Sonu Kakkar

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{{short description|Indian playback singer and songwriter}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Sonu Kakkar
| image = Sonu kakkar.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rishikesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]]), India
| spouse = {{Marriage|Neeraj Sharma|2006}}
| relatives = [[Neha Kakkar]] (sister) [[Tony Kakkar]] (brother) 
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Bollywood music|Bollywood]]}}
| origin = [[India]]
| background = solo_singer
| occupation = [[Singing|Singer and songwriter]]
| years_active = 2003 – present
| label = {{hlist|[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]}}
}}
}}

'''Sonu Kakkar''' (born 20 October 1979)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonukakkar.com/home.html |title=About Sonu Kakkar |work=Sonu Kakkar |access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.in.com/sonu-kakkar/biography-313475.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325151828/http://www.in.com/sonu-kakkar/biography-313475.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 March 2013 |title=Sonu Kakkar Biography |work=In.com |access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinetalkers.com/sonu-kakkar/ |title=Sonu Kakkar Biography |date= 10 December 2014|work=CineTalkers.com |access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref>
is an Indian playback singer and songwriter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/latest-hindi-song-mera-hai-ye-watan-sung-by-sonu-kakkar-independence-day-special-song/videoshow/65400228.cms |title=Latest Hindi Song Mera Hai Ye Watan Sung By Sonu Kakkar {{!}} Independence Day Special Song |date=14 August 2018 |work=Times of India}}</ref> She is the elder sister of Bollywood singers, [[Neha Kakkar]] and [[Tony Kakkar]].
Sonu Kakkar's upcoming music video 'Sun Baliye' sung by [[Gajendra Verma]], Sonu Kakkar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Check Out New Hindi Trending Song Music Video - 'Tum Mere Paas' Sung By Mohammed Irfan {{!}} Hindi Video Songs - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/check-out-new-hindi-trending-song-music-video-tum-mere-paas-sung-by-mohammed-irfan/videoshow/80443380.cms|access-date=2021-01-25|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref> The music video features [[Gajendra Verma]] And [[Apoorva Arora]].

== Personal life ==
[[File:Sonu Kakkar at audio release of Chand Ke Pare.jpg|thumb|right|Sonu Kakkar at audio release of Chand Ke Pare]]
She was born in [[Rishikesh]], [[Uttarakhand]]. She started singing [[jagran]]s at the age of five when her parents moved to Uttam Nagar, Delhi. She later shifted to Mumbai where Bollywood music director [[Sandeep Chowta]] heard her singing in a singing competition on channel V called Indian Pop Star and gave her a break with the song 'Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo'.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/180613-sonu-kakkar-collaborates-sonu-nigam-on-new |title=Sonu Kakkar collaborates with Sonu Nigam on new single |date=13 June 2018 |work=Radio and Music}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/music/Sonu-Kakkar-Amdavadis-get-a-dose-of-Bollywood-music/articleshow/32712078.cms? |title=Ahmedabad grooves to Sonu Kakkar's songs |date=26 March 2014 |work=Times Of India |access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> She is the older sister of singers [[Neha Kakkar]] and [[Tony Kakkar]], who are both prominent Bollywood singers. She is married to producer Neeraj Sharma. She recently judged a TV show Indian Idol.

==Television==
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Channel
|-
| 2020
| [[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]] [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| Judge
| [[Zee Punjabi]]
|-
|2021
|Indian Idol 12
|Judge
|Sony TV
|}

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
*''[[Coke Studio (India)#Season 2|Madari]] (2012)''
*''Aisi Bani (2013)''

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|'''Year'''
! scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
! scope="col" width=21%|'''Composer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=17%|'''Writer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=18%|'''Co-singer(s)'''

|-
|2013
|"Akhiyan Nu Rehn De"
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |[[Tony Kakkar]]
|
|-
|2014
|"Urban Munda"
|
|-
|2015
|"Makhan Malai"
| colspan="2" |Sham-Balkar
|
|-
|2019
|"Kyu Saath Tumhara Choota Hai"
|[[Jeet Gannguli]]
|[[Kumar Vishwas]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|"Sun Baliye"
| colspan="2" |Mann Taneja
|[[Gajendra Verma]]
|-
|"Booty Shake"
| colspan="3" |[[Tony Kakkar]]
|-
|"Akhaa Vich"
|Sanjeev Chaturvedi - Ajay
|Sanjeev Chaturvedi
|
|-
|}

=== Playback singing ===
==== Hindi songs ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|'''Year'''
! scope="col" width=20%|'''Film'''
! scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
! scope="col" width=21%|'''Composer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=17%|'''Writer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=18%|'''Co-singer(s)'''

|-
|rowspan="3"|2003
! Rowspan="2"|''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]''
|Babuji Zaara Dheere Chalo
| rowspan="3"|Sandeep Chowta
| rowspan="2" |[[Sameer Anjaan|Sameer]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Sukhwinder Singh]]
|-
| Babuji Zara (Bijli Mix)
|-
! ''[[Boom (film)|Boom]]''
|Seduction Saavariya
|Sandeep Chowta
|[[Sunitha Sarathy]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004
!''[[Naach (2004 film)|Naach]]''
|Ishq Da Tadka
| colspan="2"|Nitin Raikwar
| [[Adnan Sami]]
|-
! ''[[Kis Kis Ki Kismat]]''
| Honey Moon
| [[D. Imman]]
| Farhad Wadia
|[[Sonu Nigam]]
|-
|2005
!''[[Sheesha (2005 film)|Sheesha]]''
|Kar Mundya
|Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
|
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|2006
!''[[Sandwich (2006 film)|Sandwich]]''
|Sayonee
|Sukwinder Singh
|
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]]
|-
!''[[Corporate (2006 film)|Corporate]]''
|O Sikandar (Desi Mix)
|Shamir Tandon
|
|[[Kailash Kher]], [[Sapna Mukherjee]]
|-
!''[[Iqraar by Chance]]''
|Ghoonghat Na Khol
|[[Sandesh Shandilya]]
|
| [[Shabab Sabri]]
|-
!''[[Jigyaasa]]''
|Khatiya Toot Gayee
|Ram Shankar
|
|
|-
| ''Ladies Tailor''
|Har Raat Teri
|Nishad Chandra
|Ankit Sagar
|[[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], Gayatri Iyer
|-
|rowspan="4"|2007
! Rowspan="2"|''[[Risk (2007 film)|Risk]]''
| Hitchki
| rowspan="2"|Amitabh Verma
| rowspan="2"| Akbar Sami
|
|-
| Hitchki (Remix version)
|
|-
! ''[[Delhi Heights]]''
| Ey Gori (Holi)
|
|
|
|-
! ''[[Bombay to Goa (2007 film)|Bombay to Goa]]''
| Lawani
| Ravi Meet
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
! Rowspan="2"|''[[Mukhbiir]]''
| Jeena
| Sandeep Chowta
| rowspan="2"|P. K. Mishra
|
|-
|Piya Mera Banjaara
| Karthik Raja
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2009
! ''[[Toss (2009 film)|Toss]]''
| Abe Saale
| Shamir Tandon
| Sandeep Nath
|
|-
!''[[Blue (2009 film)|Blue]]''
|Blue theme
| [[A. R. Rahman]]
| Raqeeb Alam, Sukhwinder Singh
| [[Blaaze]], Raqeeb Alam, [[Jaspreet Jasz]], [[Neha Kakkar]], Dilshaad Shaikh
|-
!''[[Jail (2009 film)|Jail]]''
|Bareilly Ke Bazzar Mein
|
|
|
|-
! ''[[Ek Se Bure Do]]''
|Meri Har Ada Ke Charche
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2010
!''[[Nakshatra (film)|Nakshatra]]''
|Dj Sheizwood
|Harry Anand, Rani Malik, Nawab Arzoo
|Kalpana Chauhan, Taraannum Mallik
|-
!''[[Mittal v/s Mittal]]''
|Aao Seene Se Lag Ke (Lounge Version)
| Shamir Tandon
| Shabbir Ahmed
|[[Kailash Kher]]
|-
|2011
! ''[[No One Killed Jessica]]''
|Aali Re Sali Re
|[[Amit Trivedi]]
|[[Amitabh Bhattacharya]]
| Raja Hasan, [[Aditi Singh Sharma]], [[Anushka Manchanda]], Tochi Raina, Shriram Iyer, [[Bonnie Chakraborty]], Sonika Sharma
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
! ''[[Joker (2012 film)|Joker]]''
| Singh Raja
| G. V. Prakash Kumar
| Shirish Kunder
| [[Daler Mehndi]]
|-
!''[[Jism 2]]''
|Yeh Kasoor
|colspan="2"|[[Mithoon]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013
! ''[[Mere Dad Ki Maruti]]''
|Hip Hip Huraah
|[[Sachin Gupta (musician)]]
|
|
|-
! ''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]''
| Boss Entry – Theme
|[[Meet Bros Anjjan]]
|
|Meet Bros Anjjan, [[Khushboo Grewal]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2014
!''[[Queen (soundtrack)|Queen]]''
|London Thumukda
| [[Amit Trivedi]]
| Anvita Dutt
| [[Labh Janjua]], [[Neha Kakkar]]
|-
!''[[Life Mein Twist Hai]]''
|Ishq Barsa Re
| Aryan Jaiin
|
| Nishad Mishra
|-
!''[[Babloo Happy Hai]]''
|Banjaran
|Bishakh-Kanish
|Protique Mojoomdar
|[[Rahul Ram]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
!''[[Margarita With A Straw]]''
|Foreign Balamwa
| [[Mikey McCleary]]
| [[Prasoon Joshi]]
|
|-
! ''[[Guddu Ki Gun]]''
| "Ding Dong"
| Gajendra Verma, Vikram Singh
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2016
! rowspan="3" |''[[Fever (2016 film)|Fever]]''
|Dil Ashkon Mein
|
|
| Tony Kakkar
|-
|Kya Kasak
|
|
|
|-
|Khaara Khaara
|[[Tony Kakkar]]
|
|
|-
| 2017
! ''[[Running Shaadi]]''
| Bhaag Milky Bhaag
| Keegan Pinto
| Keegan Pinto, Sonal Sehgal
|[[Sanam Puri]]
|-
|2018
! ''[[Jack and Dil]]''
|Chuski
|[[Arko Pravo Mukherjee]]
|Vayu
| Arko
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
! ''[[Cabaret (2019 film)|Cabaret]]''
|Phir Teri Bahon Mein
|[[Tony Kakkar]]
|
|
|-
!''[[Officer Arjun Singh IPS Batch 2000]]''
| "Haye Re Jawani"
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2020
! ''[[Sab Kushal Mangal]]''
| "Zamana Badal Gaya"
| Harshit Saxena
| Sameer Anjaan
| Vandana Saxena
|-
! ''[[Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan]]''
| "Ooh La La"
| Tanishk Bagchi, Tony Kakkar
| rowspan="2"| Tony Kakkar
| Neha Kakkar, Tony Kakkar
|-
|2021
!''Tuesdays & Fridays''
| "Funky Mohabbat"
| Tony Kakkar
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Benny Dayal]]
|-
|}

==== Kannada songs ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|'''Year'''
! scope="col" width=20%|'''Film'''
! scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
! scope="col" width=21%|'''Composer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=17%|'''Writer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=18%|'''Co-singer(s)'''
|-
|2004
!''[[Ranga SSLC]]''
|"Oora Kannu"
|Sandeep Chowta
|[[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
|[[Raju Ananthaswamy]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005
!''[[Jogi (film)|Jogi]]''
|"Bin Ladennu Nan Maava"
| rowspan="4"|[[Gurukiran]]
| [[Prem (film director)|Prem]]
|Gurukiran
|-
! ''[[Nammanna]]''
| "Mavayya"
| Gurukiran
|
|-
| 2008
! ''[[Bindaas (2008 film)|Bindaas]]''
| "Kallu Mama"
| Kaviraj
| Gurukiran
|-
|2009
! ''Shivamani''
|"Rama Rama"
|
|
|-
|2010
! ''[[Shankar IPS]]''
| "Sale Sale"
|
|[[Raghu Dixit]]
|
|-
|2012
!''[[Godfather (2012 film)|Godfather]]''
| "Deepavali"
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
| [[K. Kalyan]]
| [[Abhay Jodhpurkar]], Apoorva, Swetha Majethiya, Arun Haridas Kamath
|-
|2019
!''[[Ayushman Bhava (2019 film)]]''
| "Thembare Bottuvana"
|
|
|
|}

==== Telugu songs ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|'''Year'''
! scope="col" width=20%|'''Film'''
! scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
! scope="col" width=21%|'''Composer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=17%|'''Writer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=18%|'''Co-singer(s)'''
|-
| rowspan="5"|2005
!''Kokila''
|"Pavan Laa"
|Madhukar
|
|
|-
! ''[[Sri (2005 film)|Sri]]''
|"Holi Holi"
| rowspan="4"|[[Sandeep Chowta]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
| [[Rajesh Krishnan]], [[Teesha Nigam]]
|-
!''[[Political Rowdy]]''
|"LKG Dress"
|Teesha Nigam
|-
! rowspan="2" |''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]''
|"Akkad Bakkad"
|Kandikonda
|
|-
|"Mudduletti"
|Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar
|[[Sonu Nigam]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2006
!''Shankar''
| "Ala Bala"
|[[Vandemataram Srinivas]]
|
|
|-
!''Maa Iddari Madhya''
|"Magada"
|[[R. P. Patnaik]]
|
|
|-
!''[[Samanyudu]]''
|"Yemera"
|[[Vandemataram Srinivas]]
|Kaluva Krishna Sai
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2008
!''Sammakka Sarakka Mahathyam''
|"Taatibellem Tedharotti"
|[[Vandemataram Srinivas]]
|
|
|-
!''Junctiom''
|"Nachavura Nachavura"
|
|
|
|-
!''[[Bujjigadu]]''
|"Chitti Ayirey"
|[[Sandeep Chowta]]
|Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar
|Pradip Somasundaran
|-
| rowspan="4" |2009
! rowspan="2"|''[[Kalavar King]]''
| "Aa Bugga"
| rowspan=2|Anil.R
|rowspan=2|Krishna Chaitanya
|[[Baba Sehgal]]
|-
|"De Thadi"
|Antony
|-
! ''[[Saleem (film)|Saleem]]''
|"Poolu Gusa Gusa"
|[[Sandeep Chowta]]
|[[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
|Pradip Somasundaran
|-
!''[[Blue (2009 film)|Blue]] (D)''
|"Blue Theme"
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
!''Badmash''
|"Mandukottu"
|
|
|
|-
!''[[Kedi (2010 film)|Kedi]]''
|"Relarey"
|[[Sandeep Chowta]]
|Chinni Charan
|
|-
| 2013
! ''[[Baadshah (2013 film)|Baadshah]]''
|"Rangoli Rangoli"
| rowspan="2" |[[S. Thaman]]
|[[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
|[[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
!''[[Sarrainodu]]''
|"Sarrainodu"
| Ramajogayya Sastry
|[[Hard Kaur]], Brijesh Shandilya, [[Geetha Madhuri]]
|-
![[Theri (film)|''Policeodu'']] (D)
|"Rangu"
|[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
|
|
|}

==== Tamil songs ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|'''Year'''
! scope="col" width=20%|'''Film'''
! scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
! scope="col" width=21%|'''Composer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=17%|'''Writer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=18%|'''Co-singer(s)'''
|-
|2006
!''[[Varalaru]]''
|Dhinam Dhinam Deepavali
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|[[Vairamuthu]]
|[[Kalpana Raghavendar]], [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Leon James, Peer Mohammed
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009
! ''[[Arumugam (film)|Arumugam]]''
| Salona
| Deva
|Pa. Vijay
| [[Udit Narayan]]
|-
!''[[Ainthaam Padai]]''
| Sokku Sundar
| D. Imman
|
|
|-
| 2013
! ''[[Naan Rajavaga Pogiren]]''
| "Malgova"
| G. V. Prakash Kumar
| Annamalai
|
|-
|2016
!''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]''
| "Raangu"
| G. V. Prakash Kumar
| Kabilan
| [[T. Rajender]], G. V. Prakash Kumar
|}

==== Marathi songs ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|'''Year'''
! scope="col" width=20%|'''Film'''
! scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
! scope="col" width=21%|'''Composer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=17%|'''Writer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=18%|'''Co-singer(s)'''
|-
|2008
!''Mi Amruta Boltey''
|Naad Karaycha Naay..
|
|
|
|-
|2009
!''Nau Mahine Nau Diwas''
|Mastani Jwanit Mazya
|
|
|
|-
| 2014
! ''[[Pune Via Bihar]]''
| Kacchi Kairi Hu
| Amit Hadkar
|
| [[Raja Hasan]]
|-
| 2017
! ''[[Karaar]]''
| Chuklya Wata
| Vijay Gawande, Paresh Shah
|
| [[Avadhoot Gupte]]
|}

==== Malayalam songs====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|'''Year'''
! scope="col" width=20%|'''Film'''
! scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
! scope="col" width=21%|'''Composer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=17%|'''Writer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=18%|'''Co-singer(s)'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2013
! Rowspan="2"|''[[Kalimannu]]''
| Dil Lena"
| rowspan=2|[[M. Jayachandran]]
|
|
|-
| Meine To"
|
| Sukhwinder Singh
|}

==== Punjabi songs ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|'''Year'''
! scope="col" width=20%|'''Film'''
! scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
! scope="col" width=21%|'''Composer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=17%|'''Writer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=18%|'''Co-singer(s)'''
|-
| 2009
! ''[[Jag Jeondeyan De Mele]]''
| Gustakh Akhan
|
|
| [[Harbhajan Mann]]
|-
| 2011
! ''[[I Am Singh]]''
| Channd Paregge
| Monty Sharma
|
| Sukhwinder Singh
|-
| rowspan="5"|2013
! Rowspan="2"|''Jatt Airways''
|Ok Report
| rowspan="2"| Jassi Katyal
| rowspan="2"|[[Kumaar]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Master Saleem]]
|-
| Ok Report (Remix)
|-
! ''[[Young Malang]]''
| Lakk Ch Current
|
|
|
|-
! ''[[Fer Mamla Gadbad Gadbad]]''
| Lakk Gadvi Varga
| colspan="2"|Jaggi Singh
| [[Roshan Prince]]
|-
! ''[[Pinky Moge Wali]]''
| Tadka
| Gurmeet Singh & Rohit
|
|
|-
| 2014
! ''Yoddha''
| "Reshma"
| Gurmeet Singh
| Daksh Ajit Singh
|
|-
| 2015
! ''[[Gun & Goal]]''
| ghatta ghatt kar ke"
|Jaggi Singh
| Rajveer bawa
| Jaggi Singh
|-
| rowspan=2| 2018
! rowspan=2|''[[Kande (film)|Kande]]''
| Thumka
| rowspan=2| Gurmeet Singh
| rowspan=2|Baaz
| Nachattar Gill
|-
| Tere Naal
| Feroz Khan
|-
| 2019
! ''[[Kala Shah Kala]]''
| Boliyaan
| Bunny Bains
| Bunny Bains
|
|}

=== Nepali songs ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"|'''Year'''
! scope="col" width=20%|'''Film'''
! scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
! scope="col" width=21%|'''Composer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=17%|'''Writer(s)'''
! scope="col" width=18%|'''Co-singer(s)'''
|-
|2014
! ''Kohinoor''
|Salaam Lijiye Kabool Kijiye
|
|
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://sonukakkar.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|1292956|Sonu Kakkar}}

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