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Arijit Singh turns 37: 10 amazing facts about the music sensation
Music sensation of India, Arijit Singh is celebrating his 37th birthday today. Let's take a look at some of the interesting facts about Arijit Singh.
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Arijit Singh was born in Jiaganj, Murshidabad in West Bengal on April 25, 1987.
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Arijit Singh was highly influenced by his maternal family and aspired to be a singer.
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He participated in the reality show, Fame Gurukul in 2005 at the age of 18. He was voted out by audience polling within six weeks.
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The singer started his career as a music programmer and assisted music directors like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Mithoon, Vishal-Shekhar and Pritam Chakraborty.
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He sang All for One from High School Musical 2 as his first song. It was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
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Arijit made his playback singing debut with Murder 2 song Phir Mohabbat. He became an overnight sensation in 2013 with the song Tum Hi Ho from the film Aashiqui 2.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali recognised Arijit's talent and offered him to sing Yun Shabnami for his film Saawariya. However, the song was never released.
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Arijit won the National Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Padmaavat song Binte Dil.
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Spotify declared the singer as the most streamed Indian artist in 2023. He also beat Taylor Swift to become the third most followed artist on the platform.
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Arijit Singh also shares a keen interest in Bengali novels, photography, cycling and short stories.
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