Nigam is most known for his work in Hindi and Kannada films, although he has also performed in Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Tamil, Nepali, Telugu, Tulu, and other Indian languages. I have tried to give prominence to local talent. Sonu Nigam is a singer, songwriter, and performer from India. He said: "I use them only when a song requires a different voice. Noted music director Hamsalekha, who also uses Bollywood singers, feels that over-emphasizing the importance of Hindi film singers may not be good for the cause of Kannada films. While composers like Mano Murthy, Hari Krishna and Guru Kiran invariably use Bollywood singers, there are those like V. However, the dominance of Bollywood singers in Kannada films has not been much liked by some music directors, who feel that the quality of Kannada songs will go down in the process. Nothing can illustrate the domination of Bollywood singers in the Kannada film music scene better than the number of trips the state's music directors make to Mumbai to record the songs. My song Neene Neene is still a popular number and I have a large number of fans in Karnataka," said Kunal.
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"Though I got a break in Hindi films as a play back singer, I have to say that Karnataka people have been highly supportive of me. Kunal became popular after his first Kannada song Neene neene in the Puneet Raj Kumar-starrer Aakash became a huge hit. "Ever since I rendered my first Kannada song, I have been receiving a lot of encouragement from my fans in Karnataka," said Kunal. His song Anisuthide in the blockbuster Mungaru Male, Ninidale in another hit film Milana and Minchaagi neenu baralu in Gaalipata were not only hugely popular but contributed to the success of the films.Īnother well-known Bollywood singer Kunal Ganjawala says Karnataka is his second home.
The music directors are prepared to wait for months to get Sonu to sing a song in the film. As far as Shreya is concerned, Kannada music directors find it extremely difficult to get her dates. While Udit has been singing for Kannada films for the past seven years, Sonu is the highest paid playback singer in these movies, charging around Rs.200,000 per song.
Last month, Nigam attempted a similar effort through Emraan Hashmi starrer 'Azhar', where the singer recorded the entire song sitting on the couch.After making a mark in Bollywood, Hindi film singers like Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal and Udit Narayan have shifted their focus to the south and are in great demand in the Kannada film industry. Nigam continues to spell his magic through his voice and the surgery might might have slowed down the singer's physical movements, but failed to dampen his vocal strength. Raghu Dixit declined to comment on more details about the song, however, the audio would be out in few weeks. The playback singer completed the vocal portions in a couple of takes, and the experience amassed in the Kannada music industry surely helped the 43-year-old. The music director took to the social media to praise Nigam's effort, who still has not entirely recovered from the post-knee-surgery complications. Born in Haryana, Nigam's last contribution came through the track 'Yelle Hoduru' for the 2015-release 'Sharp Shooter'. Composed by the music director, Raghu Dixit, the song adds to the impressive list of over 500 Kannada songs that Nigam has contributed for.
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Directed by Bharath G., the movie reintroduces Sonu Nigam for the vocal responsibility of one of the tracks from the movie. MUMBAI: How often does an artiste get associated with the word 'versatile', despite falling short of its usual requirements? For over two decades, playback singer Sonu Nigam has been successfully experimenting and succeeding in genres of music catering to audiences beyond the mainstream Hindi cinema.įor the latest such effort, Nigam completed the recording for an upcoming Kannada movie 'Fly'.