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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Bhangra singer}}<br />
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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Sukhbir<br />
| background = solo_singer<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size = 150<br />
| birth_name = Sukhbir Singh<br />
| alias = Prince of Bhangra<br />
| birth_date = <br />
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab]]<br />
| origin = [[Jalandhar District]], [[Punjab]]<br />
| module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed=yes<br />
| background = solo_singer<br />
| genre = [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]]<br />
| occupation = Singer<br />
| instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Guitar]], [[Drum kit]], [[Piano]], [[Violin]], [[Saxophone]], [[Bongos]], [[Tabla]] and [[Dhol]]<br />
| years_active = 1995–present<br />
| label = [[EMI]], [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]<br />
| website =<br />
| associated_acts = <br />
}}|<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sukhbir Singh''' is an Indian singer. He is often referred to as the "Prince of Bhangra".<ref name="balle">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/22/stories/2003072200040100.htm|title=Balle Sukhbir!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031207080849/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/22/stories/2003072200040100.htm|archive-date=7 December 2003|date=22 July 2003|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="van">[http://www.vanillamusic.com/artists.htm Artist of the month - SUKHBIR] - Vanilla Music</ref> His [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]] music varied from [[Jazz fusion|fusion]] to pure [[Punjabi culture|Punjabi]] at times.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sukhbir Singh was born in bhogpur [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India]] but moved with his family to [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]], and was raised there.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/18/stories/2002061800250200.htm |title=Pioneer in bhangra pop |work=The Hindu |date=18 June 2002 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040116032331/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/18/stories/2002061800250200.htm |archive-date=2004-01-16}}</ref><ref name="int">[http://www.indianj.com/interviews/sukhbir.asp Q&A with Sukhbir] - IndianJ</ref> He spent 20 years in Nairobi.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020326/ldh2.htm#4 Nachle sohniye, sings Sukhbir] The Tribune, Chandigarh - 25 March 2005</ref> He began recording in 1991<ref name="int" /> and moved to [[Dubai]] in 1992, where he has been based ever since.<ref name="ITO">[http://www.india-today.com/ttoday/031999/musos.html Home-grown sons of the soil] India Today - March 1999</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/sukhbir-singh-still-jiving-it-up-1.119841|title=Sukhbir Singh: still jiving it up|work=Gulf News|date=24 July 2008|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Music==<br />
His first album. ''New Stylee'', was recorded in Dubai and had many foreign influences. The album though, was nominated and won the 1996 Channel V Awards in three categories: Best Debut Album, Best Male Vocalist and Best Music Video (for "Punjabi Munde")<ref name ="NDTV">[http://www.ndtv.com/ent/musicprofiles.asp?id=15&language=hindi Sukhbir] - NDTV Music Profile</ref> This album was followed by another, ''Gal Ban Gayi'', and then a third called ''Hai Energy''.''Gal Ban Gayi'' went Platinum in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/18/stories/2002061800250200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040116032331/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/18/stories/2002061800250200.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2002-06-18|archive-date=16 January 2004}}</ref><br />
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His other album, ''Dil Kare'', includes hits such as the title song and ''Nachle Soniye''. The video to the song 'Girls Girls Girls' features various Indian actresses, including [[Prachi Desai]], [[Lara Dutta]], [[Priyanka Chopra]] and [[Divya Chauhan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/singing-for-our-beauty-queens/article27922837.ece|title=Singing for our beauty queens...|newspaper=The Hindu |date=18 March 2001|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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Sukhbir's [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]] is a fusion of Bhangra with rap, techno and reggae. The juxtaposition of these musical styles is enhanced by Sukhbir's use of original Bhangra instruments like the [[dhol]] and [[dholak]]. In ''Oi Triesto'', his music was complemented by Spanish and Portuguese rhythms, while he also uses instruments like: [[tabla]]s, [[List of Caribbean drums|congo]]s, [[guitar]]s and keyboards in his music.<ref name ="NDTV" /><ref name="MTV">[http://www.mtvindia.com/mtv/music/features/apna_artist_nov/ MTV's APNA ARTIST OF THE MONTH] - MTV India</ref><br />
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He sang the song ''Dil Laga Na'' from [[Dhoom 2]]. He has also sung a song with Canadian band [[Josh (band)|Josh]]. When the [[tsunami]] occurred he sang a song with [[Jassi Sidhu]], [[Shin, DCS]] and [[Stereo Nation|Taz, stereo nation]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} <br />
He made a guest appearance in a 2012 Punjabi Film [[Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch Raazi]] as himself.<br />
He is back to singing now and his new album is Tere naal nachna.<br />
In 2021, he released the track 'Nachdi', featuring [[Arjun (singer)|Arjun]] which peaked at No.4 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Top Triller Global Charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-triller-global|title=Top Triller Global |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref><br />
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==Discography==<br />
===Single===<br />
*''New Stylee'' (1996)<br />
* ''Gal Ban Gayee'' (1997)<br />
* ''Hai Energy'' (1999)<br />
*''Ishq Tera Tadpave (Oh Ho Ho Ho)'' (1999)<br />
* ''Prince of Bhangra Volume 1'' (2000)<br />
* ''Oi! Triesto'' (1995)<br />
* ''Dil Kare'' (2001)<br />
* ''Sukhbir - Greatest Hits'' (2002)<br />
* ''Tere Naal Nachna'' (2008)<br />
* ''Nirgun Raakh Liya'' (2009)<br />
* ''Ni Hogaya Re Pyar Soniye'' (2012)<br />
* ''Putt Sardaran Da'' [[Pata Nahi RabKehdeain Ranga Ch Raazi ]](2012)<br />
* ''Nachle Mere Yaar'' (2012)<br />
* ''Gal Ban Gayi'' (''Reworked by [[Meet Bros]])'' (2016)<br />
* ''Sade Dil Vich'' (2020) <br />
* ''Nachdi'' (2021)<br />
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===Hindi film song===<br />
* 2006 - "Dil Laga Na" - [[Dhoom 2]]<br />
* 2017 - "Oh Ho Ho Ho" - [[Hindi Medium]] <br />
* 2019 - "Sauda Khara Khara" - [[Good Newwz]]<br />
* 2023 - "Billi Billi", " O Balle Balle" - [[Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan]]''<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is based out of Dubai with his wife Dimpy. He has a twin daughter and son.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/sukhbirSinghOfficial Sukhbir Facebook Page]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/Sukhbir_Singer Sukhbir Twitter Page]<br />
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98sep18/art-trib.htm#1 Third time lucky Sukhbir] The Tribune - 18 September 1998<br />
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