Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. Known for his versatility across various genres of music.
His vocal range and control enable him to perform various types of music with equal proficiency. Nigam is considered one of the greatest and, most successful singers of all time in the history of Indian music industry. Nigam is widely regarded as the Lord of Chords in the Indian music industry.
Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films, Sonu Nigam has recorded over 6,000 songs in more than 32 languages throughout his career. He has released a number of non-film albums and acted in some Hindi films. Nigam has been awarded one National Award, two Filmfare Awards and two Filmfare Awards South and four IIFA Award for the Best Playback singer. He was ranked top artist on the Billboard Uncharted charts twice in September and October 2013.
Nigam was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2022.
Nigam is known as the "Modern Rafi", a title given to him after his musical idol Mohammad Rafi. He has recorded Romantic, Rock, Devotional, Ghazal and patriotic songs.
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