Armaan Malik
Armaan Malik (born 22 July 1995) is an Indian singer, songwriter, record producer, voice-over, performer and actor.[1] He is known for his singing in multiple languages, including Hindi, Telugu, English, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Malayalam. He is also known as "Prince of Romance".[2] In 2006, he took part in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs but got eliminated in the 8th position. He is the brother of music composer Amaal Mallik. Previously represented by Universal Music India, he is now signed on by T-Series.[3][4] He has also signed with Arista Records.[5] His first on-screen appearance was in the film Kaccha Limboo in the year 2011.[6]
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Born | Bombay, Maharashtra, India | 22 July 1995
Education | Jamnabai Narsee School, Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management |
Alma mater | Berklee College of Music |
Occupation | Playback Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Guitarist, Voice-over |
Known for | Butta Bomma & Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon |
Notable work | (i) First Indian singer-songwriter to be featured on the Times Square Billboard in New York City. (ii) First Indian artist to perform on GRAMMYs Global Spin series. |
Parent(s) | Daboo Malik, Jyothi Malik |
Honours | Filmfare R. D. Burman Award (2016), MTV Europe Music Awards (2020) |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Website | https://shop.armaanmalik.com/ |
He is the youngest singer to win two debut awards at Global Indian Music Awards (GiMA) and the best playback singer award at BIG Star Entertainment Award in 2015.
Early life
Armaan Malik was born in Mumbai on 22 July 1995.[7] His father, Daboo Malik is a music composer in Indian Music Industry while his mother, Jyothi Malik belongs to a Telugu-speaking family from Andhra Pradesh.
His grandmother, Bilqis Malik was from Rajasthan, who was sister of Hasrat Jaipuri and his grandfather, Sardar Malik was from Punjab.
Career
He started singing at the age of 4. He went to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs in 2006 without the title Malik. However, he didn't win the show. Later Armaan learnt Indian classical music for 10 years and went to learn western music from Berklee College of Music, Boston.
Armaan Malik has dubbed for My Name Is Khan for the English boy and also lent voice for the character Salim in the radio version of Slumdog Millionaire for BBC Radio 1. In 2014, Armaan sang "Tumko Toh Aana Hi Tha", "Love You Till The End (House Mix)" and the "Title Track" for Salman Khan's movie Jai Ho.[8] Apart from singing, Malik and his music composer brother Amaal Mallik also featured in the beginning of Jai Ho in the song "Love You Till The End". In that year, he sang "Naina" with Sona Mohapatra for the film Khoobsurat and "Auliya" for Ungli.
In 2015, he sang "Main Hoon Hero Tera" for Hero, "Kwahishein" for Calendar Girls and "Tumhe Aapna Banane Ka" for Hate Story 3 under elder brother Amaal Mallik's composition. The latter one he sang with Neeti Mohan. He also sang another song for Hate Story 3 titled "Wajah Tum Ho" under Baman's composition. He sang "Yaar Indha Muyalkutti" by D Imaan. He also sang a single "Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon" under Amaal's composition. He was awarded Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent in that year.
In 2016, he sang for the films Mastizaade, Sanam Re, Kapoor & Sons, Azhar, Do Lafzon Ki Kahani and "Sab Tera" with Shraddha Kapoor for Baaghi under Amaal's composition. He sang "Foolishq" with Shreya Ghoshal for Ki & Ka, he worked with Jeet Gannguli for the song "Mujhko Barsaat Bana Lo" for Junooniyat and also sang his first Bengali song "Dhitang Dhitang" for Love Express under Jeet's composition. He was the lead singer of the film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story. He sang four songs for Hindi soundtrack and three songs for Tamil soundtrack of that film under Amaal's composition. He sang "Sau Asmaan" with Neeti Mohan for Baar Baar Dekho and "Ishaara" for Force 2 under Amaal's composition. He sang "Tum Jo Mille" for Saansein, "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Reprise" and "Dil Mein Chupa Lunga Remake" for Wajah Tum Ho. The latter one was composed by Meet Bros and the last two songs, he sang with Tulsi Kumar. He sang a single "Pyaar Manga Hain Remake" with Neeti Mohan. He also lent his voice for the title track of Star Paarivar Awards 2016 with Palak Muchhal and Meet Bros under Meet Bros composition.[9]
In 2017, he sang two singles "Aa Jana Ferrari Mein" and "Paas Aao Na" under Amaal's composition. He also sang a single "Kehta Yeh Pal Pal Remake". He worked with Gourav-Roshin for "Haare Ram Remake" and Mannan Shah for "Tere Dil Mein". Both the songs were made for the film Commando 2. He sang for Noor, Chef and Golmaal Again under Amaal's composition. He sang two songs for Sweetiee Weds NRI, 'Shiddhat' and 'O Saathi'. He worked with Arko Pravo Mukherjee first time for the latter one. He sang two Bengali songs in 2017. One is the title track of Ami Je Ke Tomar and "Ele Chupi Chupi" for Amar Aponjon. He also sang for Mubarakan, Tera Intezaar and Tumhari Sulu.
In 2018, he sang a single "Ghar Se Nikalte Hi" under Amaal's composition. He worked with Tanishk Bagchi the first time for the title track of Dil Juunglee. He also sang "Baadnamiyaan" for Hate Story 4 under Baman's composition (originally composed by Luvdeep Saini). He also sang for films including Nirdosh, October, and 102 Not Out. He sang for the films Baazaar and Sanju where were later dropped from both of the albums. He lent his voice for the Hindi soundtrack of 2.0. The soundtrack of the film was composed by A. R. Rahman and the film was released in 2018.
In 2019, he lent his voice for two songs including "Jab Se Mera Dil" with Palak Muchhal for the movie Amavas, "Dil Me Ho Tum" for the movie Why Cheat India, "Kyun Rabba" for the movie Badla. The singer also got feature as a coach on an Indian reality show The voice and became the youngest coach/judge in the history of Indian singing reality shows. He sang "Chale Aana" in De De Pyaar De composed by Amaal and lyrics by Kunaal Verma. The song was well received by the audience in general. The singer has also lent his voice for Mena Massoud as Aladdin, in the Hindi version of the American musical fantasy Aladdin. In addition, he has also sung the songs in Hindi for the film The Lion King. He also sang for the film "Kabir Singh", under the composer Vishal Mishra for the song "Pehla Pyaar". In same year, he sang two songs for Yeh Saali Aashiqui, one for films like Article 15, Pranaam, Pati Patni Aur Woh and Hindi soundtrack of Pailwaan.
In 2020, Malik became the first artist to hit No. 1 on the Top Triller Global Billboard charts twice.[10] Just a few weeks later, he released his second English single, "How Many," which celebrates his heritage by using an Indian tabla on the beat.[11] He said it was "quite daunting to re-introduce" himself to the global music industry as he started making songs in English, and believes that more Indian artists will push themselves to worldwide success in the future.[12]
In 2020, he sang one song for Hindi soundtrack of Darbar, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and Khuda Haafiz. In 2021, He lent his voice for one track of Saina, Koi Jaane Na, 99 Songs, Bell Bottom, Thalaivii, Bhoot Police and Velle.
In September 2021, Armaan teamed up with Daboo Malik, Amaal Mallik and Kunaal Vermaa for his new single "Barsaat".[13] He sung Meri Pukaar Suno composed by PadmaBhushan Dr. A.R Rahman sung by PadmaBhushan Dr. K.S.Chithra , Sadhana Sargam , Shreya Ghoshal , Asees Kaur , Shaasha Tirpuathi & Alka Yagnik
In January 2022, Armaan team up with Arista Records for his new english single "You".[14]
Television
- 2006: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, as a contestant.
- 2012: The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir (Season-1 Episode-22), as Zafar Ali
- 2015: Indian Idol Junior 2 as a guest.
- 2016: The Kapil Sharma Show (season 1, episode-15), as guest
- 2016: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, as a guest.
- 2017: The Drama Company (episode 23rd), as a guest.
- 2019: No. 1 Yaari Jam (episode-2), as a guest.
- 2019: The Voice, as a judge.
- 2019: By invite only (episode 42) as a guest.
- 2019: The Kapil Sharma Show (season 2, episode-56), as guest
- 2020: Jammin season 3 as a guest.
- 2020: The Love Laugh Live Show S2 as a guest.
- 2021: UnacademyUnwind with MTV as a guest.
Discography
Awards and nominations
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Wins | 19 | |||||||
Nominations | 5 | |||||||
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Year | Award | Song/Album | Category | Result |
2015 | Mirchi Music Awards | "Naina" – Khoobsurat | Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year | Nominated |
"Bas Is Pal Mein" | Indie Pop Song of the Year | |||
Global Indian Music Academy Awards | Auliya – Ungli | Best Debutant Award – Film | Won | |
Global Indian Music Academy Awards | Armaan – Album | Jagjit Singh Award – Best Music Debut | Won | |
Big Star Entertainment | Tumhe Apna Banane Ka – Hate Story 3 | Most Entertaining Singer – Male | Won | |
Stardust Awards | Main Hoon Hero Tera – Hero | Best Playback Singer – Male | Won | |
2016 | Filmfare R. D. Burman Award | New Music Talent | RD Burman Award | Won |
Global Indian Music Academy Awards | Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon | Best Music Video | Won | |
Mirchi Music Awards | "Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon" | Indie Pop Song of the Year | Won | |
2017 | South Indian International Movie Awards | "Sariyagi Nenapide" – Mungaru Male 2 | Best Male Playback Singer Kannada | Won |
2018 | Filmfare Awards South | "Ondu Malebillu" – Chakravarthy | Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada | Won |
Filmfare Awards South | "Hello" – Hello | Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu | Nominated | |
Filmfare Award South | "Ninnila Ninnila" – Tholi Prema | Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu | Nominated | |
2020 | Mirchi Music Awards | "Pehla Pyaar" | Listener's Choice - Album of the Year | Won |
MTV Europe Music Awards[15] | "Control" | Best Indian Act | Won | |
2021 | Mirchi Music Awards[16] | Not Mentioned | Smule's Most Jammed Artist | Won |
Mirchi Music Awards South | "Butta Bomma" | Viral Song Of The Decade (Telugu) | Won | |
South Indian International Movie Awards | Ninna Raja Naanu | Best Playback Singer (Male) (Kannada) | Nominated | |
South Indian International Movie Awards | "Butta Bomma" | Best Playback Singer (Male) (Telugu) | Won | |
Cinegoers Association Awards | ||||
Lokmat Most Stylish Awards | Special Award | Lokmat Most Stylish Singer Award (Male) | Won | |
2022 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Mujhe Pyaar Pyaar Hai | Best Singer | Won |
Indian Independent Music Awards | Control | Best Pop Song (Consumer Category) | Won | |
Beautiful Indians | Special Award | The Voice Of A Generation | Won |
References
- "Day Out With Singer Armaan Malik at His House | Saas Bahu Aur Saazish - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Armaan Malik: Prince of romance gets pop makeover". BBC News. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- Hungama, Bollywood (22 May 2015). "T-Series exclusively signs Amaal Mallik, Armaan Mallik and Shrey Singhal : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- Armaan Malik, Bhushan Kumar (12 May 2015). "Armaan Malik Signed T-Series For Seven Year | Since 12 May 2015, Untill 12 May 2022". Twitter. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Indian Singer-Songwriter Armaan Malik Signs With Arista Records For His First English Single: Exclusive". billboard.com. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Yuva Dasara: Young Singer Armaan Malik Drowns Crowd In Soulful Melodies Amidst Rain". Star of Mysore. 15 October 2018.
- Daboo Malik. "Happy Birthday Armaan Malik: 5 things you must know about one of India's leading musicians". DNA India. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Jai Ho music review". Glamsham.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- "Young hitmaker Armaan Malik on his first public concert in Bengaluru". Bangalore Mirror. 2 October 2018.
- "Armaan Malik becomes the first artist to hit No. 1 on Billboard's Top Triller Global chart twice : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- Malhotra, Khushboo (18 December 2020). "Interview: Armaan Malik Chats About 'How Many' & Breaking Out In Global Pop!". The Honey POP. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- Malhotra, Khushboo (18 December 2020). "Interview: Armaan Malik Chats About 'How Many' & Breaking Out In Global Pop!". The Honey POP. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Armaan Malik collaborates with father Daboo Malik and brother Amaal Malik for Barsaat". The Indian Express. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- Armaan Malik - You (Official Music Video), retrieved 7 January 2022
- "MTV Europe Music Award 2020: Armaan Malik wins 'The Best India Act' for his single 'Control'". DNA India. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- Mirchi [@MirchiWorld] (16 March 2021). "And the results are in! Here's the whole list of winners at the Smule Mirchi Music Awards this year! Congratulations to all the winners🌶️ Get ready for #SmuleMirchiMusicAwards on @ColorsTV on March 28th at 9 PM! @smuleindia @LICIndiaForever t.co/ZVvSVSeQVt" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021 – via Twitter.
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