Manmohan Singh Heer (Manmohan Waris; born 3 August 1967) is a Punjabi folk/pop singer. He is the elder brother of record producer
Sangtar and singer
Kamal Heer. Waris is considered one of the Most gifted singers of Punjabi folk music.
Birth
Manmohan Waris was born in a Heer
Jatt Sikh family to father Sardar Dilbag Singh Heer in village Halluwal in district Hoshiarpur, Punjab India.
Career
Manmohan Waris was born in Halluwal,
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
, India, the eldest son of Dilbag Singh. He started training in music aged 11, passing on what he learnt to his younger brothers. He moved to Canada in 1990, with Waris releasing his first album ''Gairan Naal Peenghan Jhootdeye'' in 1993.
He signed with
Tips Music
Tips Music Industries Limited is an Indian music record label and film production, film promotion, and film distribution company in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani in 1975. Its distributors se ...
and released the album ''Husn Da Jadu'' with them in 2000, before starting his own record label,
Plasma Records
Plasma Records Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Plasma Records) is a global music label. It was formed in 2000 by Manmohan Waris, Kamal Heer and Sangtar.
History
Plasma Records is the record label for Grind Music & Sound Inc., a digital audio and po ...
with his brothers,
Kamal Heer and
Sangtar. He has released the majority of his music on this label.
In 2004 Waris released ''Nachiye Majajne'', the same year touring in the Punjabi Virsa 2004 tour. Following his studio album ''Dil Nachda'' in 2007, Waris's latest album, ''Dil Te Na Laeen'' was released in 2010. He then toured around the world with
Punjabi Virsa 2010.
Waris is married to Pritpal Kaur Heer and they have two children.
In the year 1998, Manmohan Waris's song "Kite kalli beh ke sochin nhee" came out with lyrics written by Jasbir Gunachauria. This song created a wave in Punjabi Music. This song gained international popularity. The posters of this song were hanging everywhere in Punjab including every car, truck and bus at that time. Manmohan Waris became a very big star with this song.
Discography
Compilations
Religious albums
Videography
Guest appearances
Unofficial
* ''Mahiya'' (Unofficial studio album, released in 1992)
* ''Kalli Beh Ke Sochi Ni (Remix)'' (Single)
Live performances
Concerts and tours
In August 2003 he appeared at Shaunki Mela 2003, a Special Tribute Concert for Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, with his two brothers.
The three brothers tour every year
* Punjabi Virsa 2004
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Punjabi Virsa 2005
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Punjabi Virsa 2006
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Punjabi Virsa 2007
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Punjabi Virsa 2008
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Punjabi Virsa 2009
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Punjabi Virsa 2010
* Punjabi Virsa 2011
* Punjabi Virsa 2012
* Punjabi Virsa 2013
* Punjabi Virsa 2014
* Punjabi Virsa 2015
* Punjabi Virsa 2016
* Punjabi Virsa 2017
* Punjabi Virsa 2018
* Punjabi Virsa 2019
* Punjabi Virsa 2020
* Punjabi Virsa 2021
* Punjabi Virsa 2022
* Punjabi Virsa 2023
He also performed "parbat Ali Vijay Diwas at a Special Concert for the
Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Armed Forces are the armed forces, military forces of the India, Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force.—— Additionally, the Indian Ar ...
with
Kamal Heer in 2008, and sang at the 2009 Punjabi Music Awards.
Awards
He was awarded Best Playback Singer at the
PTC Punjabi film awards
PTC Punjabi Film Awards are Indian film awards presented annually by the PTC Punjabi television network to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professional filmmakers and actors with achievements in the field of Punjabi cinema in ...
in 2016 for his rendition of "Parne Nu" from the film ''
Faraar''
''.''
References
External links
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Manmohan Waris & Kamal Heer on Facebook
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1970 births
Bhangra (music) musicians
Indian male pop singers
Indian Sikhs
Living people
People from Hoshiarpur district
Punjabi-language singers
Punjabi Virsa
Waris Brothers