Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh (born December 21, 1990) is an Indian-American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor. 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. His music combines American and Punjabi music, and epitomizes the Urban Desi genre; it has also been influenced by

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. 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

Born in

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, into an Punjabi family, Singh began singing at the age of 3. At the age of 13, Singh attended Heritage High School. He moved to

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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

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music which inspired him to sing Hindi songs later on into his career.

Career

2012 - 2014

In 2012, he released a Punjabi remix of "

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", with vocals by Singh and Amar Sandhu. Shortly after, in December 2012, he released a remake of

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'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. ''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. The single was recognized as a must have in your Punjabi workout playlist by ''

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'' magazine in December 2014. The second song from the EP which has a music video is titled "In Love" featured Mickey Singh alongside Pakistani teenage artist Asim Azhar.

2014 - Present

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. 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. He won "Best North American Act" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards 2015. Singh collaborated with

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on romantic song titled "Ishq Haazir Hai" for whom Singh wrote the lyrics and produced the music. The song reached No. 1 on the

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download chart the first week. Singh has performed alongside the

singers Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan,

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, Badshah,

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and also with actors like

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, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Harjot Dhillon. In 2018 Singh appeared in the Zee 5 show Lockdown along with

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which was produced by Badshah's production house Afterhours. In January 2019, Singh performed the

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for the NBA basketball game, Golden State Warriors vs.

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, at

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Early life

Career

2012 - 2014

2014 - Present

Discography

See also

Concert tour(s)

Live performances

References

External links