Mika Singh (born 10 June 1977) is an Indian singer. His songs include "Bas Ek King" (''
Singh Is Kinng''), "Mauja Hi Mauja" (''
Jab We Met''), "Ibn-e-Batuta" (''
Ishqiya
''Ishqiya'' () is a 2010 Indian black comedy film starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Salman Shahid. It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut, cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produced by Rama ...
''), and "Dhanno" (''
Housefull''). He has released several solo albums and appeared on reality shows. His song "Sawan Main Lag Gayi Aag" was remixed by U.S based singer Pinky Paras.
Early life
Singh was born on 10 June 1977 as Amrik Singh in
Durgapur
Durgapur () is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Be ...
, West Bengal.
He is the youngest of six brothers.
Singh and his elder brother
Daler Mehndi
Daler Singh (born 18 August 1967), better known as Daler Mehndi, is an Indian singer, songwriter, author, and record producer. He has helped to make Bhangra popular worldwide, as well as Indian pop music independent of Bollywood music. He is ...
were inspired by their father, Ajmer Singh, a trained classical musician who used to sing
kirtan
Kirtana ( sa, कीर्तन; ), also rendered as Kirtan, is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing" of an idea or story, specifically in Indian religions. It also refers to a genre of religious performance art ...
s in
Patna Sahib Gurdwara since childhood.
Concerts and tours
In 2014, Singh performed live and sold out in Bollywood Showstoppers at
The O2 Arena
The O2 Arena, commonly known as the O2 (stylised as The O2 arena), is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of the O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the ...
with
Arjun Kapoor
Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor working in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producer Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with romance ''Ishaqzaade'' which ...
,
Sonakshi Sinha,
Jacqueline Fernandez,
Shahid Kapoor,
Ali Zafar
Ali Zafar ( pa, ; born 18 May 1980) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, model, actor, producer, screenwriter and painter. Zafar started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician. He later also established a career in Bol ...
, and supported by Bollywood dance group Bolly Flex, that appeared
Sky1
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non- terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...
's dance competition show,
Got to Dance.
Singh also performed at his biggest outdoor concert at Danny Singh's Sandwell & Birmingham Mela in 2016 with an overall audience for the duration of the Mela estimated to be 80,000.
Legal issues
Rakhi Sawant filed case against Mika for forcibly kissing her on 11 June 2006.
In 2018 Singh was arrested in UAE after a case was filed against him by a Brazilian teenager model for allegedly sexually assaulting her. After this, he was sent to jail and later on released after the intervention of the Indian Embassy.
All India Cine Workers Association (AICWA) on 14 August 2019 banned singer Mika Singh from the Indian film industry for performing at an event in Karachi, Pakistan. The event in Pakistan was organised by former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's close relative. The film body further put an unconditional ban on the singer and boycotted him from all the movies and music contracts with the entertainment companies. The association also sought the intervention of Information and Broadcasting ministry in the matter.
Discography
Film soundtracks
Solo albums
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
1977 births
Male actors from Patna
People from Bihar
People from Durgapur, West Bengal
Bengali singers
Male actors from West Bengal
Indian Sikhs
Indian male playback singers
Indian male voice actors
Kannada playback singers
Performers of Sikh music
Indian folk-pop singers
Bhangra (music) musicians
Indian rappers
Singers from West Bengal
21st-century Indian male singers
21st-century Indian singers