Mickey Singh

Mickey Singh
Birth name	Harmajit Singh Mathone
Born	(1990-12-21) 21 December 1990 Hoshiarpur, Punjab India
Genres	Punjabi Hindi English Bhangra Pop R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter Producer Dancer Model
Years active	2012-present
Labels	MathOne Ent Speed Records
Website	www.mickeysinghworld.com

Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh (born December 21, 1990) is an Indian born, American raised singer, songwriter, producer, and dancer.^[1][2] His fusion of Punjabi and English music gained recognition through his first mixtape titled "Mick's Tape" released on July 22, 2013. His different approach to Urban-Desi music caught the attention of many, especially ones living outside of India.

Early Life

Born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, Mickey began singing at the tender age of 3. At the age of 13, Mickey moved to the United States with his family, where he explored his musical creativity and developed an artistic blend of South Asian and western sounds. With support from his family to pursue his artistic passion he recognized the importance of heritage and culture no matter where you might live in the world.^[3]

Career

Mickey Singh first caught the attention of the public in 2012 with his Punjabi remix to Rihanna's Birthday Cake sang by Mickey Singh himself and Amar Sandhu.^[4] Shortly after, in December 2012, Mickey Singh released his remake of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's "Akhiyan" with his own blend of western music and Punjabi vocals. The video for "Akhiyan" crossed 1 million YouTube views by december 2014.^[5] On July 22, 2013 he released a mixtape titled "Mick's Tape" which included ten songs in which he incorporated a blend of western sounds and Indian vocals. The song Bad Girl was the first music video from the mixtape and the video amassed more than 7 million views on YouTube by April 2015.^[6] Bad Girl was also recognized as a must have in your Bollywood workout playlist by Women's Health (magazine) in December 2014.^[7] The second song from the mixtape which has a music video is titled "In Love" featured Mickey Singh alongside Pakistani teenage sensation Asim Azhar, the music video of "In Love" was uploaded on YouTube December 2013 and this video crossed 1 million views by December 2014.^[8]

His first official single was through his own label MathOne Ent. The track is titled "Double Addi" and it featurs vocals from Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu, and DJ Ice. The music for the song is also produced by Mickey Singh along with 2 NyCe.^[9]

He gained significant youth fan following, especially in india by remixing the hit song Galliyan from the movie Ek Villain.^[10] The remix titled "Moving On" was uploaded on YouTube December 2014 and the video amassed more than a million views in less than one month.^[11]

His first official release in India and also through a Indian based record label occurred on February 9th, 2015 when he released the single "Ho Gaya Pyar" through Speed Records.^[12]The music video for "Ho Gaya Pyar" crossed a million YouTube views in less than a month.^[13]

Mickey Singh collaborated with Diljit Dosanjh on romantic song titled "Ishq Haazir Hai" for whom Mickey wrote the Lyrics and produced the music.^[14] The song reached No. 1 on the BBC Asian Network download chart the first week.^[15] Collaborating with Diljit Dosanjh exposed Mickey Singh to a larger number of Punjabi music listeners worldwide, especially in Punjab.

Mickey has performed alongside Bollywood singers like Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ali Zafar, Manj Musik, Raftaar, Badshah, Imran Khan, Jay Sean and also with actors like Parineeti Chopra, Aditya Roy Kapoor.^[16]

Discography

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