The Magic of Arjit Singh
Here’s another story, another personality in our #belike Series. So, who does not like Arjit Singh? The magic of his voice has made romance more romantic, has the magic of music more magical. How can someone like him not be inspiring? For yes, he is talented and yes, he had struggles and he had failures. As Otto Van Bismarck once said ‘ Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.’ If you are wondering who Otto Van Bismarck is, well, we will leave that story for another day.
The magical Arjit Singh
The world has thrown forward many adjectives to describe Arjit Singh’s voice. His tone, his texture, his emotion, expression all have been analysed and labelled. While some describe his voice as exemplary, others say it's soulful. While still others just call him the ‘King of Playback Singing’
Arjit Singh was born in West Bengal to a Sikh father and Bengali mother. Although Arjit started his career in 2005 in a reality show called ‘Fame Gurukul’, he was unknown as an artist. Fame found him in 2013 with his infamous song ‘Tum Hi Ho’. He is currently the recipient of a national award and six Filmfare Awards. In 2020 Spotify declared him as the most-streamed Indian artist of the year. He is also the most followed Asian soloist on Spotify.
When did his journey begin?
His journey as a musician began at a very early age. Just like Mozart, Beethoven, A R Rahman, Arjit Singh also began his musical journey early. He was surrounded by a musical family and therefore, growing up as a young child, he was always more inclined towards music. He was only 9 years old when he got a scholarship from the Indian Government to train in vocal classicals. Arjit loved listening to Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Mozart, and Beethoven while growing up. He was obsessed with musicians like Bade Gulam Ali Khan, Ustad Rashid Khan and Zakir Hussain.
The beginning – his career, the pitfalls
At the age of 18, he was eliminated from a reality show. His next two songs never got released due to production delays and changes. He later won another reality show, moved to Mumbai and built his own recording studio. It was only when he got an opportunity to work with Pritam, that he began to produce and program music by himself. His career gradually gave him more opportunities and he eventually sprang to the spotlight.
The world heard the echoes of his voice
Soon, the world was humming to his songs or singing along. His songs in the movies Agent Vinod, Cocktail, Barfi and Players hit the big scene almost at the same time. Suddenly, Arjit Singh’s songs were being played a million times a day in India alone. There was no turning back for him, as he seemed to give us record breaking music year after year. Soon, he began to work with some big names in the industry.
His achievements
Arjit Singh has won many awards to his credit. The list is long and endless. One of his most notable achievements is having got 9 awards from ten nominations for the song ‘Tum Hi Ho’. In 2016, he was awarded the Wizcraft Honour for the best live performer and he was among the top ten to be featured in the SSE Arena, in the SSE live awards.
Click here to listen to Tum Hi Ho
What do we learn from Arjit Singh?
Always believe in yourself and never give up
Start pursuing your passion at a young age.
Try different things. Get out of your comfort zone.
Some interesting facts about Arjit Singh
Arjit is a Manchester United fan
Plays badminton
Loves cricket
He has an NGO called ‘Let there be light’ which helps people below the poverty line.
He loves to write
He is a documentary maker
Loves to watch movies
Conclusion
We hope you loved the short story on Arjit Singh. If you love music and want to pursue your passion, then we have a vast range of courses for you to choose from. We also have online certification courses on music. All our courses are designed for online learning and are of short durations. Learner Circle is constantly innovating and evolving to bring some interesting courses for children on the digital platform. Our passion is to make learning fun for children as they try to meet their early development goals. Parents are constantly worried about meeting developmental milestones like cognitive skills development and physical development. That is why we have a team relentlessly working in the background to provide more opportunities for learning and growth for children.
