Singer, rapper, producer, musician and actor- a man of multiple talents, Honey Singh has today become a household name. People popularly know him as Yo Yo Honey Singh, which is also his stage name. The amount of craze is such that no party is complete without his tracks. Although he has been embroiled in a fair share of controversies recently, people still love his music. Here are some facts about him and his work that you might not have known till now. More Bollywood facts at www.top10reviews.in
Our Yo Yo is a big believer of astrology and makes his decisions based on the predictions and advices from astrologers. He holds Linda Goodman, America’s top astrologer, in high regards.
Honey Singh is indeed a multitalented person who has tried his hands at a lot of things and keeps on diversifying. He made his acting debut as a villain in a Punjabi movie titled Mirza in 2012. He played the role of a mad gangster ‘Deesha’ in this movie. Although it was only a cameo appearance, he won a lot of accolades for this. He even won an award for Best Male Debut at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards that year.
In an industry where musicians and singers are paid peanuts for all their efforts, Honey Singh has broken the mould and has become the highest paid singer/musician. He has reportedly been paid Rs.70 Lacs for a song in an upcoming Bollywood movie titled Mastaan. He was also paid a similarly huge amount for his song ‘Angrezi Beat’ in the Saif-Deepika starrer Cocktail. This fact needs to be on our list.
Honey Singh is the first push artist being promoted by MTV in a big way with the aim of making his voice reach different countries of the world. His first solo single hit titled Satan was premiered on MTV. The video had some international talent working together. It was directed by David Zennie and was presented on its release by Anurag Kashyap. Interesting collaboration! Don’t you think? This takes # 7 slot on our list.
Honey Singh has not only scored big at the domestic circuit but also on the international front. In 2011, his song ‘Lak 28 Kudi Da’ hit jackpot at the BBC Asian Download Charts and became the # 1 downloaded song. The song was acollaboration between Honey Singh and his good friend Diljit Dosanjh. Soon afterwards, this song became the promotional track for Diljit Dosanjh's Punjabi film Lion of Punjab.
Did you know that in a recent interview, Honey Singh admitted to have been a rash driver and that he had a fatal accident a few years back. He says that all that matters is hope in your heart. That accident gave him a perspective in life and that incident changed his life forever. This rare piece of information on Yo Yo wins # 5 slot on our list.
Not many of you would know this but his birth name is Hirdesh Singh. He was born in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab on 15 March 1984. Soon his parents moved to Karampura in New Delhi. He did his schooling from Guru Nanak Public School in New Delhi and later went to study music at the prestigious Trinity School of UK. His parents still live in Karampura.
Before featuring in ‘Lungi dance’ opposite SRK and before joining forces with Akshay Kumar on the songs of Boss, Honey Singh made his film music debut with the title track of a movie Shakal Pe Mat Ja in 2011. The music video featured Gagan Sidhu. However, the movie flopped due to bad direction and a pathetic screenplay. His recent Hindi film The Xpose was released recently in May 2014.
You may not know this but the popular song ‘Angrezi Beat’ from the movie Cocktail was originally part of Yo Yo Honey Singh’s own album titled International Villagers. The producers of the movie Cocktail were very interested in using this song in their film and hence approached Honey Singh, who happily obliged. Cocktail was his first major break in Bollywood songs and from here, his career started reaching new heights. Today every movie has to have one Yo Yo Honey Singh song in it. The music sales has a lot riding on him.
Until 2013, for unknown reasons, Honey Singh had kept his marriage a secret. He came clean about it later that year. Recently, in a candid chat with a news anchor, he disclosed that his wife hates his songs. He laughed about it and then on a serious note added that she likes romantic songs and makes him sing ‘Brown rang’ from his own album at least once every day. He added that he would have to sing a new romantic song very soon for her.
Hate him or like him, the truth is that Yo Yo has taken the nation by storm. After struggling for 7 years, he has finally made his mark in the music industry and that too at a very young age. He has gone international and has millions of fans all over. People may not like him and his rap style but the fact is that he has his dedicated fans and their number is increasing by the day. More facts about Bollywood and other things at www.top10reviews.in
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