The Punjabi R&B producer blends Eastern and Western styles.
Yo Yo Honey Singh Bollywood Essentials
Give it up for the bad boy of Punjabi Pop - Yo Yo Honey Singh is in the house.
Artist Biography
Punjabi rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor Hirdesh Singh—aka Yo Yo Honey Singh—is a bhangra producer and one of the most successful Bollywood musicians.
∙ Singh won a Best Sound ETC Bollywood Business Award for his music director work on Ashok Masti’s 2006 playback track “Glassi.”
∙ He made his acting debut in the 2012 film Mirza - The Untold Story and received the Best Male Debut PTC Punjabi Film Award that year for his performance.
∙ In 2012, he set a Bollywood record when he was paid seven million rupees, or $129,000, to license his song “Angreji Beat” for the movie Mastan.
∙ “Dheere Dheere,” Singh’s single from 2015, was a No. 17 hit on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart.
∙ The video shoot for his 2020 song “First Kiss” began in Miami, moved to Delhi, and finally needed to be completed with extensive special effects due to the global pandemic.