Indian pop music, also known as Indi-pop, refers to pop music produced in India that is independent from filmi soundtracks for Indian cinema. Indian pop is closely linked to Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood and the Asian Underground scene of the United Kingdom. The variety of South Asian music from different countries are generally known as Desi music.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a Pakistani singer, primarily of qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and grandson of Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is also popular as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and the Pakistan film industry.
William James Adams Jr., known professionally as will.i.am, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence as the founder of the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, which formed in 1995. The group, having released nine total studio albums, reached their furthest success in the 2000s with the albums Elephunk (2003), Monkey Business (2005), The E.N.D. (2008), and The Beginning (2010). Adams served as the lead vocalist alongside singer Fergie, although she joined in 2002 and departed from the group after the latter album.
Pierre David Guetta is a French DJ and music producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 14 billion streams. In 2011, 2020, 2021 and 2023, Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll. In 2013, Billboard ranked his song "When Love Takes Over" as the number one dance-pop collaboration of all time.
Sukshinder Shinda is a British-Indian playback singer-songwriter and bhangra record producer from Handsworth in Birmingham, England. He hails from Village Dhamai, District Hoshiarpur, Punjab in India.
Harbhajan Singh Mann is an Indian-Canadian singer, actor and film producer associated with Punjabi music and cinema. His movies include Jee Aayan Nu (2002), Asa Nu Maan Watna Da (2004), Heer Ranjha (2009) and Jag Jeondeyan De Mele (2009).
Nadia Ali is a Pakistani-American singer-songwriter. Ali gained prominence in 2001 as the frontwoman and songwriter of the band iiO after their debut single "Rapture" gained significant success in Europe, most notably the United Kingdom, where the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in November 2001. Their 2006 single, "Is It Love?", reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart.
Geeta Basra Singh is a British actress who has appeared in Bollywood films. She is married to Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh. They married at a ceremony in a gurudwara near Jalandhar. She has spoken of how she was written off as a married woman, even when she and Harbhajan Singh were just friends.
Tramar Lacel Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. His 2007 breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release.
Amandip Singh Hayer better known as Aman Hayer, is a UK-based Bhangra Punjabi music director and singer.
Muhin Khan, commonly known mononymously as Muhin , is a Bangladeshi singer. He participated in the 2006 CloseUp1 Tomakei Khujchhe Bangladesh musical talent TV show. Despite widespread predictions he would win, Muhin placed second to Salma.
Shazia Manzoor is a Pakistani playback and folk singer. She is known for her song, "Chann Meray Makhna".
Dildarian is a studio album by Punjabi singer and actor, Amrinder Gill. This was Amrinder's second ever major success after his previous album Ik Vaada. The album was composed by the "music man", Sukshinder Shinda and had lyrics by Raj Kakra, Dev Raj Jassal, Amarjit Sandhar, Jassi Jallandri, Amerdeep Gill and Satti Khokhewalia.
Dooriyan was a Punjabi album by renowned singer and actor Amrinder Gill. Dooriyan became a highly successful album continuing Amrinder's success from his previous album Ishq. Sukhshinder Shinda gave music to the album, this is the third Amrinder Gill album he has produced.
The UK Asian Music Awards, also known by the abbreviation UK AMA, was an awards show that was held annually in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2012. The awards show has been produced and broadcast by B4U Music since 2008. Awards winners were decided by public voting at a website, from a list of nominees presented by the event organizers, except for the special category awards "Outstanding Achievement" and "Commitment to Scene" which are decided by the organizers. Desimag called the event "The most prestigious Asian music awards ceremony in the UK".
Nachhatar Gill is a Punjabi musician and singer-songwriter. He was born to a Sikh family at their village Akaalgarh near Badesron, Tehsil Garhshankar, Punjab, India. Gill was very fond of music. His father was a kirtani. He used to sing along with his father at their village's temple's annual program. Gill got popularity with his solo song "Dil Ditta Nahin Si". His two religious albums are Sahib Jinah Diyan Mane (2006), and Ardaas Karaan (2010). He appeared in his first movie, Gal Sun Ho Gaya in 2012. He has appeared in three more films since then, the latest one being Jugaadi Dot Com in 2015.
Baljit Malwa is an Indian record producer, musician and singer-songwriter.
Surjit Khan is a Punjabi musician and singer-songwriter. His album in 2009 Headliner which Ravi Bal produced Surjit Khan's Album. His two old albums which Sukhpal Sukh produced are Dupatta in 2006 & Neendraan in 2007. Surjit Khan's New Film called Meri Chargay Jawani Sohniyeh which Joy-Atul will be producing. He is of Indian descent. His new album will be out in August 2014 called "Qawali" composed by: Tru-Skool, Jeeti, Kubs Matharu & Gupsy Aujla.
Jatt James Bond or JJB is a 2014 Indian Punjabi film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Gippy Grewal and Zareen Khan as leads, along with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Yashpal Sharma. The music of the film is by Jatinder Shah and Mukhtar Sahota.
The Brit Asia TV Music Awards, also known as Brit Asia TV World Music Awards or the abbreviation BAMA, is an awards show that is held annually in the United Kingdom since 2010, usually in October. The awards show is produced by Brit Asia TV. Awards winners are decided by public voting at a website, from a list of nominees presented by the event organizers at a nomination party. Website desiblitz called it "UK's largest celebration of South Asian music" and "the biggest awards in the British Asian Music calendar".
