is a name that needs no introduction. The singer, who is loved by both; Indians and Pakistanis, is celebrating his 37th birthday today.
The young musician from Murshidabad brought revolution to the Hindi music industry with his soulful voice. Arijit Singh is the king of Hindi music these days with most of his songs topping the charts.
Singh is most commonly known for his romantic songs and was associated with the tag ‘romantic singer’. Today, as he celebrates his 37th birthday, we list out some lesser-known facts about the Aaj Se Teri singer:
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- Jagjit Singh, Gulam Ali, and Mehdi Hassan are Arijit’s favorite singers
- His Bollywood music debut was “Phir Mohabbat” from the movie ‘Murder 2’.
- Much before becoming a playback singer, Arijit Singh worked as a music programmer for noted music directors of Bollywood including Pritam Chakraborty, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Vishal-Shekhar, and Mithoon.
- Apart from singing soulful songs, he keeps a keen interest in Bengali novels, photography, cycling, and short stories.
- As per the Forbes celebrity list, Arijit made Rs 71 Crores in 2019. Arijit Singh’s fees are reportedly Rs 10 lakh per Bollywood movie song and Rs 1.5 crore for a concert that runs up to one hour.
- He has an NGO named ‘Let There Be Light’ Which works for the BPL Community.
