Harshdeep Kaur
Harshdeep Kaur (born 16 December 1986) is an Indian singer known for her Bollywood Hindi, Punjabi, and Sufi songs. She is popularly known as "Sufi Ki Sultana" because of her soulful Sufi renditions.[1] After winning titles in two reality shows, Kaur established herself as a lead singer in Bollywood soundtracks. Kaur was sixteen years old when she released her first Bollywood song, "Sajna Mai Haari."
Harshdeep Kaur | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 16 December 1986 Delhi, India |
| Genres | Sufi, Bollywood |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Kaur has recorded songs for film music in multiple Indian languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali, and has established herself as a leading playback singer of Indian cinema. She has worked with leading music directors[2](including A R Rahman, Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal-Shekhar, Salim Sulaiman, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Amit Trivedi, Shantanu Moitra, Tanishk Bagchi, Himesh Reshammiya, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Sohail Sen. She's one of the very few Indian singers to have sung for a Hollywood film. Her track R.I.P., composed by AR Rahman, was a part of Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle's film 127 Hours.[3] She has also sung a few songs for the Pakistani film and television industry.
Some of her popular songs include Katiya Karun from Rockstar; Dilbaro from Raazi; Heer from Jab Tak Hai Jaan; Ik Onkar from Rang De Basanti; Zaalima from Raees; Nachde Ne Saare from Baar Baar Dekho; Bari Barsi from Band Baaja Baaraat; Kabira from Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani; Jugni ji from Cocktail; and Twist Kamariya from Bareilly ki Barfi.[4]
In 2019, Kaur received the IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer award at the 20th IIFA Awards for the song Dilbaro from the film Raazi.[5]
Early life
Kaur was born on 16 December 1986 to Savinder Singh in Delhi.[6][7] She is from a musical background. Her father, Savinder Singh, owns a factory of musical instruments. She attended New Era Public School in New Delhi. Apart from studying, she started learning music at the age of six. She learned Indian classical music from Mr. Tejpal Singh, popularly known as the Singh Brothers, and Western classical music from George Pullinkala, Delhi Music Theatre. Later, at the age of twelve, to explore the world of music, she joined the Delhi School of Music to learn piano.
Career
Harshdeep Kaur as "Coach' on THE VOICE on Star Plus
Harshdeep Kaur became a "Coach" on StarPlus' singing reality show "The Voice." She was joined by Adnan Sami, Kanika Kapoor and Armaan Malik as the other coaches and by "Super Guru" A. R. Rahman.[8]
Sufi Ki Sultana
Kaur won the singing competition Junoon – Kuch Kar Dikhaane Ka on NDTV Imagine in September 2008. She competed from the Sufi Ki Sultan genre with Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan as her mentor.[9] She was declared the Sufi Ki Sultana by Amitabh Bachchan, who was the chief guest in the Grand Finale.
The show was a competition amongst three genres – Sufi, Folk, and Bollywood. Singers from India and Pakistan participated in the show. Kaur wore a unique Sufi attire, especially while performing Sufi songs, and that has become a part of her identity.
Personal life
Kaur married her childhood friend Mankeet Singh in a traditional Sikh wedding ceremony on 20th March 2015 in Mumbai.[10]
Television appearances
- Harshdeep Kaur is the only singer who has appeared on all four seasons of Coke Studio (India) on MTV :
Season 1 – Hoo[11] (Music recreated by Leslie Lewis) in 2011
Season 2 – Nirmohiya[12] (Music by Amit Trivedi) & Hey Ri[13] (Music by Hitesh Sonik) in 2012
Season 3 – Dinae Dinae[14] with Papon in 2013
Season 4 – Teriyan Tu Jaane[15] (Amit Trivedi) in 2015
- As a Judge on The Voice, a singing reality show on StarPlus in 2019.Her team won the reality show.
- Appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show for her song Satguru Nanak Aaye Ne
- Special Sufi performance at the Radio Mirchi Music Awards 2017
- Judged the reality show HDFC Life Youngsters Season II on Voot
- The opening ceremony of IPL in 2017.
- Special performance at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards awards in 2016.
- MTV Unplugged: Aaj din Chadeya with Pritam
- Bani – Ishq Da Kalma's theme song.[16]
- Harshdeep Kaur featured on MTV Ray-Ban Never Hide Sounds as a Mentor for young and upcoming bands in the Sufi Genre. She mentored the Sufi-Rock Band 'Nasya' in first season & the band "JIHAANA" in the second season and performed at Hard Rock Cafe and similar venues across the country.
- Featured on "The Jam Room" for Sony Mix in 2015.
- Performed at the Grand Finale of Bigg Boss 5.
- MTV Ray-Ban Never Hide Sounds
Awards and nominations
Film Awards
- 2019: Winner, Best Playback Singer – Female at IIFA Awards 2019 for the song Dilbaro, Raazi[5]
- 2019: Nominated for Best Playback Singer- Female at Filmfare Awards 2018 for the song Dilbaro, Raazi
- 2019: Winner, Best Playback Singer – Female at Fever 104 FM – Entertainment Ka Baap Awards, 2018 for the song Dilbaro, Raazi
- 2019: Winner, Best Playback Singer – Female at News 18 Reel Movie Awards, 2018 for the song Dilbaro, Raazi
- 2019: Winner, Best Playback Singer – Female at Zee Cine Awards, 2018 for the song Dilbaro, Raazi
- 2018: Winner, Best Playback Singer – Female at Star Screen Awards, 2018 for the song Dilbaro, Raazi
- 2018: Nominated (as Playback Singer), Best Song at Zee Cine Awards 2018 for the song Zaalima, Raees
- 2018: Winner (as Playback Singer), Best Song at Mirchi Top 20 Gold Disc Award, 2018 for the song Zaalima, Raees
- 2016: Nominated, Best Playback Singer – Female at Lux Style Awards, 2016 for the song Balley Balley, Bin Roye
- 2015: Winner, Best Playback Singer – Female at PTC Film Awards, 2015 for the song Lori, Punjab 1984
- 2015: Winner, Best Playback Singer – Female at Mirchi Music Awards, 2015 for the song Lori, Punjab 1984
- 2012: Nominated, Female Vocalist of The Year at Mirchi Music Awards, 2012 for the song Katiya Karun, Rockstar
- 2012: Nominated, Best Playback Singer – Female at Filmfare Awards, 2012 for the song Kateya Karoon, Rockstar
- 2012: Nominated, Best Playback Singer – Female at Zee Cine Awards, 2012 for the song Kateya Karoon, Rockstar
- 2012: Nominated, Best Playback Singer – Female at IIFA Awards, 2012 for the song Kateya Karoon, Rockstar
- 2012: Nominated, Best Playback Singer – Female at BIG Star Entertainment Awards, 2012 for the song Kateya Karoon, Rockstar
- 2010: Nominated, Best Devotional Album (Popular Non-Film Category) for IK ONKAR at GIMA Awards
Reality competitions
- Winner, MTV Video GaGa Contest (2001)
- Winner, NDTV Imagine's JUNOON Kuchh Kar Dikhane Ka (2008)
- Winner, Aao Jhoomein Gaayein (SAB TV)
- Winner, SAREGAMA Punjabi (Alpha TV)
Concerts and Tours
2010
- AR Rahman's Journey Home World Tour, all over the USA, Canada, UK, South Africa, & Singapore
2011
- Rockstar Concert with the team of Rockstar in Mumbai.
2013
- In April she headlined the prestigious Southbank Centre Music Festival in London, alongside Soul/Bollywood singer Ash King.
- In August she headlined the prestigious Mosaic Festival held in Mississauga, Canada.
- In September she performed at the London Mela in Gunnersbury Park.
- Mosaic Festival, Mississauga
- BBC London Mela
2014
- AAS Concert at Purana Qila with Attaullah Khan
- MTV Unplugged Concert with Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan
- Live in Concert with Pritam at Wembley Arena, London, Dubai & Singapore
- Infinite Love Concerts with AR Rahman in Singapore and Malaysia
2015
- Performed with her band at the Stardust Concert held at the Royal Festival Hall in London in September 2015
- Performed at the prestigious Heart of Asia Conference held in Amritsar in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Asian leaders in 2016
- Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi with Shekhar Ravjiani at The Esplanade in Singapore in September 2016
2017
- First Indian singer to become a headliner at the prestigious Manchester International Festival in June 2017.
- Headlined "Sounds Of Sufi" Concert at the Esplanade in Singapore in November 2017
- Leading performers of the AR Rahman Encore tour in India 2017
- Her Solo UK tour in March 2018 was a huge success and garnered a lot of appreciation from the music industry and her fans.
- She has performed with the Legendary Punjabi singer "Gurdas Mann" in 2015 & 2018 in New Delhi.
2018
- She was the leading performer on Pritam's First-ever North American Tour in April 2018.
- She opened for the legendary singer Bryan Adams' on his India tour on 12 October(Mumbai) and 14 October (Delhi) in 2018. Bryan Adams was all praises for one of India's most loved singer Harshdeep.[17]
- Performed for Ranveer Singh & Deepika Padukone's Wedding in Lake Como, Italy.
2019
- Headlining performer at the prestigious "Jashn-e-Rekhta" Festival held in Delhi.
- Headlined Konark Festival in Orissa
Discography
| Year | Song | Film/Album | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Mere Babula"
(Madhaniyaa) |
Jawaani Jaaneman | ||
| "Tinak Tinak" | Tanhaji | |||
| "Le Panga" | Panga | |||
| "Sacchiyaan" | Bhangra Paa Le | |||
| "Ishqbaaziyaan" | Happy Hardy and Heer | |||
| "Le Jaana" | ||||
| 2019 | "Satguru Nanak Aaye Ne" | 550 years of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Shabad | Harshdeep Kaur composed this song and collaborated with Shankar Mahadevan, Kapil Sharma, Shekhar Ravjiani, Salim Merchant, Shaan, Neeti Mohan, Jaspinder Narula, Richa Sharma and Sukshinder Shinda | |
| "Behka Na" | Parey Hut Love | |||
| "Ik Pal" | ||||
| "Ishq Mitha" | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | |||
| 2018 | "Happy Bhag Jayegi" | Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi | ||
| Peer Vi Tu | Wedding Song for Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma | |||
| "Grey Wala Shade" | Manmarziyaan | |||
| "Chonch Ladiyan" | ||||
| "Jaisi Teri Marzi" | ||||
| "Rab Raakha" | Lashtam Pashtam | |||
| "Dilbaro" | Raazi | Winner of Best Playback Singer Star Screen Awards 2018, Zee Cine Awards 2019, Fever 104 Award, Reel Movie Awards 2019 | ||
| "Oye Hichki" | Hichki | |||
| "Soul of Hichki" | ||||
| "Chamba Kitni Duur" | "Single" | |||
| "Chhalla/Ni Mai Kamli" | "TSeries Mixtape Punjabi" | |||
| 2017 | "Twist Kamariya" | Bareilly Ki Barfi | ||
| "Satnam Waheguru Ji" | "Guru Nanak Jayanti Special" | |||
| "Ehna Akhiyaan/ Yaar Mangeya Si" | "TSeries Mixtape" | |||
| "Dil Di Reejh" | Punjabi Single | |||
| "Lovers Quest Medley 5" | ||||
| "Hawa Badlo Anthem" | "Single" | Campaign against air pollution | ||
| "Tere Lams Ne" | Flat 211 | |||
| "Mahi" | Irada | |||
| "Zaalima"[18] | Raees | Winner of Mirchi Top 20 Gold Disc Award for Zaalima Nominated - Best Song at Zee Cine Awards | ||
| "Waho Waho Gobind Singh" | 350th Birth Anniversary Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji | |||
| 2016 | Guru Gobind Singh Ji | 350th Birth Anniversary Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji | ||
| "Khulke Dulke" | Befikre | |||
| "Aaj Din Chadeya | MTV Unplugged with Pritam | |||
| "Ek Shringaar Swabhimaan" | Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman | Colors Serial | ||
| "Joban Madhuban" | 100 days | Marathi TV Show | ||
| "Mai Ri Mai" | Parched | |||
| "Nachde Ne Saare" | Baar Baar Dekho | |||
| "Happy Oye" | Happy Bhag Jayegi | |||
| "Sacchi Muchi" | Sultan | |||
| "School ki Ghanti" | "Educate the Girl Child Anthem for Nestle" | |||
| "Wali Allah" | "Strumm Sufi Album" | |||
| "Rabb De Bande" | "31 October" | |||
| "Mere Vich Teri" | "Saadey CM Saab" | |||
| "Rabba Rabba" | "Kaptaan" | |||
| "Lakh Khushiyaan" | "Shabad" | |||
| "Nanak Naam Mile" | "Shabad" | |||
| "Saaun Da Mahina" | "Tribute to Jagjit Singh" | |||
| 2015 | "Jalte Diye" | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | ||
| "Nanak di Soch" | Save the Girl child (single) | |||
| "Balle Balle" | Bin Roye | Lux Style Award for Best Female Singer | ||
| "Jutti Kasuri" | Punjabi Folk (single) | |||
| 2014 | "Uff" | Bang Bang! | ||
| "Ni Adugu" | Pora Pove | |||
| "Rabb Meri Umar (Lori)" | Punjab 1984 | Winner of Best Playback Singer at Mirchi Music Awards Winner of PTC Film awards for Best Playback singer | ||
| "Saanu te aisa Maahi" | Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar | |||
| "Nenje Nenje" | Ennathan Pesuvatho | |||
| 2013 | "Ye Jo Subha Ka Ik Sitara Hai" | Muhabbat Subha Ka Sitara Hai | Pakistani TV series on Hum TV Nominated – Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack | |
| "Mere Bina Tu (Duet)" | Phata Poster Nikla Hero | |||
| "Saaiyaan" | Bani – Ishq Da Kalma | TV Series on Colors TV Indian Television Award for Best Singer Female | ||
| "Kabira (Encore)" | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | |||
| "Jhalkiyan (Reprise)" | Kaafiron Ki Namaaz | |||
| 2012 | "Luv Shuv Te Chicken Khurana" | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | ||
| "Luni Hasi (Female version)" | ||||
| "Tu Hoor Pari" | Khiladi 786 | |||
| "Heer" | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | |||
| "Jugni Ji" | Cocktail | |||
| "Soni Lagdee" | Cinema Company | |||
| 2011 | "Katiya Karoon" | Rockstar | Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Female Playback | |
| "Jhak Maar Ke" | Desi Boyz | |||
| 2010 | "Sajde (Remix)" | Khatta Meetha | ||
| "Baari Barsi" | Band Baaja Baaraat | |||
| "Chand Ki Katori" | Guzaarish | |||
| "Woh Lamha Phir Se Jeena Hai" | Kajraare | |||
| "Aafreen" | ||||
| "Barse Channel Divya Theme Song 1" | Channel Divya | |||
| 2008 | "Lut Jaaon" | Karzzzz | ||
| "Is Pal Ki Soch" | Halla Bol | |||
| 2007 | "Saajana" | 1971 | ||
| "Dil Ne Ye Na Jaana" | Red: The Dark Side | |||
| 2006 | "Ik Onkar" | Rang De Basanti | ||
| "Udne Do" | Taxi 9211 | |||
| 2005 | "Leja Leja" | Karam | ||
| 2003 | "Ul Jalul" | Oops! | ||
| "Alag Alag" | Oops! | |||
| "Sajna Main Haari" | Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai | |||
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