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	Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>		Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>

	Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>		Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Muhammad Hassaan]], [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>
	[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]		[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]

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	Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>		Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>

	Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to ~~[[Muhammad Hassaan]],~~ [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>		Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>
	[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]		[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]

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	Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>		Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>

	Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>		Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Muhammad Hassaan]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>
	[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]		[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]

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	* [[Tips Industries\|Tips]]}}		* [[Tips Industries\|Tips]]}}

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	Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>		Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>

	Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>		Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Muhammad Hassaan]], [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>
	[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]		[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]

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	Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>		Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>

	Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to ~~[[Muhammad Hassaan]],~~ [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>		Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>
	[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]		[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]

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	Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>		Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987<ref name="Dob">{{cite web \|title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 April 2016 \|access-date=27 April 2016 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ \|archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] father<ref name="fc">{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ \|title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere \|access-date=14 September 2019 \|quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}</ref> and Aditi Singh, a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] mother.<ref name="public transport">{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh \|work=The Times of India \|author=Agarwal, Stuti \|date=31 May 2013 \|access-date=8 February 2015 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms \|archive-date=9 February 2015 }}</ref> His paternal family came from [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India\|Partition]].<ref name="fc" /> He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes\|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.<ref name="public transport" /> According to him he "was a decent student, but cared more about music" and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught [[Indian classical music]] by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].<ref name="public transport" /> At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.<ref name="mess">{{cite web \|url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|title=My life has always been a mess \|work=Zoom4India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html \|archive-date=21 April 2017 \|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>

	Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>		Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven\|Beethoven]] and [[Bengali music\|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed\|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Muhammad Hassaan]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]], and [[Manna Dey]].<ref name="film">{{cite web \|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|title=Can't stop the music \|author=Raghuvendra Singh \|date=19 August 2015 \|access-date=4 June 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html \|archive-date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>
	[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]		[[File:Arijit_Singh.jpg\|thumb\|Arijit Singh]]