Harshdeep Kaur


Harshdeep Kaur is an Indian singer known for her Bollywood Hindi, Punjabi, and Sufi songs. She is popularly known as "Sufi Ki Sultana" because of her soulful Sufi renditions. After winning titles in two reality shows, Kaur established herself as a lead singer in Bollywood soundtracks. Kaur was sixteen years old when she released her first Bollywood song, "Sajna Mai Haari."
Kaur has recorded songs for film music in multiple Indian languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali, and has established herself as a leading playback singer of Indian cinema. She has worked with leading music directors(including A R Rahman, Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal-Shekhar, Salim Sulaiman, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Amit Trivedi, Shantanu Moitra, Tanishk Bagchi, Himesh Reshammiya, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Sohail Sen. She's one of the very few Indian singers to have sung for a Hollywood film. Her track R.I.P., composed by AR Rahman, was a part of Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle's film 127 Hours. She has also sung a few songs for the Pakistani film and television industry.
Some of her popular songs include Katiya Karun from Rockstar; Dilbaro from Raazi; Heer from Jab Tak Hai Jaan; Ik Onkar from Rang De Basanti; Zaalima from Raees; Nachde Ne Saare from Baar Baar Dekho; Bari Barsi from Band Baaja Baaraat; Kabira from Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani; Jugni ji from Cocktail; and Twist Kamariya from Bareilly ki Barfi.
In 2019, Kaur received the IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer award at the 20th IIFA Awards for the song Dilbaro from the film Raazi
She also won the Star Screen Award, Zee Cine Award for the same song Dilbaro.

Early life

Kaur was born on 16 December 1986 to Savinder Singh in Delhi. She is from a musical background. Her father, Savinder Singh, owns a factory of musical instruments. She attended New Era Public School in New Delhi. Apart from studying, she started learning music at the age of six. She learned Indian classical music from Mr. Tejpal Singh, popularly known as the Singh Brothers, and Western classical music from George Pullinkala, Delhi Music Theatre. Later, at the age of twelve, to explore the world of music, she joined the Delhi School of Music to learn piano.

Career

Harshdeep Kaur as "Coach' on ''THE VOICE'' on Star Plus

Harshdeep Kaur became a "Coach" on StarPlus' singing reality show "The Voice." She was joined by Adnan Sami, Kanika Kapoor and Armaan Malik as the other coaches and by "Super Guru" A. R. Rahman.

Sufi Ki Sultana

Kaur won the singing competition Junoon – Kuch Kar Dikhaane Ka on NDTV Imagine in September 2008. She competed from the Sufi Ki Sultan genre with Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan as her mentor. She was declared the Sufi Ki Sultana by Amitabh Bachchan, who was the chief guest in the Grand Finale.
The show was a competition amongst three genres – Sufi, Folk, and Bollywood. Singers from India and Pakistan participated in the show. Kaur wore a unique Sufi attire, especially while performing Sufi songs, and that has become a part of her identity.

Personal life

Kaur married her childhood friend Mankeet Singh in a traditional Sikh wedding ceremony on 20th March 2015 in Mumbai.

Television appearances

Season 1 – Hoo in 2011
Season 2 – Nirmohiya & Hey Ri in 2012
Season 3 – Dinae Dinae with Papon in 2013
Season 4 – Teriyan Tu Jaane in 2015

Concerts and Tours

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

Film Songs

Other Songs

Awards and nominations

Year AwardCategoryFilm /AlbumSongResult
2011BIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Singer – FemaleRockstar"Katiya Karoon"
2012Filmfare AwardsBest Female Playback SingerRockstar"Katiya Karoon"
2012Global Indian Music Academy AwardsBest Female Playback SingerRockstar"Katiya Karoon"
2012International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Female Playback SingerRockstar"Katiya Karoon"
2012Mirchi Music AwardsFemale Vocalist of The YearRockstar"Katiya Karoon"
2012Producers Guild Film AwardsBest Female Playback SingerRockstar"Katiya Karoon"
2013Indian Television Academy AwardsBest SingerBani – Ishq Da Kalma"Bani Ishq Da Kalma"
2014Global Indian Music Academy AwardsBest Devotional AlbumIk On'kar
2015Mirchi Music Awards PunjabFemale Vocalist of The YearPunjab 1984"Rabb Meri Umar"
2015PTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest Female Playback SingerPunjab 1984"Rabb Meri Umar"
2016Lux Style AwardsBest Playback Singer - FemaleBin Roye"Ballay Ballay"
2018Zee Cine AwardsSong of the Year Raees"Zaalima"
2018Screen AwardsBest Female Playback SingerRaazi"Dilbaro"
2019Fever FM Entertainment Ka Baap AwardsBest Playback Singer – FemaleRaazi"Dilbaro"
2019Filmfare AwardsBest Female Playback Singer Raazi"Dilbaro"
2019International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Female Playback Singer Raazi"Dilbaro"
2019Mirchi Music AwardsFemale Vocalist of The YearRaazi"Dilbaro"
2019Mirchi Music AwardsSong of The YearRaazi"Dilbaro"
2019News18 Reel Movie AwardsBest Playback Singer – FemaleRaazi"Dilbaro"
2019Zee Cine AwardsBest Playback Singer – Female Raazi"Dilbaro"

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