Arijit Singh                                         (Biography)

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Arijit Singh
Singh at the 5th GiMA Awards in 2015
Born	25 April 1987 (age 35)[1] Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Alma mater	Sripat Singh College
Occupation	Singer composer music producer [2]
Years active	2005–present
Spouse(s)	Koel Singh   ​ (m. 2014)​ [3]
Children	2
Awards	List of awards
Musical career
Genres	Filmi Sufi Western classical music Rabindra Sangeet Pop EDM[4] Ghazals Indian classical[5]
Labels	Oriyon Music Zee Music Company T-Series Sony Music India YRF Music Tips

Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer.^[6][4][2] He sings predominantly in Hindi and Bengali, but has also performed in various other Indian languages.^[7][8] He is the recipient of a National Award and six Filmfare Awards. He is often cited as one of the best singers in Indian music industry, and has established a huge fan base throughout South Asia, predominantly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. He is also known as the "King of Playback Singing".^[9][10]

Singh began his career when he participated in the contemporary reality show, Fame Gurukul in 2005, but didn't receive widespread recognition before the release of "Tum Hi Ho" and "Chahun Main Ya Naa" in 2013.^{[11][12][13][14]} He was declared the most-streamed Indian artist of 2020 and 2021 by Spotify. He is the most followed Asian soloist o