Updated on: 26 July, 2021 11:32 AM IST |

Eight Fun Facts about Sonu Nigam you must know

He has also sang a song produced by famous international house music producer David Guetta in collaboration with Jay Sean. He collaborated with Britney Spears on a remix of her I Wanna Go track. He also collaborated with Avicii for the track Indian Levels.

Sonu was apprently working on an English album called Spirit Unfolding and on a project called Time Travel, where his voice will be aligned with recordings of other singers in Hindi songs.

He won his first National Film Award for the title track of Kal Ho Naa Ho. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy had composed for this Karan Johar film. In 2006, Sonu has a show to himself on Radiocity 91.1 FM titled Life Ki Dhun with Sonu Nigam, where he interviewed musicians, including Lata Mangeshkar in the episode aired last.

Sonu won his first Filmfare award in 1999 for the track Ishq Bina in Taal composed by AR Rahman.

Sonus first album was Kismat which was a resounding success.

RD Burman had considered Sonu Nigam to sing Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh from 1942 Love Story when director Vidhu Vinod Chopra was upset over Kumar Sanu turning up late for the recording.

Sonu can sing in Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, English, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Nepali and Marathi, with ease. Phew!

Sonu Nigam performed for the first time on stage at the age of three. He sang his first song Kya Hua Tera Wada with his father at a live show.

Sonu Nigam has been keeping the audience entertained with his soulful voice and melodies for more than two decades. As the actor turns a year older, heres looking at eight fun facts about the hunky singer that we bet you did not know.