Rajinder Singh Rai, better known by his stage name Panjabi MC, is a British Indian recording artist, rapper, producer and DJ of Punjabi ethnicity. He is best known for the worldwide 2002 bhangra hit "Mundian To Bach Ke", which sold 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. Among other songs, he gained acclaim with the 2003 release "Jogi". AllMusic has called him "one of the most prominent names in bhangra".
Amrinder Singh Gill is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven including three for Best Actor, and two for Best Playback singer and has been nominated for five Filmfare Awards, winning two for Best Actor and Best Playback singer, among other accolades.
Diljit Dosanjh is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television presenter who works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. His movies, including Jatt & Juliet 2, Punjab 1984, Sajjan Singh Rangroot and Honsla Rakh are among the highest grossing Punjabi films in history.
Back 2 Basics is the ninth album by Diljit Dosanjh music by Tru Skool released worldwide on 1 November 2012. It is his eighth pop album and first in three years. His last pop album, The Next Level, was followed up with the religious album SIKH.
Amrinder Singh Sandhu, also known as Manni Sandhu, is a British music director. He is most known for working with a number of Punjabi singers such as Manak-E, the late Kaka Bhaniawala, Bakshi Billa, Prabh Gill, Lehmber Hussainpuri and many more. He released his debut album My Time in February 2012 which included his No. 1 single with Bakshi Billa "Sona", and hit song with Manak-E "Door Ni Kulne", as well as six further tracks that charted in the official UK Asian Music Download Chart. Since releasing his first album, he has worked with a number of singers such as Prabh Gill, and later released his third album Against All Odds in 2014.
Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh is an Indian-American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor. 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. His music combines American and Punjabi music, and epitomizes the Urban Desi genre; it has also been influenced by jazz.
Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, mononymously known by his stage name Badshah, is an Indian rapper, singer, film producer and businessman known for his Hindi, Haryanvi, and Punjabi music. He started his career in 2006 alongside Yo Yo Honey Singh in his Hip Hop group Mafia Mundeer. He split from Honey in 2012 and released his independent Haryanvi song Kar Gayi Chull, which was later adopted into the 2016 Bollywood movie, Kapoor & Sons. His music has been featured in Bollywood soundtracks for films such as 2014 films Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Khoobsurat. He is also considered one of the highest-paid artists and also a controversial rapper of India, for his songs like Genda Phool and Pagal.
"El Sueño", meaning "The Dream" in Spanish, is a Punjabi single released by Diljit Dosanjh. Written by Lally Mundi, the song starts with a line in Spanish and features music by Tru-Skool. The music video for the song was shot in United Kingdom, and was directed by Kavar Singh. It was believed that the song would be later used in Diljit's upcoming movie based on First World War, but the movie "Sajjan Singh Rangroot" did not include it.
Sunanda Sharma is an Indian playback singer and film actress. She made her debut with the song "Billi Akh". Sharma began her acting career with the film Sajjan Singh Rangroot with co-stars Diljit Dosanjh and Yograj Singh. Sunanda started her Bollywood career with "Tere Naal Nachna" song.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, better known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian singer, rapper, songwriter and actor associated with Punjabi music and Punjabi cinema. His career as a songwriter began with the song "License" by Ninja, and his singing career started with a duet song, "G Wagon". Following his debut, he collaborated with Brown Boyz for various tracks. Sidhu is generally regarded to have been one of the greatest Punjabi artists of his generation. Moreover, he was considered as a key figure in opening the door for Punjabi artists into mainstream music. In 2021, he joined the Indian National Congress political party and unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Mansa.
Jaskaran Singh "Karan" Aujla is an Indian singer and rapper who works predominantly in Punjabi music. He is known for his single tracks, 14 of which have been featured in the UK Asian chart by Official Charts Company, while seven have featured in the Global YouTube music chart. His debut album BacTHAfucUP peaked at 20th on Billboard Canadian Albums chart and 34th on New Zealand albums chart, earning him the title of the Largest Digital Artist 2021 on Spotify and had been listed in their Most Popular Artists in Punjabi Music Industry.
Rupinder Kaur Gill, better known as Roopi Gill, is a Canadian model and actress who mostly works in the Punjabi Film Industry. She rose to fame with her performance in the music video for the song "Diamond", by Gurnam Bhullar. She started her acting career with Ashke (2018), for which she received a PTC Punjabi Film Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Also, she appeared in the music video of "Stranger" song by Diljit Dosanjh. She has frequently collaborated with Sukh Sanghera for music videos and films. In 2019, she appeared in Laiye Je Yaarian, for which she received PTC Critics Award for Best Actress.
Sukh Sanghera is a Canadian film and music video director associated with Punjabi-language films and music. He has directed over 300 Punjabi music videos. He has been nominated for various awards at PTC Punjabi Music Awards, winning one for his music video Diary sung by Amrinder Gill. In 2019, he directed Laiye Je Yaarian, for which he received PTC nomination for Best Debut Director.
Jodi is an unreleased Indian Punjabi-language romantic-comedy period film written and directed by Amberdeep Singh. It is co-produced by Amrinder Gill and Karaj Gill under Rhythm Boyz Entertainment with Dalmora Films and, Diljit Dosanjh under Dosanjhwala Productions. The film stars Dosanjh and Nimrat Khaira.
Deep Jandu is a Canadian record producer, rapper, and singer associated with Punjabi music. He is founder of record label Royal Music Gang, along with its manager Parma Music. Jandu released his debut album Nach in 2011. His song "Daru Daru" was well received by the audience. He was also nominated for Filmfare Awards Punjabi Best Music Album category for Channa Mereya (2017), along Gold Boy, Jaidev Kumar, and Sonu Ramgarhia.
G.O.A.T. is the eleventh studio album by Indian-Punjabi vocalist Diljit Dosanjh, released on July 30, 2020, by Famous Studios. Title track of the album and its music video was released a day prior to album release. Songs were written by Karan Aujla, Raj Ranjodh, Amrit Maan, and other arists. The album was produced by various artists including Desi Crew and The Kidd. It features guest appearances from Chris Barnes, King Diamond, Anders Friden and Messiah Marcolin.
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".
Amritpal Singh Dhillon, known professionally as AP Dhillon, is an Indo-Canadian singer, rapper and record producer associated with Punjabi music. Five of his singles have peaked on the Official Charts Company UK Asian and Punjabi charts, while "Majhail" and "Brown Munde" have topped the chart. Dhillon, alongside his label-mates Gurinder Gill, Shinda Kahlon and Gminxr works as trio under their label 'Run-Up Records'.
Bacthafucup is the first studio album by Indian singer and songwriter Karan Aujla, Music produced by Tru Skool. The album was released on 15 September 2021 by Times Music and Speed Records, with the music video for "Chu Gon Do?" releasing on 8 July 2021. It consists of 13 tracks, and features Harjit Harman, 5 Rivers, Nave Suave, Gurlez Akhtar, and Amaal. The album was streamed more than 75 million times on Spotify
Diljit Dosanjh is a singer, actor, film producer and television presenter from Punjab, India. His discography consists of 12 studio albums, one extended play (EP) and 41 singles. He works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema.
