Sonu Nigam

Artist Bollywood Celebrity

Born: 30 July 1973

He is an Indian playback singer, composer, live performer, host, and actor.
He sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films.
He has also released Indian pop albums and acted in a number of films.
He has been one of the highest-paid Indian singers.
He is often regarded as a “Modern Rafi” and is now considered as one of the most versatile singers of the Hindi film industry.
He is also regarded as the “Lord of Chords”.
He was the host of the Sa Re Ga Ma music show from 1995 until 1999 and became a household name.
He returned to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs International as a judge with Suresh Wadkar in October 2007.
He was a celebrity judge on the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge grand finale on 12 December 2009 .
He hosted the TV show Kisme Kitna Hai Dum on Star Plus in 2002.
He appeared as the judge on Indian Idol in seasons 1 (October 2004 – March 2005) and 2 (November 2005 – April 2006) and was a celebrity judge in seasons 3 (17 August 2007) and 4 (16 January 2009 and 6 February 2009).
In 2006, he hosted Life Ki Dhun with Sonu Nigam on Radiocity 91.1 FM, interviewing musicians.
He was a judge/mentor on Chhote Ustaad – Do Deshon Ki Ek Awaaz (July – October 2010) with Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and was a judge/mentor on the first season of X-Factor (India) (29 May – 2 September 2011) along with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Shreya Ghoshal.
On 23 August 2015, he appeared on “The Anupam Kher Show” sharing his life experiences.
He has been also one of the three judges of Indian Idol 2016–17.