Manmohan Waris
{{short description|Indian Punjabi folk/pop singer (born 1967)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2009}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Manmohan Waris
| image =
| caption = Waris brothers
| image_size = 220px
| birth_name = Manmohan Singh Heer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|08|03}}
| birth_place = Halluwal,
| instruments = Vocals and Tumbi
| genre = Punjabi, Pop, Sad, Bhangra and Folk
| occupations = Singer
| years_active = 1993–present
| label = Plasma Records
| associated_acts = Sangtar, Kamal Heer
| website = {{URL|http://manmohanwaris.com}}
}}
Manmohan Singh Heer (Manmohan Waris; born 3 August 1967) is a Punjabi folk/pop singer. He is the elder brother of record producer Sangtar and singer Kamal Heer. Waris is considered one of the Most gifted singers of Punjabi folk music.{{Cite web |url=http://manmohanwaris.com/ |title=Manmohan Waris |website=manmohanwaris.com}}{{cite book |last1=Mooney |first1=Nicola |title=Sikh Diaspora |date=2013 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-25723-8 |location=Leiden |pages=279–318 |language=en |chapter=Dancing in Diaspora Space: Bhangra, Caste, and Gender among Jat Sikhs |doi=10.1163/9789004257238_014 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AV6wAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA297}}{{cite book |last1=Mooney |first1=Nicola |title=Rural Nostalgias and Transnational Dreams: Identity and Modernity Among Jat Sikhs |date=2011 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=978-0-8020-9257-1 |page=236 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k1B2vdLBizIC&pg=PA236 |language=en |chapter=Bibliography}}
Birth
Manmohan Waris was born in a Heer Jatt Sikh family to father Sardar Dilbag Singh Heer in village Halluwal in district Hoshiarpur, Punjab India.
Career
Manmohan Waris was born in Halluwal, Punjab, India, the eldest son of Dilbag Singh.{{Cite news |date=28 April 2018 |title=Waris brothers mourn father's death – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/music/waris-brothers-mourn-fathers-death/articleshow/63952488.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324163855/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/music/waris-brothers-mourn-fathers-death/articleshow/63952488.cms |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=11 July 2018 |work=The Times of India}} He started training in music aged 11, passing on what he learnt to his younger brothers. He moved to Canada in 1990,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghaintpunjab.com/GhaintPunjab/Article/10600/waris-brothers-father-dilbagh-singh-death-last-rites|title=Sad News: Waris Brothers Bid Last Goodbye To Father, Last Rites Performed at Native Village|date=28 April 2018|website=Ghaint Punjab|access-date=11 July 2018}} with Waris releasing his first album Gairan Naal Peenghan Jhootdeye in 1993.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/en/article/2017/09/01/star-month-waris-brothers|title=Star of the Month: Waris Brothers|date=1 September 2017|work=SBS|access-date=11 July 2018|language=en}}
He signed with Tips Music and released the album Husn Da Jadu with them in 2000, before starting his own record label, Plasma Records with his brothers, Kamal Heer and Sangtar. He has released the majority of his music on this label.
In 2004 Waris released Nachiye Majajne, the same year touring in the Punjabi Virsa 2004 tour. Following his studio album Dil Nachda in 2007, Waris's latest album, Dil Te Na Laeen was released in 2010. He then toured around the world with Punjabi Virsa 2010.
Waris is married to Pritpal Kaur Heer and they have two children.
In the year 1998, Manmohan Waris's song "Kite kalli beh ke sochin nhee" came out with lyrics written by Jasbir Gunachauria. This song created a wave in Punjabi Music. This song gained international popularity. The posters of this song were hanging everywhere in Punjab including every car, truck and bus at that time. Manmohan Waris became a very big star with this song.
Discography
{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Gaairan Naal Penghan Jhotdiye
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| Released = 1993
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| label = Catrack
| Writer = Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, Debi Makhsoospuri and Sangtar
| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
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| Tracks = 8
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles = Do Tara Vajda Ve
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Sohniya De Laare
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| Released = 1994
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| label = C M C, T-Series
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| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
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| Tracks = 8
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Hasdi De Phul Kirde
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| Released = 1995
| Format =
| label = Peritone
| Writer = Debi Makhsoospuri, Davinder Khannewala, Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
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| Tracks = 8
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Sajjre Challe Muklave
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| Released = 1996
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| label = T-Series
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| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
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| Tracks = 8
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Gali Gali Vich Hookay
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| Released = 1997
| Format =
| label = Raja Entertainers
| Writer = Debi Makhsoospuri, Davinder Khannewala and Jasbir Gunachauria
| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
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| Tracks = 8
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Mitran Da Sah Rukhda
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| Released = 1998
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| label = T-Series
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| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
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| Tracks = 8
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Mitran Ne Bhangra Pauna
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| Released = 1998
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| label = T-Series
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| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
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| Tracks = 10
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles = Mittran Ne Bhangra Pauna and Kitte Kalli Beh Ke Sochi Ni
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Husn Da Jadu
| Other info =
| from Album =
| Released = 2000
| Format =
| label = Tips
| Writer = Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, Debi Makhsoospuri, Malkiat Meet, Davinder Khannewala and Sangtar
| Producer = Sangtar
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| Tracks = 10
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Gajray Gori De
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| Released = 2001
| Format =
| label = Tips
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| Producer = Sangtar
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| Tracks = 9
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Dil Vatte Dil
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| Released = 2003
| Format =
| label = Tips
| Writer = Mangal Hathur
| Producer = Sangtar
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| Tracks = 8
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Nachiye Majajne
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| Released = 2004
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records, Kiss Records
| Writer = Mangal Hathur and Debi Makhsoospuri
| Producer = Sangtar
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| Tracks = 10
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Dil Nachda
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| Released = 2007
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records, Kiss Records
| Writer = Mangal Hathur and Davinder Khannewala
| Producer = Sangtar
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| Tracks = 10
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Dil Te Na Laeen
| Other info =
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| Released = 16 January 2010
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records
| Writer = Jasbir Gunachauria, Charan Likhari, Sukhpal Aujla, Preet Khetla and Sangtar
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director = Sandeep Sharma,
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| Tracks = 8
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Castle Bromwich
| Other info =
| from Album =
| Released = 21 January 2013
| Format =
| label = MovieBox Records & Elite Music
| Writer = Sangtar, Satti Khokhewalia, Jinder Bhandal, Jelly Manjitpuri, Geeta Zaildar & Kundha S. Dhaliwal
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director = Sandeep Sharma, Sai (Ballistic) & R.Swami
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| Tracks = 11
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles = Tera Ishq
|}}
=Compilations=
{{Discography list
| Type = greatest
| Name = Mega Waris
| Other info =
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| Released = January 1996
| Format =
| label = MoviBox, Roma Music Bank
| Writer = Debi Makhsoospuri and Davinder Khannewala
| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| Director =
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| Tracks = 8
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
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{{Discography list
| Type = remix
| Name = Thunder-Mix Monster Remixes
| Other info =
| from Album =
| Released = 1996
| Format =
| label = MoviBox, Roma Music Bank
| Writer = Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, Sangtar, Jasbir Gunachauria and Debi Makhsoospuri
| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| Director =
| Chart position=
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| Certification =
| Tracks = 8
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
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{{Discography list
| Type = greatest
| Name = The Dance Master
| Other info =
| from Album =
| Released = 1998
| Format =
| label = MoviBox, Roma Music Bank
| Writer = Davinder Khannewala and Debi Makhsoospuri
| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| Director =
| Chart position=
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| Tracks = 8
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
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{{Discography list
| Type = greatest
| Name = Manmohan Waris De Dard Bhare Geet
| Other info =
| from Album =
| Released = 2002
| Format =
| label =
| Writer = Jasbir Gunachauria, Debi Makhsoospuri and Kamal Heer
| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| Director =
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| Tracks = 8
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
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{{Discography list
| Type = live
| Name = Shaunki Mela 2003
| Other info = Recorded Live at Millennium Park, Surrey, Canada on 21 June 2003. Along with Kamal Heer, Gurpreet Ghuggi and Sangtar
| from Album =
| Released = August 2003
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records
| Writer = Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, Shamsher Singh Sandhu, Charan Singh Safari, Kuldip Deep, Debi Makhsoospuri, Davinder Khannewala, Gurpreet Guggi, Jasbir Gunachauria, Mangal Hathur and Sangtar
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director =
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| Tracks = 29
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = live
| Name = Punjabi Virsa 2004-Wonderland Live
| Other info = Recorded Live at Canada's Wonderland, Canada. Along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| from Album =
| Released = October 2004
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records, Kiss Records
| Writer = Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, Mangal Hathur, Davinder Khannewala, Debi Makhsoospuri, Malkiat Meet, Jasbir Gunachauria and Kuldip Deep
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director =
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| Tracks = 28
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = greatest
| Name = The Greatest Hits of Manmohan Waris
| Other info =
| from Album =
| Released = January 2005
| Format =
| label = MoviBox, Roma Music Bank
| Writer = Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, Debi Makhsoospuri, Jasbir Gunachauria, Davinder Khannewala and Sangtar
| Producer = Kamal Heer, Sangtar
| Director =
| Chart position=
| Sales =
| Certification =
| Tracks = 11
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = live
| Name = Punjabi Virsa 2005-London Live
| Other info = Recorded live at London, England. Along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| from Album =
| Released = November 2005
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records, Kiss Records
| Writer = Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, Mangal Hathur and Davinder Khannewala
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director =
| Chart position=
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| Tracks = 26
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = live
| Name = Punjabi Virsa 2006-Toronto Live
| Other info = Recorded Live at the Hershey Center, Mississauga, Canada. Along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar.
| from Album =
| Released = December 2006
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records, Kiss Records
| Writer = Baba Bulleh Shah, Mangal Hathur, Davinder Khanewala, Sangtar and Jasbir Gunachauria
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director =
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| Tracks = 37
| Bonus tracks =
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}}
{{Discography list
| Type = greatest
| Name = Laare Giniye
| Other info = Sad Song Collection
| from Album =
| Released = September 2008
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records
| Writer = Mangal Hathur and Debi Makhsoospuri
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director =
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| Tracks = 8
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
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{{Discography list
| Type = remix
| Name = Punjabi Reloaded
| Other info = Along with Kamal Heer.
| from Album =
| Released = September 2008
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records, Kiss Records
| Writer = Mangal Hathur and Davinder Khannewala
| Producer = Joy & Atul
| Director =
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| Tracks = 12
| Bonus tracks =
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{{Discography list
| Type = live
| Name = Punjabi Virsa Vancouver Live
| Other info = Recorded Live at Orpheum Theater, Vancouver, Canada on 30 August 2008. Along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| from Album =
| Released = February 2009
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records, Planet Recordz
| Writer = Prof. Mohan Singh, Debi Makhsoospuri, Mushtak Alam Goga, Jasbir Gunachauria, Charan Likhari, Mangal Hathur and Sangtar
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director =
| Chart position=
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| Tracks = 27
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = greatest
| Name = Manmohan Waris-Forever
| Other info =
| from Album =
| Released = December 2009
| Format =
| label = T-Series
| Writer = Debi Makhsoospuri, Davinder Khannewala, Jasbir Gunachauria, Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| Producer = Kamal Heer and Sangtar
| Director =
| Chart position=
| Sales =
| Certification =
| Tracks = 31
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
}}
=Religious albums=
{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Ardaas Karaan
| Other info =
| front album =
| Released = February 2011
| label = Music Waves
| Written = Debi Makhsoospuri
| Music = Aman Hayer
| Tracks = 11
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Chardi Kala Ch Panth Khalsa
| Other info =
| from Album =
| Released = April 1997
| Format =
| label = T-Series
| Writer = Debi Makhsoospuri
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director =
| Chart position=
| Sales =
| Certification =
| Tracks = 8
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
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{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Ghar Hoon Kitni Ky Doore
| Other info =
| from Album =
| Released = March 2003
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records
| Writer = Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki and Mangal Hathur
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director =
| Chart position=
| Sales =
| Certification =
| Tracks = 8
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = live
| Name = Tasveer-Live
| Other info = Recorded Live at Raja Sahib, Jingra, Shahed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab on 14 March 2006
| from Album =
| Released = April 2006
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records, Kiss Records
| Writer = Mangal Hathur
| Producer = Sangtar
| Director =
| Chart position=
| Sales =
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| Tracks = 9
| Bonus tracks =
| Singles =
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = studio
| Name = Chalo Patna Sahib Nu
| Other info = Recorded in Punjab on 350th Birthday Celebration of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
| from Album =
| Released = 30 December 2016
| Format =
| label = Plasma Records
| Writer = Veer Rahimpuri
| Producer = Plasma Records
| Director =
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| Singles = 1
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Videography
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! Release ! DVD ! Record Label ! Notes |
| January 2002
| Best of Manmohan Waris | T-Series | Music Videos of the best songs by Manmohan Waris |
| August 2003
| Shounki Mela 2003 | Recorded Live in Surrey. Special Tribute Concert to Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki .Along with Kamal Heer, Sangtar and Gurpreet Ghuggi |
| July 2004
| Plasma Framed Vol. 1 | Videos Along with Kamal Heer |
| October 2004
| Punjabi Virsa 2004 | Plasma Records/Kiss Records | Recorded Live In Toronto Along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar |
| November 2005
| Punjabi Virsa 2005-London Live | Plasma Records/Kiss Records | Recorded Live In London Along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar |
| 2006
| Tasveer-Live | Plasma Records/kiss records |Recorded Live in Raja Sahib,Jingra,Shahed Bhagat Singh Nagar |
| 2006
| Punjabi Virsa Behind The Scenes | Making of Whole Punjabi Virsa Tour, Along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar |
| December 2006
| Plasma Records/Kiss Records | Recorded Live In Toronto Along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar |
| February 2009
| Punjabi Virsa Vancouver Live | Recorded Live in Vancouver Along with Kamal Heer and Sangtar |
=Guest appearances=
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! Year ! Song ! Label ! Notes |
| 2002
| Rang De Basanti Chola | Tips | Along With Sonu Nigam from Bollywood Movie, Legend of Bhagat Singh{{cite web |url=http://ww.smashits.com/news/bollywood/music-review/1692/music-review-of-legend-of-bhagat-singh.html |title=MUSIC REVIEW OF LEGEND OF BHAGAT SINGH - Bollywood Articles - SmasHits.com |accessdate=2009-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716235904/http://ww.smashits.com/news/bollywood/music-review/1692/music-review-of-legend-of-bhagat-singh.html |archivedate=16 July 2011}} |
| December 2002
| Lok Boliyan | Venus | Along with Jazzy B with Parmjeet Parmaar, from Get Back Jazzy B |
| 2012
| "The Folk King" (Tribute To Kuldip Manak) | MovieBox Record | Music By Aman Hayer Along with A.S. Kang, Jazzy B, Sukshinder Shinda, Malkit Singh, Manmohan Waris Balwinder Safri & Angrej Ali |
| 2015
| Parne Nu | Saga Hits | Music By Jatinder Singh-Shah From Faraar By Gippy Grewal |
=Unofficial=
- Mahiya (Unofficial studio album, released in 1992)
- Kalli Beh Ke Sochi Ni (Remix) (Single)
Live performances
=Concerts and tours=
In August 2003 he appeared at Shaunki Mela 2003, a Special Tribute Concert for Dhadi Amar Singh Shaunki, with his two brothers.
The three brothers tour every year{{div col}}
- Punjabi Virsa 2004
- Punjabi Virsa 2005
- Punjabi Virsa 2006
- Punjabi Virsa 2007
- Punjabi Virsa 2008
- Punjabi Virsa 2009
- Punjabi Virsa 2010
- Punjabi Virsa 2011
- Punjabi Virsa 2012
- Punjabi Virsa 2013
- Punjabi Virsa 2014
- Punjabi Virsa 2015
- Punjabi Virsa 2016
- Punjabi Virsa 2017
- Punjabi Virsa 2018
- Punjabi Virsa 2019
- Punjabi Virsa 2020
- Punjabi Virsa 2021
- Punjabi Virsa 2022
- Punjabi Virsa 2023
{{div col end}}
He also performed "parbat Ali Vijay Diwas at a Special Concert for the Indian Armed Forces with Kamal Heer in 2008, and sang at the 2009 Punjabi Music Awards.
Awards
He was awarded Best Playback Singer at the PTC Punjabi film awards in 2016 for his rendition of "Parne Nu" from the film Faraar{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiajournal.com/metro/manmohan-waris-kamal-heer-sangtar-rock-punjab-virsa|title=Manmohan Waris, Kamal Heer, Sangtar Rock Punjab Virsa|last=Singh|first=Deepinder|date=6 January 2016|website=India Journal|language=en|access-date=11 July 2018}}.
References
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External links
- {{Cite web|url=http://manmohanwaris.com/|title=Manmohan Waris|publisher=Official website}}
- [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manmohan-Waris-Kamal-Heer/9551493989 Manmohan Waris & Kamal Heer on Facebook]
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