Did You Know Arijit Singh Pariticiapted In A Singing Reality Show & Couldn't Make It To Top 5?
The man who can light up your mood and also make you cry with his soulful voice, Arijit Singh is at the center stage of the music industry for so many years. When he sang Tum Hi Ho, we all longed for an unconditional love. He is one of the artists who messed up with Salman Khan and didn't ruin his career.?
Did you know he was eliminated from a singing reality TV show?
One of?the most sought-after and popular singers of Bollywood today, Singh started his career by participating in a show called Fame Gurukul in 2005. He didn't even make it to top five.?
Arijit Singh was just 18 years old.
The judges panel including legendary names like Javed Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan and KK.?
The show was won by Qazi Touqeer and Ruprekha Banerjee.?
Then, how did Arjit make it big??
Arijit was spotted by ace filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the show who promised to work with him. And indeed he did. Bhansali offered him a song in?Sawariya. Singh sangYun Shabnami, however, his version never released.
He then participated in another show called 10 Ke 10 Le Gaye Dil, which was a face off betwene contestants of Fame Gurukul and Indian Idol.
This time, he won the show. With the price money of Rs 10 lakh, he set up his own studio.
In 2011, Arijit Singh made his debut with Murder 2 song Phir Mohabbat which was picturised on Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez. With his debut song, he became an overnight sensation. His songs in Ashiqui 2 ruled the charts, and he became a household name. Some of his popular songs include Channa Mereya, Binte Dil, Jhoome Jo Pathaan, Kesariya, Humari Adhiri Kahani, Tera Yaar Hun Mai and Agar Tum Sath Ho among others.
Did you know Arijit married Ruprekha Banerjee - his co-contestant from Fame Gurukul? He got married to him 2013.?
However, their marriage didn't last even a year. He then married his childhood sweetheart Koyel Roy Singh in 2014 and are leading a happy life. They are parents to two toddlers.??
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