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
Occupations
Spouse
Aashna Shroff
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(m. 2025)​
Parent(s) Daboo Malik, Jyothi Malik
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
Years active2007–present
Labels
Website http://armaanmalik.com/

Armaan Malik (born 22 July 1995) is an Indian playback singer, songwriter, voice actor, and actor. Malik made his debut in 2007 as a child singer in Bollywood with the song "Bum Bum Bole" featured in the movie Taare Zameen Par . His first on-screen appearance was in the film Kaccha Limboo in 2011. [1] Previously represented by Universal Music India and T-Series, he is currently signed with Arista Records.. [2] [3]

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Early life

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

Career

2006–2010: Career beginnings

Malik competed on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs in 2006, eventually finishing 8th. [6] Under the musical direction of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, [7] [8] Malik made his 2007 debut as a child singer with the song "Bum Bum Bole", which was featured in the movie Taare Zameen Par . Malik voiced the English boy in the 2010 film My Name Is Khan and 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 with the song "Tumko Toh Aana Hi Tha" in the film Jai Ho, along with "Love You Till The End (House Mix)" and the title track, "Jai Ho". [10] [11] Malik and his brother, Amaal Malik, were also featured in the beginning of Jai Ho in the song "Love You Till The End" (Malik was the vocalist and lyricist, and Amaal was the music composer). [12] In the same year, he sang "Naina" with Sona Mohapatra for the film Khoobsurat , [13] "Auliya" for the film Ungli , [14] and released his debut album Armaan. [15] [16]

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. [17] He also sang another song for Hate Story 3 titled "Wajah Tum Ho". He sang "Yaar Indha Muyalkutti" and a single titled "Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon". That year, he was awarded the Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent. [18]

In 2016, Malik sang in the films Mastizaade , [19] Sanam Re , [20] Kapoor & Sons , [21] Azhar , [22] Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, [23] and "Sab Tera" [24] with Shraddha Kapoor for Baaghi under Amaal's composition. 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" [25] with Neeti Mohan for Baar Baar Dekho and "Ishaara" [26] 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 the Star Paarivar Awards 2016 with Palak Muchhal and Meet Bros under Meet Bros' composition. [27]

In 2019, he voiced the following songs: "Jab Se Mera Dil" with Palak Muchhal for the movie Amavas , "Dil Me Ho Tum" for the movie Why Cheat India, and "Kyun Rabba" for the movie Badla .[ citation needed ] He also sang "Chale Aana" in De De Pyaar De , composed by Amaal and written by Kunaal Verma. Malik voiced the main character in the Hindi-dubbed version of Disney's Aladdin, a live-action remake of the 1992 movie, Aladdin. [28]

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

2020-present: Singles in English 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. [28] "Control" won the Best Indian Act award at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards. [29] [30]

In 2020, Malik became the first Indian artist to appear at No.1 on the Triller Global Billboard charts twice. [31] Just a few weeks later, he released his second English single, "How Many". [32] In 2020, he sang one song for the Hindi soundtrack of Darbar , Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl [33] and Khuda Haafiz [34] . In 2021, he lent his voice for one track of Saina , Koi Jaane Na , 99 Songs , Bell Bottom , [35] Thalaivii, Bhoot Police [36] and Velle.

He was featured on the A. R. Rahman single "Meri Pukaar Suno", released in June 2021, along with an ensemble that included K.S. Chithra, Sadhana Sargam, Shreya Ghoshal, Asees Kaur, Shaasha Tirupati and Alka Yagnik. [37] In September 2021, Malik teamed up with Daboo Malik, Amaal Mallik and Kunaal Vermaa for his new single "Barsaat". [38]

In 2022, Malik collaborated with Arista Records for another English single "You", for which he won the Best India Act at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards. [39] [40] He lent his voice for films like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 , Major, and Ardh . He released his Hindi single "Nakhrey Nakhrey" and "Rehna Tere Paas". [41] He was also featured on a remix of the Ed Sheeran song 2step (song), which was released on 7 June 2022. [42]

In 2025, Malik played a dubbing role in A Minecraft Movie, providing the voice for character Henry in the Hindi dub.

Personal life

On 28 August 2023, Malik announced his engagement to longtime partner, Aashna Shroff. On 2 January 2025, Armaan and Aashna were married in Mahabaleshwar. [43] [44] [45]

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 [30] "Control" Best Indian Act Won
2021 Mirchi Music Awards [46] 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. ↑ "Yuva Dasara: Young Singer Armaan Malik Drowns Crowd In Soulful Melodies Amidst Rain". Star of Mysore. 15 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "T-Series exclusively signs Amaal Mallik, Armaan Mallik and Shrey Singhal". Bollywood Hungama . 22 May 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Sharma, Anjali. "Armaan Malik". The CEO Magazine. 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. ↑ "Jai Ho". The Times of India. 23 January 2014. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Armaan Malik: Salman bhai has been my pillar of strength". The Times of India. 2 January 2015. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Armaan Malik Songs". Genius. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Armaan Malik's self-titled debut album launched". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Armaan Malik to sing for Salim – Sulaiman". The Indian Express. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  17. ↑ Misra, Iti Shree (22 July 2021). "Birthday Special: Five facts about Indian music's latest sensation Armaan Malik". Times of India. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  18. ↑ Chakraborty, Riddhi (8 September 2020). "Cover Story: Armaan Malik — The Making of a Pop Star". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  19. ↑ Rom Rom Romantic by Mika Singh, Armaan Malik & Amaal Mallik on Apple Music, 29 December 2015, retrieved 2 December 2025
  20. ↑ Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar (From "Sanam Re") by Amaal Mallik, Armaan Malik & Palak Muchhal on Apple Music, 4 January 2016, retrieved 2 December 2025
  21. ↑ Buddhu Sa Mann (From "Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)") by Amaal Mallik & Armaan Malik on Apple Music, 4 March 2016, retrieved 2 December 2025
  22. ↑ Bol Do Na Zara (From "Azhar") by Armaan Malik on Apple Music, 9 April 2016, retrieved 2 December 2025
  23. ↑ Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (2016) - Soundtracks - IMDb . Retrieved 2 December 2025– via www.imdb.com.
  24. ↑ Sab Tera (From "Baaghi") by Armaan Malik & Shraddha Kapoor on Apple Music, 18 March 2016, retrieved 2 December 2025
  25. ↑ Sau Aasmaan by Armaan Malik & Neeti Mohan on Apple Music, 3 August 2016, retrieved 2 December 2025
  26. ↑ Ishaara (From "Force 2") by Armaan Malik on Apple Music, 27 October 2016, retrieved 2 December 2025
  27. ↑ "Young hitmaker Armaan Malik on his first public concert in Bengaluru". Bangalore Mirror. 2 October 2018.
  28. 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.
  29. ↑ "Reintroducing Bollywood Balladeer Armaan Malik". Teen Vogue. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  30. 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.
  31. ↑ "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.
  32. ↑ Malhotra, Khushboo (18 December 2020). "Interview: Armaan Malik Chats About 'How Many' & Breaking Out In Global Pop!". The Honey POP. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  33. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (12 August 2020). "Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl Movie Music | Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl Movie Songs | Download Latest Bollywood Songs Music - Bollywood Hungama" . Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  34. ↑ Mera Intezaar Karna by Armaan Malik on Apple Music, 10 August 2020, retrieved 2 December 2025
  35. ↑ Tum Aaogey (From "BellBottom") - Single by Armaan Malik & Amaal Mallik on Apple Music, 16 August 2021, retrieved 2 December 2025
  36. ↑ Mujhe Pyaar Pyaar Hai (From "Bhoot Police") - Single by Armaan Malik & Shreya Ghoshal on Apple Music, 3 September 2021, retrieved 2 December 2025
  37. ↑ "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.
  38. ↑ "Armaan Malik collaborates with father Daboo Malik and brother Amaal Malik for Barsaat". The Indian Express. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  39. ↑ Armaan Malik - You (Official Music Video), 6 January 2022, retrieved 7 January 2022
  40. ↑ "Armaan Malik wins his second MTV EMA for the song You". Telegraph India. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  41. ↑ "Armaan Malik announces new single 'Nakhrey Nakhrey' featuring Shalini Pandey". The New Indian Express. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  42. ↑ "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.
  43. ↑ "Armaan Malik gets engaged to Aashna Shroff, shares adorable photos: 'Our forever has...'". DNA India. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  44. ↑ "Armaan Malik-Aashna Shroff are now married, singer says 'Tu hi mera ghar'". India Today . 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  45. ↑ "Singer Armaan Malik gets married to social media influencer Aashna Shroff. See first photos". The Indian Express. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  46. ↑ 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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