Mickey Singh

{{Short description|American-Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor and model}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Mickey Singh

| image = Mickey still.jpg

| image_size = 651 x 498

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| caption = Singh in 2014

| birth_name = Harmanjit Singh

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|21}}

| birth_place = Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India

| origin = Jalandhar, Punjab, India

| genre = {{Flat list|

| occupation = {{Flat list|

Singer-songwriter
record producer
social media personality

}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| label = TreeHouse V.H.T
MathOne Ent
Speed Records
Eros International

}}

Harmanjit "Mickey" Singh (born December 21, 1990) is an Indian-American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor.{{cite web|title= Mickey Singh's Rise To Stardom (2014)|date=2 July 2014|url=http://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2014/07/mickey-singh-talks-new-albummickstape/|accessdate=30 April 2015}} He gained widespread popularity through his first mixtape of Punjabi and English music, Mick's Tape. It was released for free download on July 22, 2013 and included the tracks Bad Girl, In Love and Rani Mehlan Di.{{cite web|title= American singer Mickey Singh to Perform in India (2014)|url=http://www.odishasuntimes.com/75524/american-singer-mickey-singh-perform-india/|accessdate=1 May 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} His music combines American and Punjabi music, and epitomizes the Urban Desi genre; it has also been influenced by jazz.{{cite web|title=Doing a song with Sonu Nigam and David Guetta would be fun: Mickey Singh (2015)|date=8 April 2015|url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/doing-a-song-with-sonu-nigam-and-david-guetta-would-be-fun-mickey-singh_1575513.htmls|accessdate=30 April 2015}}

His recent singles have included Rooftop Party, Ho Gaya Pyaar, Body, Hold Me, Lost, Phone and Yarri Yeah,

Na Na, 4AM, Nachle 101.

Early life

Born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, into a Punjabi family, Singh began singing at the age of 3. At the age of 13, Singh attended Heritage High School. He moved to New York City, United States at the same age.

At the age of 15, he began work in a local music studio to learn sound design and mixing. During this time, he continued listening to Bollywood music which inspired him to sing Hindi songs later on into his career.{{cite web|title=Doing a song with Sonu Nigam and David Guetta would be fun: Mickey Singh (2015)|date=8 April 2015|url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/doing-a-song-with-sonu-nigam-and-david-guetta-would-be-fun-mickey-singh_1575513.htmls|accessdate=30 April 2015}}

Career

=2012–2014=

In 2012, he released a Punjabi remix of "Birthday Cake", with vocals by Singh and Amar Sandhu.{{cite web|title=Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu in Birthday Cake|website=The Times of India|url=http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/music/Mickey-Singh-Amar-Sandhu-in-Birthday-Cake/articleshow/16779756.cms|accessdate=30 April 2015}} Shortly after, in December 2012, he released a remake of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's Akhiyan with his own blend of western music and Punjabi vocals. On July 22, 2013, he released the mixtape Mick's Tape which included ten songs that incorporated a blend of western sounds and Indian vocals. His Mick's Tape Tour spread across 50 cities in North America.{{cite web|title="Indo-American singer Mickey Singh to Perform in India"(2014)|date=29 July 2014|url=http://www.odishasuntimes.com/75524/indo-american-singer-mickey-singh-perform-india/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504225148/http://odishasuntimes.com/75524/indo-american-singer-mickey-singh-perform-india/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 4, 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}

Bad Girl was the first music video from the mixtape. At present, it has received over 22 million views breaking Mickey Singh into the Urban Desi scene.{{cite web|title=Indo-American singer Mickey Singh to Perform in India(2014)|date=29 July 2014|url=http://www.odishasuntimes.com/75524/indo-american-singer-mickey-singh-perform-india/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504225148/http://odishasuntimes.com/75524/indo-american-singer-mickey-singh-perform-india/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 4, 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}} The single was recognized as a must have in your Punjabi workout playlist by Women's Health magazine in December 2014.{{cite web|title=This Workout Playlist Will Conjure Your Inner Rockstar (2014)|date=16 December 2014|url=http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/bollyx-playlist|accessdate=30 April 2015}}

The second song from the EP which has a music video is titled "In Love" featured Mickey Singh alongside Pakistani teenage artist Asim Azhar.{{cite web|title=Mickey Singh En Asim Azhar Zijn In Love (2014)|url=http://www.funx.nl/news/music/20626-mickey-singh-en-asim-azhar-zijn-in-love|accessdate=2 May 2015}}

= 2014–present=

His first official single was through his own label MathOne Ent. The track is titled "Double Addi" and it features vocals from Singh, Amar Sandhu, and DJ Ice. The music for the song is also produced by Singh along with 2 NyCe.{{cite web|title=Mickey Singh & Amar Sandhu - Double Addi (2015)|website=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/music/Mickey-Singh-Amar-Sandhu-Double-Addi-Out-31st-July/articleshow/39001471.cms|accessdate=30 April 2015}} It now has over 10 million + views.

His first official release in India and also through an Indian-based record label occurred on February 9, 2015 when he released the single "Ho Gaya Pyar" through Speed Records.{{cite news|title=Singer Mickey Singh makes a romantic Indian debut (2015)|website=The Times of India|date=10 February 2015 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Singer-Mickey-Singh-makes-a-romantic-Indian-debut/articleshow/46188955.cms|accessdate=30 April 2015}} He won "Best North American Act" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards 2015.{{cite news |last1=Bhogal |first1=Harvey |title=Brit Asia Music Awards 2015 Winners |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/brit-asia-music-awards-2015-winners |accessdate=20 August 2020 |work=www.desiblitz.com}}

Singh collaborated with Diljit Dosanjh on romantic song titled "Ishq Haazir Hai" for whom Singh wrote the lyrics and produced the music.{{cite web|title=Diljit Dosanjh & Wamiqa Gabbi to release Ishq Haazir Hai (2015)|website=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/music/Diljit-Dosanjh-Wamiqa-Gabbi-to-release-Ishq-Haazir-Hai/articleshow/46174995.cms|accessdate=30 April 2015}} The song reached No. 1 on the BBC Asian Network download chart the first week.{{cite web|title=The Official Asian Download Chart (2015)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/chart/downloads|accessdate=30 April 2015}}

Singh has performed alongside the Bollywood singers Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ali Zafar, Manj Musik, Raftaar, Badshah, Imran Khan, Jay Sean and also with actors like Parineeti Chopra, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Harjot Dhillon.{{cite news|title=Singer Mickey Singh makes a romantic Indian debut (2015)|website=The Times of India|date=10 February 2015 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Singer-Mickey-Singh-makes-a-romantic-Indian-debut/articleshow/46188955.cms|accessdate=30 April 2015}}

In 2018 Singh appeared in the Zee 5 show Lockdown along with Monali Thakur which was produced by Badshah's production house Afterhours.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-lockdown-trailer-badshah-kailash-kher-and-18-other-indian-musicians-to-come-together-to-recreate-20-iconic-songs-2647725|title=Lockdown Trailer: Badshah, Kailash Kher and 18 other Indian musicians to come together to recreate 20 iconic songs|last=Team|first=DNA Web|date=2018-08-09|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-12}}

In January 2019, Singh performed the half-time show for the NBA basketball game, Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings, at Golden 1 Center arena in Sacramento, CA.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/golden1center/status/818606305849901056|title=Golden 1 Center on Twitter|website=Twitter|language=en|access-date=2017-01-29}}

Discography

class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Singer-songwriter ! Music director
2012	Birthday Cake Bake	Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu	Mickey Singh
2012	Akhiyan (Remake)	Mickey Singh	Mickey Singh
2013	Snap Back	Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu	Mickey Singh
2013	Kali Behke	Mickey Singh	Mickey
2013	Baichen	Mickey Singh	Mickey Singh
2013	Bad Girl (Single)	Mickey Singh, Waseem Stark	Irene Mahmud
2013	Rani Mehlan Di (Micks' Tape)	Mickey Singh	Mickey Singh
2014	Bullet (Single)	Kay V Singh	Mickey Singh, Epic Bhangra
2014	Double Addi (Single)	Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu, DJ Ice	Mickey Singh, 2 NyCe
2014	Galliyan (Remix)	Mickey Singh	Mickey Singh
2015	Ho Gaya Pyar (Single)	Mickey Singh, DJ Ice	Mickey Singh, 2 NyCe
2015	Ishq Haazir Hai (Single)	Diljit Dosanjh	Mickey Singh
2015	Bad Girl (Single)	Mickey Singh & Waseem Stark	Mickey Singh
2015	Cheerleader ReMick's	Mickey Singh	Mickey Singh
2015	Dil Kafiraa (For Movie "Shareek")	Mickey Singh	Jaidev Kumar
2015	Rooftop Party (Single)	Mickey Singh, Amar Sandhu	UpsideDown
2015	Body (Single)	Mickey Singh, Sunny Brown, Fateh Doe	Mickey Singh, Fateh Doe
2016	Tujhse (Single)	Mickey Singh	Palash Muchhal
2016	Signs (Single)	Mickey Singh, Raxstar	Rajeev B
2016	Phone	Mickey Singh	UpsideDown
2016	Lost	Mickey Singh	Sanjoy
2016	Hold Me	Mickey Singh	UpsideDown
2018	I am Urban Desi	Mickey Singh & Friends	Mickey Singh
2018	YTL (Yaar Tera Lit)	Mickey Singh	Mickey Singh, Pam Sengh
2018	TU	Mickey Singh	Mickey Singh
2018	Magic	Mickey Singh	Tedi Pagg
2019	Name On It	Mickey Singh	Tedi Pagg
2019	Tu Hi Das De	Simar Panag ft. Mickey Singh	Tedi Pagg
2019	Kand	Mickey Singh ft. Dana Alexa	Mickey Singh
2019	Yarri Yeah	Mickey Singh ft. Anjali	Mickey Singh, Tedi Pagg, Khawaja
2019	Summer Luv	Simar Panag	Mickey Singh, Tedi Pagg
2019	Closer	Mickey Singh ft. Dilpreet Dhillon	Tedi Pagg
2019	Tingo	Mickey Singh & Arjun	Tedi Pagg
2019	Ptola	Mickey Singh & Pam Sengh	Tedi Pagg
2020	Left to love	Mickey Singh & Rika	Mickey Singh
2020 \|Teri Meri \|Mickey Singh \|Mickey Singh
2020 \|Black Suit \|Mickey Singh \|Mickey Singh
2020 \|All By Myself \|Mickey Singh \|Mickey Singh
2020 \|Crowd \|Mickey Singh \|Mickey Singh
2021 \|Na Na \|Mickey Singh & Jonita \|Mickey Singh, DJ Lyan
2021 \|4 AM \|Mickey Singh & Jonita \|Mickey Singh
2021 \|Sorry \|Mickey Singh \|
2022 \|Let Me Be \|Mickey Singh \|Pacific
2022 \|Feels Like \|Mickey Singh \|Jess Loco
2022 \|Missing Me \|Mickey Singh \|Jess Loco
2022 \|Nachle 101 \|Mickey Singh \|DJ Ice