Born: March 15, 1984 (age 29), Hoshiarpur
Full name: Hirdesh Singh
Honey Singh, better known by his stage name Yo Yo Honey Singh, is an Indian rapper, music producer, singer and film actor. He started as a session and recording artist, and became a Bhangra producer.
Early life
Singh was born on 15 March 1983 in Hoshiarpur in Hosiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. His birth name is Hirdesh Singh. He studied music at the Trinity School in theUnited Kindgom.At present he lives in DLF, Gurgaon
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. However he recently admitted to have been married.
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.
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.
It has been reported that he has been paid the highest fee ever for a Bollywood song (as of 2012) of 
7 million (US$110,000) for a song in the films "Cocktail" and "Mastan".
7 million (US$110,000) for a song in the films "Cocktail" and "Mastan".
Yo! Yo! Honey Singh tops the chart of trending videos of 2012. He earns two places on YouTube's list of top 10 trending videos of 2012. His song Brown Rang makes it to top spot and High Heels, in collaboration with Jaz Dhami, takes fourth spot.
Career
It is reported that Honey Singh prefers to sing in his native language Punjabi and Hindi rather than English. The Punjabi album International Villager was released on 11 November 2011 (11-11-11). The track Gabru from International Villager featuring singer J-Star topped Asian music charts (including the official BBC Asian charts)
He has performed at many college festivals including at Ansal Institute of Technology and Ramjas College, Delhi. 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 apparently. It is the biggest amount paid to a song artist in Bollywood to date apparently, making Honey Singh the highest-paid musical artist in Bollywood apparently.
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 film's and independent artists throughout the world including India. He gave a heart winning performance in the show. 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 apparently composing songs in films such as like Mere Dad Ki Maruti, Bajatey Raho, Chennai Express & Boss.Akshay Kumar seems quite impressed from the rapper apparently.
Acting
Honey Singh made his acting debut in a Punjabi movie, with the film Mirza (2012) apparently, performing the role of Deesha, the role of a wannabe gangster apparently. Singh also appeared in the Punjabi comedy film Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22, as 'Rolly' along with Amrinder Gill.
Controversy
In the aftermath of the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the lyrics to some of his songs, which depict violence against women and rape positively have caused controversy. An FIR was lodged against rapper Honey Singh for his offensive lyrics while a group of social activists filed an online petition demanding cancellation of his New Year performance at a Gurgaon hotel. After online campaign Honey Singh's New Year concert cancelled by hotel. Honey Singh denies writing these offensive lyrics
On 4 July 2013, Punjab and Haryana High court dismissed all the cases filed against Yo Yo Honey Singh, which said that he has sung the Balatkaari song. The FIR and the PIL filed against him were dismissed completely by the court stating that there is no proof that he has sung the song and that YouTube is such a medium where any one can upload any content under anyone's name. In this case also, a derogatory song against women was uploaded on YouTube under Yo Yo Honey Singh's name by an imposter and then reports were filed against him.
Honey Singh's song Party All Night in Akshay Kumar's upcoming film Boss was at the centre of controversy recently. Producers of the movie had to submit a petition in Delhi High Court claiming that they have 'muted' the alleged vulgar word in Honey Singh's song. The court was hearing a petition filed by lawyer Sanjay Bhatnagar seeking a stay on the film, contending that without censor board's approval, the song could not be released with such a vulgar word. The petition had sought a stay on the release of the film till either the word or the song is deleted from the film. Akshay Kumar, however, does not think the allegation holds any value. Talking about Honey Singh's song in his upcoming film Boss, Kumar says, "Wo koi vulgar word tha nai. Ab kisiko kuch aur sunai de to isme unke kaan ki galti hai na ki humari." (The word was not vulgar at all. They must have heard it wrongly. The blame lies on those who heard it wrong, not us.)
Discography
| Year | Album | Artist | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Peshi | Bill Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2006 | The Beat | Ashok Masti | Honey Singh |
| 2006 | Surma | Bopaz | Honey Singh |
| 2008 | Rebirth | Raj Brar | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | The Next Level | Diljit Dosanjh | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | Lock Up | Preet Harpal | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | The Beginning | Resham Singh Anmol | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | The Crown | Raja Baath | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Dream | Dolly Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Khalaas – The Pure | Inderjit Nikku | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | The Folkstar | Nishawn Bhullar | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Hard Work | Bai Amarjit | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | The Rising Queen | Rimz J | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Zanjeer -The Game Changer | Karran Jesbir | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Never Done Before | Balli Riar | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Singing Between the Lines (Song: Jaan Mangdi) | Jassi Sidhu | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Alfaaz – The Boy Next Door | Alfaaz | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Jatt Soorme | Garry Hothi | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Talwar(Song: Kawan diyan daaran) | Gippy Grewal | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | International Villager | Various | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Born This Way | Varinder Brar | Honey Singh |
Singles
| Year | Track | Artist | Music director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Volume 1 | Badshah, Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2006 | Khol Botal | Badshah | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | Begani Naar | Badshah, Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | Bhagat Singh | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | Dance With Me | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Delhi Ke Deewane | Badshah | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Main Me & Myself | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Pendu Jatt | Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Raftaar | Raftaar | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Lak 28 Kudi Da | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Caty Eyes | Diljit Dosanjh | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Chamak Challo(its a remix) | J-Star, Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Gadbad | Lilgolu, Raftaar, Young Amli | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Chamkila vs Justin Beiber | Alfaaz | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | 15 Saal(half song leaked from Urban Pendu) | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | High Heels | Jaz Dhami,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Siftan | Money Aujla,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Break Up Party | Leo,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | SATAN[28][29] | Honey Singh, Neha Kakkar | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | This Party Gettin' Hot | Jazzy B,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2013 | Bring Me Back | Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2013 | Bebo | Alfaaz, Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2013 | Blue Eyes | Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2014 | Vohti | Dev Dhillon | Honey Singh |
Film Soundtrack
| Year | Movie | Starring | Singer | Music director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Punjaban | Miss Pooja, | Miss Pooja | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Jihne Mera Dil Luteya | Diljit Dosanjh, Gippy Grewal | Diljit Dosanjh | Honey Singh, Aman Hayer, Jatinder Singh Shah, Bhinda Aujla |
| 2011 | Shakal Pe Mat Ja (Title Track) | Various | Gagan Sidhu | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Mirza- The Untold Story | Gippy Grewal, Honey Singh | Gippy Grewal | Honey Singh & Jatinder Singh Shah |
| 2012 | Cocktail (song:Main Sharabi) | Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone,Diana Penty | Honey Singh | Pritam |
| 2012 | Son of Sardaar (Song:Rani Tu Mein Raja) | Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt andSonakshi Sinha | Mika Singh,Bhavya Pandit,Honey Singh | Himesh Reshammiya |
| 2012 | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana(Song:Kikli Kalerdi) | Kunal Kapoor, Huma Qureshi andRajesh Sharma | Amit Trivedi, Pinky Maidasani and Honey Singh | Amit Trivedi |
| 2012 | Khiladi 786 (Song:Lonely Lonely) | Akshay Kumar, Himesh Reshammiya | Himesh Reshammiya,Honey Singh and Hamsika Iyer | Himesh Reshammiya |
| 2012 | Race 2 (Song:Party on My Mind) | Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone | KK, Shefali Alvares, Honey singh | Pritam |
| 2012 | Ethir Neechal (Song:Ethir Neechal) | Sivakarthikeyan, Priya Anand | Honey Singh, Hip Hop Tamizha Adhi and Anirudh Ravichander | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2012 | Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 | Amrinder Gill, Honey Singh | Amrinder Gill | Honey Singh |
| 2013 | Mere Dad Ki Maruti (Song: Punjabiyan Di Battery) | Saqib Saleem, Ram Kapoor | Mika Singh, Honey Singh | Sachin Gupta |
| 2013 | Bajatey Raho (Song: Kudi Tu Butter) | Tusshar Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia | Yo Yo Honey Singh | Honey Singh & Jaidev Kumar |
| 2013 | Jatt Airways | Alfaaz, Tulip Joshi | Alfaaz, Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2013 | Chennai Express (Lungi Dance– The 'Thalaivar(r)' Tribute) | Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone | Honey Singh | Honey Singh[30] |
| 2013 | Boss (Song – 'Boss – Title Track' & 'Party All Night') | Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Ronit Roy, Aditi Rao Hydari | Yo Yo Honey Singh & Meet Bros Anjjan (For Boss – Title Track) | Honey Singh & Meet Bros. Anjjan (For Boss – Title Track) |
| 2013 | "Yaariyan" (Song – ABCD & Sunny Sunny) | Himansh Kohli, Rakul Preet Singh,Nicole Faria, Evelyn Sharma | Benny Dayal, Shefali Alvares, Honey Singh(for ABCD) & Honey Singh,Neha Kakkar(for Sunny Sunny) | Pritam(for ABCD) & Honey Singh(for Sunny Sunny) |
| 2014 | Dedh Ishqiya(Song-Horn OK Please) | Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi,Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi | Honey Singh, Sukhwinder Singh | Vishal Bhardwaj[31] |
| 2014 | Ragini MMS 2(Chaar Bottle Vodka) | Sunny Leone | Honey Singh | Vishal Bhardwaj[32] |
Filmography
Feature films as Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Music | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mirza - The Untold Story | Deesha | Debut Film,Released on 6 April 2012 | Honey Singh, Jatinder Shah | Speed Records |
| 2013 | Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 | Rolly | Releasd on 25 Jan 2013 | Honey Singh | Speed Records |
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