Armaan Malik

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Armaan Malik
Armaan Malik 2016.jpg
Armaan Malik in 2016
Born (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 30)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Playback Singer • Songwriter • Voice-over
Known for
Spouse
Aashna Shroff
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(m. 2025)​
Parent(s) Daboo Malik, Jyothi Malik
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active2007–present
Labels
Website https://shop.armaanmalik.com/

Armaan Malik (born 22 July 1995) is an Indian playback singer, songwriter, voice-over artist, and actor. Previously represented by Universal Music India and T-Series, he is now managed by Arista Records. [1] [2] His first on-screen appearance was in the film Kaccha Limboo in 2011. [3]

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Early life

Armaan Malik was born in Mumbai on 22 July 1995 to Daboo Malik and Jyoti Malik. His older brother Amaal Malik is also a musician. [4] He attended Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai, India. [5]

Career

2006–2010: Career beginnings

Malik competed on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs in 2006, eventually finishing 8th. [6] Malik made his debut as a child singer in Bollywood in 2007 with the song "Bum Bum Bole" in the movie Taare Zameen Par , under the musical direction of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. [7] [8] Malik voiced as the English boy for the 2010 film "My Name Is Khan", and he also voiced the character Salim in the radio version of Slumdog Millionaire for BBC Radio 1. [9]

2014–2019 Playback singing, first album and singles

In 2014, he made his debut as a playback singer singing "Tumko Toh Aana Hi Tha" in the Hindi-language movie Jai Ho along with "Love You Till The End (House Mix)" and the title track, "Jai Ho" also sung by him. [10] [11] Malik and his music composer brother, Amaal Mallik, also featured in the beginning of Jai Ho in the song "Love You Till The End".[ citation needed ] In the same year, he sang "Naina" with Sona Mohapatra for the film Khoobsurat [12] and "Auliya" for Ungli . [13]

In 2014, he released his debut album, Armaan. [14] [15]

In 2015, Malik sang "Main Hoon Hero Tera" for Hero , "Kwahishein" for Calendar Girls and "Tumhe Aapna Banane Ka" for Hate Story 3 , which his brother Amaal Malik composed.[ citation needed ] He also sang another song for Hate Story 3 titled "Wajah Tum Ho". He sang "Yaar Indha Muyalkutti" by D. He also sang a single "Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon". He was awarded Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent in that year.[ citation needed ]

In 2016, Malik sang for the films Mastizaade , Sanam Re , Kapoor & Sons , Azhar , Do Lafzon Ki Kahani and "Sab Tera" with Shraddha Kapoor for Baaghi under Amaal's composition.[ citation needed ] He sang "Foolishq" with Shreya Ghoshal for Ki & Ka , he worked with Jeet Gannguli for the song "Mujhko Barsaat Bana Lo" for Junooniyat and also sang his first Bengali song, "Dhitang Dhitang" for Love Express . He was the lead singer of the film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story . He sang "Sau Asmaan" with Neeti Mohan for Baar Baar Dekho and "Ishaara" for Force 2 under Amaal's composition.[ citation needed ] He sang "Tum Jo Mille" for Saansein , "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Reprise" and "Dil Mein Chupa Lunga Remake" for Wajah Tum Ho . He sang a single "Pyaar Manga Hain Remake" with Neeti Mohan. He also sang the title track of Star Paarivar Awards 2016 with Palak Muchhal and Meet Bros under Meet Bros composition. [16]

In 2019, he lent his voice for two songs including "Jab Se Mera Dil" with Palak Muchhal for the movie Amavas , "Dil Me Ho Tum" for the movie Why Cheat India , "Kyun Rabba" for the movie Badla .[ citation needed ] He sang "Chale Aana" in De De Pyaar De composed by Amaal and written by Kunaal Verma. Malik voiced the titular character in the Hindi-dubbed version of Disney's Aladdin, a live action remake of the 1992 movie, Aladdin. [17]

Malik has voiced Mena Massoud as Aladdin, in the Hindi version of Aladdin . He also sang for the film Kabir Singh , under the composer Vishal Mishra for the song "Pehla Pyaar". In same year, he sang two songs for Yeh Saali Aashiqui , one for films like Article 15, Pranaam, Pati Patni Aur Woh and Hindi soundtrack of Pailwaan .[ citation needed ]

2020-present: English language singles and continued playback singing

Malik signed with Arista Records on 12 March 2020, under which he released his first English-language single, "Control" on 20 March 2020. [17] "Control" won the Best Indian Act at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards. [18] [19]

In 2020, Malik became the first Indian artist to hit No. 1 on the Top Triller Global Billboard charts twice. [20] Just a few weeks later, he released his second English single, "How Many," which celebrates his heritage by using an Indian tabla on the beat. [21] In 2020, he sang one song for Hindi soundtrack of Darbar , Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and Khuda Haafiz . In 2021, he lent his voice for one track of Saina , Koi Jaane Na , 99 Songs , Bell Bottom , Thalaivii, Bhoot Police and Velle.[ citation needed ]

He was featured on the A. R. Rahman single "Meri Pukaar Suno", released in June 2021, which was sung by an ensemble that included K.S.Chithra, Sadhana Sargam, Shreya Ghoshal, Asees Kaur, Shaasha Tirupati and Alka Yagnik. [22] In September 2021, Malik teamed up with Daboo Malik, Amaal Mallik and Kunaal Vermaa for his new single "Barsaat". [23]

In 2022, Malik teamed up with Arista Records for his new English single "You", for which he won the Best India Act at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards. [24] [25] He lent his voice for films like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 , Major, Ardh . He released his Hindi single "Nakhrey Nakhrey" and "Rehna Tere Paas". [26] He was also featured on a remix of the Ed Sheeran song 2step (song), which released on 7 June 2022. [27]

Personal life

On 28 August 2023, Malik announced his engagement to his partner of six years, Aashna Shroff. On 2 January 2025, Armaan and Aashna Shroff got married in a ceremony in Mahabaleshwar. [28] [29] [30]

Media Image

In 2020, Eastern Eye also listed him in Dynamic dozen for the decade in its 2nd position. [31]

Television

Awards and nominations

Armaan Malik awards and nominations
Totals [a]
Wins19
Nominations23
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
YearAwardSong/AlbumCategoryResult
2015 Mirchi Music Awards "Naina" – Khoobsurat Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year Nominated
"Bas Is Pal Mein"Indie Pop Song of the Year
Global Indian Music Academy Awards Auliya – UngliBest Debutant Award – FilmWon
Global Indian Music Academy Awards Armaan – AlbumJagjit Singh Award – Best Music DebutWon
Big Star Entertainment Tumhe Apna Banane Ka – Hate Story 3Most Entertaining Singer – MaleWon
Stardust Awards Main Hoon Hero Tera – HeroBest Playback Singer – MaleWon
2016 Filmfare R. D. Burman Award New Music TalentRD Burman AwardWon
Global Indian Music Academy Awards Main Rahoon Ya Na RahoonBest Music VideoWon
Mirchi Music Awards "Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon"Indie Pop Song of the YearWon
2017 South Indian International Movie Awards "Sariyagi Nenapide" – Mungaru Male 2 Best Male Playback Singer KannadaWon
15th Santosham Film Awards "Emo Emo" - Katamarayudu Best Male Playback SingerWon
2018 Filmfare Awards South "Ondu Malebillu" – Chakravarthy Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada Won
Filmfare Awards South "Hello" – Hello Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Nominated
Filmfare Award South "Ninnila Ninnila" – Tholi Prema Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Nominated
2020 Mirchi Music Awards "Pehla Pyaar"Listener's Choice - Album of the YearWon
MTV Europe Music Awards [19] "Control" Best Indian Act Won
2021 Mirchi Music Awards [32] Not MentionedSmule's Most Jammed ArtistWon
Mirchi Music Awards South "Butta Bomma"Viral Song Of The Decade (Telugu)Won
South Indian International Movie Awards Ninna Raja NaanuBest Playback Singer (Male) (Kannada)Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards "Butta Bomma"Best Playback Singer (Male) (Telugu)Won
Cinegoers Association Awards
Lokmat Most Stylish AwardsSpecial AwardLokmat Most Stylish Singer Award (Male)Won
2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Mujhe Pyaar Pyaar HaiBest SingerWon
Indian Independent Music AwardsControlBest Pop Song (Consumer Category)Won
Beautiful IndiansSpecial AwardThe Voice Of A GenerationWon
Star Maa Parivaar AwardSpecial AwardIconic Singer Of The DecadeWon
South Indian International Movie Awards Neenade NaaBest Playback Singer (Male)Won
The Clef Music AwardNakhrey NakhreyBest Artist (Pop)Won
MTV Europe Music Awards You Best Indian Act Won

Discography

Studio Albums

Filmography

As dubbing artist

References

  1. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (22 May 2015). "T-Series exclusively signs Amaal Mallik, Armaan Mallik and Shrey Singhal : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Armaan Malik, Bhushan Kumar (12 May 2015). "From here on starts a new journey ! Happy to announce I'm signed with @TSeries & the Super-ManBhushan Kumar! #LetsGo". Twitter. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Yuva Dasara: Young Singer Armaan Malik Drowns Crowd In Soulful Melodies Amidst Rain". Star of Mysore. 15 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Sharma, Anjali. "Armaan Malik". Business Magazine - Magazines for CEOs | The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Best way to handle trolls? Ignore them!: Social media star and singer Armaan Malik ups his game". Hindustan Times. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Armaan Malik Reveals Why Was He Dropped Out Of Singing Reality Show Sa Re Ga Pa Li'l Champs". Desimartini. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (22 July 2022). "Armaan Malik Drops Single 'Tu/You'; Top Indian Singer Reveals Musical Influences (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Step inside Armaan Malik's serene and gorgeous home as he give a video tour of all his favourite corners". Hindustan Times. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Armaan Malik: Prince of romance gets pop makeover". BBC. 17 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jai Ho music review". Glamsham.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Armaan Malik: Prince of romance gets pop makeover". BBC News. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Armaan Malik: Salman bhai has been my pillar of strength". The Times of India. 2 January 2015. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Armaan Malik Songs". Genius. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Armaan Malik's self-titled debut album launched". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Armaan Malik to sing for Salim – Sulaiman". The Indian Express. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Young hitmaker Armaan Malik on his first public concert in Bengaluru". Bangalore Mirror. 2 October 2018.
  17. 1 2 Cirisano, Tatiana (12 March 2020). "Indian Singer-Songwriter Armaan Malik Signs With Arista Records For His First English Single: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Reintroducing Bollywood Balladeer Armaan Malik". Teen Vogue. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  19. 1 2 "MTV Europe Music Award 2020: Armaan Malik wins 'The Best India Act' for his single 'Control'". DNA India. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Armaan Malik becomes the first artist to hit No. 1 on Billboard's Top Triller Global chart twice : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  21. ↑ Malhotra, Khushboo (18 December 2020). "Interview: Armaan Malik Chats About 'How Many' & Breaking Out In Global Pop!". The Honey POP. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "AR Rahman, Gulzar collaborate with Bollywood's star singers for Meri Pukaar Suno, an ode to Mother Earth". The Indian Express. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "Armaan Malik collaborates with father Daboo Malik and brother Amaal Malik for Barsaat". The Indian Express. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  24. ↑ Armaan Malik - You (Official Music Video), 6 January 2022, retrieved 7 January 2022
  25. ↑ "Armaan Malik wins his second MTV EMA for the song You". Telegraph India. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  26. ↑ "Armaan Malik announces new single 'Nakhrey Nakhrey' featuring Shalini Pandey". The New Indian Express. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  27. ↑ "Ed Sheeran collaborates with Armaan Malik for his next titled 2Step: 'Huge moment for Indian artistes'". The Indian Express. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  28. ↑ "Armaan Malik gets engaged to Aashna Shroff, shares adorable photos: 'Our forever has...'". DNA India. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "Armaan Malik-Aashna Shroff are now married, singer says 'Tu hi mera ghar'". India Today . 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  30. ↑ "Singer Armaan Malik gets married to social media influencer Aashna Shroff. See first photos". The Indian Express. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  31. ↑ "Dynamic dozen for the decade". Eastern Eye. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  32. ↑ Mirchi [@MirchiWorld] (16 March 2021). "And the results are in! Here's the whole list of winners at the Smule Mirchi Music Awards this year! Congratulations to all the winners🌶️ Get ready for #SmuleMirchiMusicAwards on @ColorsTV on March 28th at 9 PM! @smuleindia @LICIndiaForever https://t.co/ZVvSVSeQVt" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021– via Twitter.
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