Mickey Singh

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Background information
Birth nameHarmanjit Singh
Born (1990-12-21) December 21, 1990 (age 33)
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Origin Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Record Producer
  • Social media personality
Years active2012 - present
LabelsTreeHouse V.H.T
MathOne Ent
Speed Records
Eros International

Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh (born December 21, 1990) is an Indian-American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor. [1] He gained widespread popularity through his first mixtape of Punjabi and English music, Mick's Tape. It was released for free download on July 22, 2013 and included the tracks Bad Girl, In Love and Rani Mehlan Di. [2] His music combines American and Punjabi music, and epitomizes the Urban Desi genre; it has also been influenced by jazz. [3]

Contents

His recent singles have included Rooftop Party, Ho Gaya Pyaar, Body, Hold Me, Lost, Phone and Yarri Yeah, Na Na, 4AM, Nachle 101.

Early life

Born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, into an Punjabi family, Singh began singing at the age of 3. At the age of 13, Singh attended Heritage High School. He moved to New York City, United States at the same age.

At the age of 15, he began work in a local music studio to learn sound design and mixing. During this time, he continued listening to Bollywood music which inspired him to sing Hindi songs later on into his career. [4]

Career

2012 - 2014

In 2012, he released a Punjabi remix of "Birthday Cake", with vocals by Singh and Amar Sandhu. [5] Shortly after, in December 2012, he released a remake of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's Akhiyan with his own blend of western music and Punjabi vocals. On July 22, 2013, he released the mixtape Mick's Tape which included ten songs that incorporated a blend of western sounds and Indian vocals. His Mick's Tape Tour spread across 50 cities in North America. [6]

Bad Girl was the first music video from the mixtape. At present, it has received over 22 million views breaking Mickey Singh into the Urban Desi scene. [7] The single was recognized as a must have in your Punjabi workout playlist by Women's Health magazine in December 2014. [8]

The second song from the EP which has a music video is titled "In Love" featured Mickey Singh alongside Pakistani teenage artist Asim Azhar. [9]

2014 - Present

His first official single was through his own label MathOne Ent. The track is titled "Double Addi" and it features vocals from Singh, Amar Sandhu, and DJ Ice. The music for the song is also produced by Singh along with 2 NyCe. [10] It now has over 10 million + views.

His first official release in India and also through an Indian-based record label occurred on February 9, 2015 when he released the single "Ho Gaya Pyar" through Speed Records. [11] He won "Best North American Act" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards 2015. [12]

Singh collaborated with Diljit Dosanjh on romantic song titled "Ishq Haazir Hai" for whom Singh wrote the lyrics and produced the music. [13] The song reached No. 1 on the BBC Asian Network download chart the first week. [14]

Singh has performed alongside the Bollywood singers Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ali Zafar, Manj Musik, Raftaar, Badshah, Imran Khan, Jay Sean and also with actors like Parineeti Chopra, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Harjot Dhillon. [15]

In 2018 Singh appeared in the Zee 5 show Lockdown along with Monali Thakur which was produced by Badshah's production house Afterhours. [16]

In January 2019, Singh performed the half-time show for the NBA basketball game, Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings, at Golden 1 Center arena in Sacramento, CA. [17]

Discography

Year Title Singer-songwriter Music director
2012Birthday Cake BakeMickey Singh, Amar SandhuMickey Singh
2012Akhiyan (Remake)Mickey SinghMickey Singh
2013Snap BackMickey Singh, Amar SandhuMickey Singh
2013Kali BehkeMickey SinghMickey
2013BaichenMickey SinghMickey Singh
2013Bad Girl (Single)Mickey Singh, Waseem StarkIrene Mahmud
2013Rani Mehlan Di (Micks' Tape)Mickey SinghMickey Singh
2014Bullet (Single)Kay V SinghMickey Singh, Epic Bhangra
2014Double Addi (Single)Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu, Dj IceMickey Singh, 2 NyCe
2014 Galliyan (Remix)Mickey SinghMickey Singh
2015Ho Gaya Pyar (Single)Mickey Singh, Dj IceMickey Singh, 2 NyCe
2015Ishq Haazir Hai (Single) Diljit Dosanjh Mickey Singh
2015Bad Girl (Single)Mickey Singh & Waseem StarkMickey Singh
2015Cheerleader ReMick'sMickey SinghMickey Singh
2015Dil Kafiraa (For Movie "Shareek")Mickey SinghJaidev Kumar
2015Rooftop Party (Single)Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu UpsideDown
2015Body (Single)Mickey Singh, Sunny Brown, Fateh DoeMickey Singh, Fateh Doe
2016Tujhse (Single)Mickey SinghPalash Muchhal
2016Signs (Single)Mickey Singh, RaxstarRajeev B
2016PhoneMickey Singh UpsideDown
2016LostMickey Singh Sanjoy
2016Hold MeMickey Singh UpsideDown
2018I am Urban DesiMickey Singh & FriendsMickey Singh
2018YTL (Yaar Tera Lit)Mickey SinghMickey Singh, Pam Sengh
2018TUMickey SinghMickey Singh
2018MagicMickey SinghTedi Pagg
2019Name On ItMickey SinghTedi Pagg
2019Tu Hi Das DeSimar panag ft Mickey singhTedi Pagg
2019KandMickey Singh ft.Dana AlexaMickey Singh
2019Yarri YeahMickey Singh ft.AnjaliMickey Singh, Tedi Pagg, Khawaja
2019Summer Luvsimar panagMickey Singh, Tedi Pagg
2019CloserMickey Singh ft. Dilpreet DhillonTedi Pagg
2019TingoMickey Singh & ArjunTedi Pagg
2019PtolaMickey Singh & Pam SenghTedi Pagg
2020Left to loveMickey Singh & RikaMickey Singh
2020Teri MeriMickey SinghMickey Singh
2020Black SuitMickey SinghMickey Singh
2020All By MyselfMickey SinghMickey Singh
2020CrowdMickey SinghMickey Singh
2021Na NaMickey Singh & JonitaMickey Singh,Dj Lyan
20214 AMMickey Singh & JonitaMickey Singh
2021SorryMickey Singh
2022Let Me BeMickey SinghPacific
2022Feels LikeMickey SinghJess Loco
2022Missing MeMickey SinghJess Loco
2022Nachle 101Mickey SinghDJ Ice

See also

Concert tour(s)

Live performances

  1. Straight Up Punjab (2019)
  2. BBCAsianNetwork (2019)
  3. Vancouver (2018)

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