Arijit Singh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Arijit Singh
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	Apr 25, 1987(1987-04-25)
Age	37
Birthplace	Jiaganj Azimganj
Country	India
Birth City	West Bengal
Horoscope	Aries

Arijit Singh Biography

Arijit Singh is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on April 25, 1987 in Jiaganj Azimganj, West Bengal, India. Indian sing-back artist who gained fame through the reality singing contest Fame Gurukul. The most well-known of his songs is for songs such as Tum Hi Ho.

He worked together with musician He collaborated with singer Shreya Ghoshal on the music for the film Mishawr Rawhoshyo. in the soundtrack for in the feature film Mishawr Rawhoshyo.

At the 23rd Star Screen Awards, Singh was awarded the title of Best Male Playback Singer for his rendition of the song “Zaalima” and songs of Jagga Jasoos.

Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987 in Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal to Kakkar Singh, a Lahori Sikh father and a Bengali mother. 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 Raja Bijay Singh High School and later at the Sripat Singh College, a University of Kalyani affiliate. 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. 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.

His second marriage was with Koel Singh.

Arijit Singh Net Worth

Arijit Singh is one of the richest World Music Singer from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Arijit Singh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The fame grew following his participation in the television show Fame Gurukul in 2005.

He was awarded the Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year award during the 2012 Mirchi Music Awards for the track Phir le Aya Dil.

He also sang for Chirantan Bhatt in 1920: Evil Returns for the song “Uska Hi Banana”. Glamsham in its review of the song “Uska Hi Banana” wrote that Arijit had sung the song intensely, emotionally and passionately and at a very high pitch.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Arijit Singh Dating?

According to our records, Arijit Singh married to Koel Roy , Ruprekha Banerjee. As of December 1, 2023, Arijit Singh’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2010, Singh started working with Pritam on three films—Golmaal 3, Crook and Action Replayy. He started with singing scratches in the Telugu Film Industry with the 2010 film Kedi with the song “Neeve Na Neeve Na” composed by Sandeep Chowta. In 2011, Singh made his Bollywood musical debut with the Mithoon composition, “Phir Mohabbat” from Murder 2, which though he recorded it in 2009 was released in 2011. The same year, when he was programming for the song “Raabta” from Agent Vinod (2012), Pritam asked him to sing as well. The part was retained in all four versions of the song, and he was made to sing the entire composition in one of the versions. Apart from Agent Vinod, Arijit dubbed for Pritam in three, other films released during the year: Players, Cocktail and, Barfi!.

Facts & Trivia

Arijit Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Arijit Singh celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.

Arijit has shared his fondness for Kishore Kumar, while citing Mohit Chauhan and Atif Aslam as inspirations with whom he is often compared. Though he has been inspired by many artists, Singh named KK as his favorite singer along with Ayushmann Khurrana. He named Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal–Shekhar, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Amit Trivedi, Mithoon and A. R. Rahman as his favorite music directors. Singh has idolized Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh and Mehdi Hassan.

What did Salman Khan do to Arijit?

When Arijit Singh arrived on stage that night, Salman Khan wasn’t very pleased by the visuals. He in fact ended up mocking the singer in disbelief as he said, “Tu hai winner (You’re the winner)?” Not just that, he even wondered if the Jaan Nisaar singer had dozed off.

Is Arijit Singh rich?

The Net worth of Arijit is estimated to be around 7 million USD, which in Indian Currency is approximately 55 Crores INR. He charges massive 8-10 lacs per song in Movies. He is considered to be the most bankable singer in the Bollywood industry and his net worth is likely to take a hike of 100%.

How much did Arijit Singh charge for a song?

Arijit Singh reportedly charges Rs. 18 to 20 lakh rupees for a song. Well, he is the highest-paid singer in Bollywood.

Did Arijit Singh won Indian Idol?

Arijit Singh’s struggles before Stardom. Later he was featured in another reality show “10 Ke 10 Le Gaye Dil” which was the face of contestants of “Fame Gurukul” and ‘Indian Idol”. Arijit won the show and set up his studio with the winning prize money. However, still, he did not get the recognition.

Why did Salman Khan reject Arijit Singh?

The Superstar reportedly rejected the singer multiple times for his songs! The tiff reportedly started in 2014 when Salman Khan got offended by Arijit Singh’s remark during an award show. When Arijit was asked to come on stage, he had commented – “Aap logon ne toh sula diya (you put us to sleep)”.