Armaan Malik (born 22 July 1995) is an Indian singer, songwriter, record producer, voice-over, performer, dancer and actor. He is known for his singing in multiple languages, including Hindi, Telugu, English, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu and Malayalam. In 2006, he took part in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs but was eliminated after finishing in 8th position.
He is the brother of music composer Amaal Mallik. Previously represented by
Universal Music India
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Arista Records
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. His first on-screen appearance was in the film ''
Kaccha Limboo
''Kaccha Limboo'' is an Indian movie which was released on 18 February 2011. It stars Taheer Sutarwala, Sarika, Atul Kulkarni, Vinay Pathak and Armaan Malik. The film revolves around a 13-year-old boy named Shambu.
Plot
The words Kaccha Limbo ...
'' in 2011.
Early life
Armaan Malik was born in
Mumbai
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on 22 July 1995.
Career
Malik started singing at the age of 4. He competed on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs in 2006, eventually finishing 8th. Later he learnt
Indian classical music
Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as '' Hindustani'' and the South Indian expression known as '' Carnatic''. These traditions were not ...
for 10 years. Malik made his debut as a child singer in Bollywood in 2007 with "Bum Bum Bole" in '' Taare Zameen Par'', under the musical direction of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
Malik has dubbed for ''
My Name Is Khan
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'' for the English boy and also lent voice for the character Salim in the radio version of '' Slumdog Millionaire'' for BBC Radio 1. In 2014, he made his debut as a playback singer singing "Tumko Toh Aana Hi Tha" in the Hindi-language movie '' Jai Ho''. The movie featured two more songs, "Love You Till The End (House Mix)" and the title track, "Jai Ho" also sung by him. Apart from singing, Malik and his music composer brother Amaal Mallik also featured in the beginning of ''Jai Ho'' in the song "Love You Till The End". In the same year, he sang "Naina" with Sona Mohapatra for the film '' Khoobsurat'' and "Auliya" for '' Ungli''.
In 2015, he sang "Main Hoon Hero Tera" for ''
Hero
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'', "Kwahishein" for '' Calendar Girls'' and "Tumhe Aapna Banane Ka" for ''
Hate Story 3
''Hate Story 3'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller film directed by Vishal Pandya. Produced by T-Series, it stars Sharman Joshi, Karan Singh Grover, Zareen Khan and Daisy Shah, with Priyanshu Chatterjee in a pivotal role. Written ...
'' which his brother Amaal Malik composed. The latter one he sang with Neeti Mohan. He also sang another song for ''Hate Story 3'' titled "Wajah Tum Ho" under Baman's composition. He sang "Yaar Indha Muyalkutti" by D Imaan. He also sang a single "
Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon
"Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon" is a 2015 song by Indian recording artist Armaan Malik composed by Amaal Mallik. The accompanying music video has been shot in Goa, India and features Bollywood actors Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta with Abhinav Shukla ...
" under Amaal's composition. He was awarded
Filmfare
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R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent in that year.
In 2016, Malik sang for the films ''
Mastizaade
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'', ''
Sanam Re
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Shraddha Kapoor
Shraddha Kapoor (born 3 March 1987 or 1989Baaghi'' under Amaal's composition. He sang "Foolishq" with
Shreya Ghoshal
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for ''
Ki & Ka
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'', he worked with Jeet Gannguli for the song "Mujhko Barsaat Bana Lo" for ''
Junooniyat
''Junooniyat'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri. Produced by Bhushan Kumar under his T-Series banner, it stars Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam.
The film released worldwide on 24 J ...
'' and also sang his first
Bengali
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song "Dhitang Dhitang" for ''
Love Express
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Plot
''Love Express'' tells the ...
'' under Jeet's composition. He was the lead singer of the film '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story''. He sang four songs for Hindi soundtrack and three songs for Tamil soundtrack of that film under Amaal's composition. He sang "Sau Asmaan" with Neeti Mohan for ''
Baar Baar Dekho
''Baar Baar Dekho'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language science-fiction romantic drama film directed by Nitya Mehra which marks her debut in Hindi cinema. It is produced by Karan Johar and Farhan Akhtar under Dharma Productions and Excel Ent ...
'' and "Ishaara" for ''
Force 2
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'' under Amaal's composition. He sang "Tum Jo Mille" for ''
Saansein
''Saansein'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic horror film directed by Rajiv S Ruia and produced by Goutam Kumar Jain. It stars Rajneesh Duggal, Sonarika Bhadoria, Hiten Tejwani, and Neetha Shetty. The film was released on 25 Nove ...
'', "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Reprise" and "Dil Mein Chupa Lunga Remake" for ''
Wajah Tum Ho
''Wajah Tum Ho'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language erotic-crime mystery thriller film directed by Vishal Pandya. It features Sharman Joshi, Gurmeet Choudhary and Sana Khan, in lead roles. The film revolves around a live murder committed on ...
''. The latter one was composed by Meet Bros and the last two songs, he sang with
Tulsi Kumar
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. He sang a single "Pyaar Manga Hain
Remake
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" with Neeti Mohan. He also sang the title track of ''Star Paarivar Awards 2016'' with Palak Muchhal and Meet Bros under Meet Bros composition.
In 2019, he lent his voice for two songs including "Jab Se Mera Dil" with '' Palak Muchhal'' for the movie ''
Amavas
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...
'', "Dil Me Ho Tum" for the movie ''
Why Cheat India
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'', "Kyun Rabba" for the movie '' Badla''. Malik also got featured as a coach on the Indian version of the reality show '' The Voice'' becoming the youngest Indian singer to be a coach on the show. He sang "Chale Aana" in ''
De De Pyaar De
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'' composed by Amaal and written by Kunaal Verma. The song was well received by the audience in general. Malik voiced the titular character in the Hindi-dubbed version of Disney's ''Aladdin'', a live action remake of the 1992 movie, ''Aladdin''.
Malik has also voiced
Mena Massoud
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as Aladdin, in the Hindi version of the American musical fantasy ''
Aladdin
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''. In addition, he has also sung the songs in Hindi for the film ''
The Lion King
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''. He also sang for the film '' Kabir Singh'', under the composer Vishal Mishra for the song "Pehla Pyaar". In same year, he sang two songs for ''
Yeh Saali Aashiqui
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The film stars debutantes Vardhan Puri, grandson of Amrish Puri, and Sh ...
Pranaam
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Arista Records
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on 12 March 2020, under which he released his first English-language single, "Control" on 20 March of the same year. "Control" won the Best Indian Act at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards, and was later certified platinum in India.
In 2020, Malik became the first artist to hit No. 1 on the Top Triller Global
Billboard charts
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twice. Just a few weeks later, he released his second English single, "How Many," which celebrates his heritage by using an Indian tabla on the beat. He said it was "quite daunting to re-introduce" himself to the global music industry as he started making songs in English, and believes that more Indian artists will push themselves to worldwide success in the future.
In 2020, he sang one song for Hindi soundtrack of '' Darbar'', '' Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'' and ''
Khuda Haafiz
''Khuda Haafiz'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language direct-to-video action thriller film written and directed by Faruk Kabir and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak under Panorama Studios. It stars Vidyut Jammwal and Shival ...
''. In 2021, he lent his voice for one track of '' Saina'', '' Koi Jaane Na'', ''
99 Songs
''99 Songs'' is an Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy, and co-written and produced by A. R. Rahman originally in Hindi (in his maiden production banner YM Movies), who thus makes his debut in both r ...
'', ''
Bell Bottom
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'', ''
Thalaivii
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And Raj Arjun as R. M. Veerappan. Sho ...
,'' ''
Bhoot Police
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A. R. Rahman
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single "Meri Pukaar Suno", released in June 2021, which was sung by an ensemble that included K.S.Chithra,
Sadhana Sargam
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,
Shreya Ghoshal
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,
Asees Kaur
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Alka Yagnik
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.
In September 2021, Malik teamed up with Daboo Malik, Amaal Mallik and Kunaal Vermaa for his new single "Barsaat".
In 2022, Malik teamed up with
Arista Records
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for his new English single "You". He lent his voice for films like '' Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'', ''Major'', ''
Ardh
''Ardh'' is an Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Palash Muchhal. It stars Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik. The film premiered on ZEE5 on 10 June 2022.
Cast
* Rajpal Yadav as Shiva
* Rubina Dilaik as Madhu
* Hiten Tejw ...
''. He released his Hindi single "Nakhrey Nakhrey" and "Rehna Tere Paas". He was also featured on a remix of the Ed Sheeran song
2step (song)
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, which released on June 7, 2022. Malik won the Best India Act at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards for his single, "You".
The Kapil Sharma Show
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(season 1, episode-15), as guest
*2016:
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' is an Indian Hindi-language reality singing television show. It started airing on Zee TV in 1995 as ''Sa Re Ga Ma''. It is the oldest running game show in India as well as the oldest show on private television in India. The ...
, as a guest.
*2017:
The Drama Company
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(episode 23rd), as a guest.
*2019: No. 1 Yaari Jam (episode-2), as a guest.
*2019: '' The Voice'', as a judge.
*2019: By invite only (episode 42) as a guest.
*2019: The Kapil Sharma Show (season 2, episode-56), as guest
*2020: Jammin season 3 as a guest.
*2020: The Love Laugh Live Show S2 as a guest.
*2021: UnacademyUnwind with
MTV
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as a guest.
Awards and nominations
Discography
Studio Albums
* ''Armaan'' (2014)
* ''MTV Unplugged Season 7'' (2018)