Key facts
- Born
- ( 1973-07-30 ) 30 July 1973 (age 52) , Faridabad , Haryana , India
- Occupations
- Playback singer music director actor dubbing artist
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Spouse
- Madhurima Nigam ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
- Father
- Agam Kumar Nigam
- Relatives
- Teesha Nigam (sister)
- Awards
- See below
- Honours
- Padma Shri (2022)
- Genres
- Filmi Classical Semi-Classical Pop R&B EDM Disco Ghazals Rock Qawwali Sufi Devotional
- Instrument
- Vocal
- Label
- T-Series Sony Music Tips Saregama
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Faridabad
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Genre
- Carnatic music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Sonu Nigam121.jpg
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- Sonu Nigam
- date of birth
- 1973-07-30
- name in native language
- Sonu Nigam
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
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- 3230000
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Encyclopedic overview
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Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. He is considered one of the most versatile singers in India, with a wide vocal range. His performances include a wide range of genres, like classical music, devotional music, ghazals, qawwali, rock and pop music, among others. Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi- and Kannada-language films. He 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 Film Award, two Filmfare Awards and two Filmfare Awards South and four IIFA Awards for 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.
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