Honey Singh (born Hirdesh Singh in Hoshiarpur), better known by his stage name Yo Yo

Honey Singh,
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is an Indian rapper, music producer, singer and film actor. He started as a
session and recording artist, and became a Bhangra producer. He has also begun to produce
music for Bollywood films.
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Early life
Singh was born in a sikh family
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at Hoshiarpur,
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Punjab. His birth name is Hirdesh Singh.
He studied music at the Trinity School in the United Kingdom.
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Than his family moved
to Delhi.
Family life
Singh had earlier denied the reports of him being married and claim that wedding photos being
circulated on internet were not of a real wedding.
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However he recently admitted to have been
married.
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Promotion
Honey Singh and Diljit Dosanjh's song Lak 28 Kudi Da reached No 1 in BBC Asian Download
Charts in May 2011. The song was released a promotional track for Diljit Dosanjh's film Lion of
Punjab.
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Honey Singh has received the ETC award for the Best sound in 2006 for his song Glassi and
the PTC award for the Best Folk Pop Award 2009 for Rebirth and PTC Punjab Best Music
Director 2011.
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It has been reported that he has been paid the highest fee ever for a Bollywood song (as of
2012) of 7 million (US$120,000) for a song in the films "Cocktail" and "Mastan".
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Yo! Yo! Honey Singh tops the chart of trending videos of 2012.
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He earns two places on
YouTube's list of top 10 trending videos of 2012.
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His song Brown Rang makes it to top spot
and High Heels, in collaboration with Jaz Dhami, takes fourth spot.
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Career
It is reported that Honey Singh prefers to sing in his native language Punjabi and Hindi rather
than English.
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The Punjabi album International Villager was released on 11 November 2011
(11-11-11).
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The track Gabru from International Villager featuring singer J-Star topped Asian
music charts (including the official BBC Asian charts)
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He has performed at many college festivals including at Ansal Institute of Technology and
Ramjas College, Delhi.
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He learned DJing from DJ Vishal and stood second in "War of DJs"
Bollywood
Honey Singh has also become widely popular in Bollywood. He was first noticed after his debut
song in a Bollywood film featuring Gagan Sidhu for the film Shakal Pe Mat Ja. He has also
charged Rs. 7 million for a song in an upcoming film titled Mastaan starring Naseeruddin Shah.
It is the biggest amount paid to a song artist in Bollywood to date, making Honey Singh the
highest-paid musical artist in Bollywood.
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Also, a song named Angreji Beat from Honey Singh's recently released album International
Villager featuring Gippy Grewal, was featured in Saif Ali Khan's film Cocktail.
Singh, also launched his single track "Bring Me Back ft. Spoken Word" at Video Music Awards
India which aired on MTV India. The award show was packed with many films and independent
artists throughout the world including India. After the end of the show, his song was also
premiered at the channel.
He has been widely popular in Bollywood film music these days for composing songs in films
such as Mere Dad Ki Maruti, Bajatey Raho, Chennai Express & Boss. He has also signed on a
few of his songs on some of Akshay Kumar's next films, including his production Fugly and
the Shaukeen remake.
Acting
Honey Singh made his acting debut in a Punjabi movie, titled Mirza (2012), performing the role
of Deesha, a mad gangster.
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Despite only being a cameo appearance, the role went on to win
Singh an award for Best Male Debut (PTC Punjabi Film Awards). The following year, Singh
appeared in another Punjabi flick, the comedy film Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22, as Rolly, a childish
and spoilt brat, alongside Amrinder Gill.
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Despite appearing in a number of guest appearances in Bollywood films for the songs he
produces, in films such as Boss, Honey Singh made his actual Bollywood acting debut with the
2014 musical-thriller film The Xpose alongside Himesh Reshammiya. The film released on 16
May 2014, to mixed reviews from critics, and a below average response at the box office
apparently.
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Despite a Bollywood acting debut, Honey Singh is also expecting to star in his
third Punjabi film this year, titled Zorawar, directed by Vinnil Markan.