Mickey Singh
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Harmanjit Singh |
| Born | December 21, 1990 Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India |
| Origin | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | TreeHouse V.H.T MathOne Ent Speed Records Eros International |
Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh (born December 21, 1990) is an Indian-American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor.[1] He gained widespread popularity through his first mixtape of Punjabi and English music, Mick's Tape. It was released for free download on July 22, 2013 and included the tracks Bad Girl, In Love and Rani Mehlan Di.[2] His music combines American and Punjabi music, and epitomizes the Urban Desi genre; it has also been influenced by jazz.[3]
His recent singles have included Rooftop Party, Ho Gaya Pyaar, Body, Hold Me, Lost, Phone and Yarri Yeah, Na Na, 4AM, Nachle 101.
Early life
[edit]Born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, into a Punjabi family, Singh began singing at the age of 3. At the age of 13, Singh attended Heritage High School. He moved to New York City, United States at the same age.
At the age of 15, he began work in a local music studio to learn sound design and mixing. During this time, he continued listening to Bollywood music which inspired him to sing Hindi songs later on into his career.[4]
Career
[edit]2012–2014
[edit]In 2012, he released a Punjabi remix of "Birthday Cake", with vocals by Singh and Amar Sandhu.[5] Shortly after, in December 2012, he released a remake of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's Akhiyan with his own blend of western music and Punjabi vocals. On July 22, 2013, he released the mixtape Mick's Tape which included ten songs that incorporated a blend of western sounds and Indian vocals. His Mick's Tape Tour spread across 50 cities in North America.[6]
Bad Girl was the first music video from the mixtape. At present, it has received over 22 million views breaking Mickey Singh into the Urban Desi scene.[7] The single was recognized as a must have in your Punjabi workout playlist by Women's Health magazine in December 2014.[8]
The second song from the EP which has a music video is titled "In Love" featured Mickey Singh alongside Pakistani teenage artist Asim Azhar.[9]
2014–present
[edit]His first official single was through his own label MathOne Ent. The track is titled "Double Addi" and it features vocals from Singh, Amar Sandhu, and DJ Ice. The music for the song is also produced by Singh along with 2 NyCe.[10] It now has over 10 million + views.
His first official release in India and also through an Indian-based record label occurred on February 9, 2015 when he released the single "Ho Gaya Pyar" through Speed Records.[11] He won "Best North American Act" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards 2015.[12]
Singh collaborated with Diljit Dosanjh on romantic song titled "Ishq Haazir Hai" for whom Singh wrote the lyrics and produced the music.[13] The song reached No. 1 on the BBC Asian Network download chart the first week.[14]
Singh has performed alongside the Bollywood singers Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ali Zafar, Manj Musik, Raftaar, Badshah, Imran Khan, Jay Sean and also with actors like Parineeti Chopra, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Harjot Dhillon.[15]
In 2018 Singh appeared in the Zee 5 show Lockdown along with Monali Thakur which was produced by Badshah's production house Afterhours.[16]
In January 2019, Singh performed the half-time show for the NBA basketball game, Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings, at Golden 1 Center arena in Sacramento, CA.[17]
Discography
[edit]| Year | Title | Singer-songwriter | Music director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Birthday Cake Bake | Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu | Mickey Singh |
| 2012 | Akhiyan (Remake) | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2013 | Snap Back | Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu | Mickey Singh |
| 2013 | Kali Behke | Mickey Singh | Mickey |
| 2013 | Baichen | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2013 | Bad Girl (Single) | Mickey Singh, Waseem Stark | Irene Mahmud |
| 2013 | Rani Mehlan Di (Micks' Tape) | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2014 | Bullet (Single) | Kay V Singh | Mickey Singh, Epic Bhangra |
| 2014 | Double Addi (Single) | Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu, DJ Ice | Mickey Singh, 2 NyCe |
| 2014 | Galliyan (Remix) | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2015 | Ho Gaya Pyar (Single) | Mickey Singh, DJ Ice | Mickey Singh, 2 NyCe |
| 2015 | Ishq Haazir Hai (Single) | Diljit Dosanjh | Mickey Singh |
| 2015 | Bad Girl (Single) | Mickey Singh & Waseem Stark | Mickey Singh |
| 2015 | Cheerleader ReMick's | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2015 | Dil Kafiraa (For Movie "Shareek") | Mickey Singh | Jaidev Kumar |
| 2015 | Rooftop Party (Single) | Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu | UpsideDown |
| 2015 | Body (Single) | Mickey Singh, Sunny Brown, Fateh Doe | Mickey Singh, Fateh Doe |
| 2016 | Tujhse (Single) | Mickey Singh | Palash Muchhal |
| 2016 | Signs (Single) | Mickey Singh, Raxstar | Rajeev B |
| 2016 | Phone | Mickey Singh | UpsideDown |
| 2016 | Lost | Mickey Singh | Sanjoy |
| 2016 | Hold Me | Mickey Singh | UpsideDown |
| 2018 | I am Urban Desi | Mickey Singh & Friends | Mickey Singh |
| 2018 | YTL (Yaar Tera Lit) | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh, Pam Sengh |
| 2018 | TU | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2018 | Magic | Mickey Singh | Tedi Pagg |
| 2019 | Name On It | Mickey Singh | Tedi Pagg |
| 2019 | Tu Hi Das De | Simar Panag ft. Mickey Singh | Tedi Pagg |
| 2019 | Kand | Mickey Singh ft. Dana Alexa | Mickey Singh |
| 2019 | Yarri Yeah | Mickey Singh ft. Anjali | Mickey Singh, Tedi Pagg, Khawaja |
| 2019 | Summer Luv | Simar Panag | Mickey Singh, Tedi Pagg |
| 2019 | Closer | Mickey Singh ft. Dilpreet Dhillon | Tedi Pagg |
| 2019 | Tingo | Mickey Singh & Arjun | Tedi Pagg |
| 2019 | Ptola | Mickey Singh & Pam Sengh | Tedi Pagg |
| 2020 | Left to love | Mickey Singh & Rika | Mickey Singh |
| 2020 | Teri Meri | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2020 | Black Suit | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2020 | All By Myself | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2020 | Crowd | Mickey Singh | Mickey Singh |
| 2021 | Na Na | Mickey Singh & Jonita | Mickey Singh, DJ Lyan |
| 2021 | 4 AM | Mickey Singh & Jonita | Mickey Singh |
| 2021 | Sorry | Mickey Singh | |
| 2022 | Let Me Be | Mickey Singh | Pacific |
| 2022 | Feels Like | Mickey Singh | Jess Loco |
| 2022 | Missing Me | Mickey Singh | Jess Loco |
| 2022 | Nachle 101 | Mickey Singh | DJ Ice |
See also
[edit]Concert tour(s)
[edit]Live performances
[edit]- Straight Up Punjab (2019)
- BBCAsianNetwork (2019)
- Vancouver (2018)
References
[edit]- ^ "Mickey Singh's Rise To Stardom (2014)". 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "American singer Mickey Singh to Perform in India (2014)". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Doing a song with Sonu Nigam and David Guetta would be fun: Mickey Singh (2015)". 8 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Doing a song with Sonu Nigam and David Guetta would be fun: Mickey Singh (2015)". 8 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu in Birthday Cake". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ ""Indo-American singer Mickey Singh to Perform in India"(2014)". 29 July 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Indo-American singer Mickey Singh to Perform in India(2014)". 29 July 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "This Workout Playlist Will Conjure Your Inner Rockstar (2014)". 16 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Mickey Singh En Asim Azhar Zijn In Love (2014)". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Mickey Singh & Amar Sandhu - Double Addi (2015)". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Singer Mickey Singh makes a romantic Indian debut (2015)". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Bhogal, Harvey. "Brit Asia Music Awards 2015 Winners". www.desiblitz.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Diljit Dosanjh & Wamiqa Gabbi to release Ishq Haazir Hai (2015)". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "The Official Asian Download Chart (2015)". Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Singer Mickey Singh makes a romantic Indian debut (2015)". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Team, DNA Web (2018-08-09). "Lockdown Trailer: Badshah, Kailash Kher and 18 other Indian musicians to come together to recreate 20 iconic songs". DNA India. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "Golden 1 Center on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
External links
[edit]- 1990 births
- Living people
- American male songwriters
- American male dancers
- Male models from California
- American male actors
- American people of Punjabi descent
- American male singers of Indian descent
- 21st-century American singers
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- Expatriate musicians in India
- American expatriates in India
- 21st-century American male singers