Later he was replaced with another candidate Baljinder Kaur. Sidhu decided to content elections as independent candidate and was expelled from AAP.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Balkar Sidhu – Desiest – Punjabi Singer". desiest.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. "balkar sidhu". planetradiocity.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. Yudhvir Rana (15 August 2003). "Lone candle flickers at Wagah". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. "ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਦੇ ਸਟਾਰ". In Punjabi. punjabijanta.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  5. "ਸਾਫ਼ ਸੁਥਰੀ ਗਾਇਕੀ ਦਾ ਮਾਲਕ, ਬਲਕਾਰ ਸਿੱਧੂ". In Punjabi. mywebdunia.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  6. "ਬਲਕਾਰ ਸਿੱਧੂ – Yaadan Punjab Dian". An Interview (In Punjab language). ypdtv.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  7. "Desi Munde". desimunde.net. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. "Desi Munde – Punjabi Movie". unp.me. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  9. "Saada Vee Viyah Ho Gayan,Balkar Sidhu". Popular Track on Internet. RedMux. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  10. "AAP looks to ride Bhagwant's show to contest Dhuri bypoll". The Times of India. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  11. "AAP expels Balkar Sidhu, Sandeep Handa". The Times of India. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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