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Daler Mehndi (Punjabi: ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ, dalēr mahindī) is a bhangra/pop singer from India. Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India.


Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung in several Bollywood movies. His international popularity has grown in recent years allowing him to tour the United States.

Mehndi is well known as a philanthropist, funding beautification projects in Delhi and aiding earthquake victims.

Early life and discovery

As a Sikh, born and raised in Patna, he began singing at age 6 and was taught the ragas and Shabads from the Guru Granth Sahib by his parents. At age fourteen he spent three years refining his voice and learning the tabla, dholak/dhool, harmonium and tanpura from Late Ustad Raahat Ali Khan Saheb of Gorakhpur

Mehndi then moved to San Francisco, United States and worked as a cab driver before returning to India in 1991 and forming a band. Initially he sang ghazals inspired by the poets Qateel Shifai and Firaq Gorakhpuri.
In 1992 he was in a car accident that injured a jaywalking man who Mehndi then took to the hospital. Mehndi was sued as a result of the mishap.

1995-present: Popularity
Mehndi eventually switched from classical music to pop, and in 1995 his first album Bolo Ta Ra Ra, with tunes based on those given to him by his mother, sold half a million copies in four months and 20 million copies total,  making him the best selling non-soundtrack album in Indian music history. He received the Award for Voice of Asia International Ethnic and Pop Music Contest in 1994. He earned Channel V's Best Male Pop Singer Award, which he received in 1996 for Dar Di Rab Rab and in 1997 for Ho Jayegi Bale Bale. He has appeared in the films Mrityudata and Arjun Pundit.  His success helped him negotiate a record-breaking deal with his record company Magnasound for 20.5 million rupees. He has also been a guest star on the new Indian version of Sesame Street known as Galli Galli Sim Sim.

His album song "Tunak Tunak Tun" is an Internet phenomenon. This cult following was spurred by the music video for Mehndi's song "Tunak Tunak Tun", often referred to simply as "Tunak", which gained its popularity due to Daler Mehndi's wild dancing and has led to many homages and parodies. Mehndi originally conceived of the music video, in which he dances with "clones" of himself, in response to media statements that he was popular only because of the models in his videos. Tunak Tunak Tun was the first music video to make use of bluescreen technology in India.

Controversies

Mehndi was accused of being a member of a scam bringing illegal immigrants to Canada by disguising them as musicians, a charge he denies. He was in hiding for a month before he surrendered to police in Patiala and charged with 31 counts of immigration law violations. Punjab police director-general, A. A. Siddiqui, later stated Mehndi was innocent and insinuated that the confusion arose because Daler and his brother, who was the original target of the scandal, looked alike.  Mehndi has also commented on the legal troubles of his brother Mika Singh and performer Rakhi Sawant, saying that "party kissing" is an undesirable addition to Indian culture.

An Indian Islamic group called Raza Academy took Mehndi to court over some of the lyrics and the video of his album Nabi Buba Nabi to be offensive. Several of the words were changed, removing references to "prophet".

Artistry
Daler Mehndi specializes in a type of Hindi-Pop that he infuses with Rababi singing, a Sikh musical tradition. The sound is similar to that of Techno, dance, and house music, with the folk sounds of an Indian tabla being played in the background. His popularity and the concurrent revival of Bhangra music is thought to be driven by the ease of dancing to it and a national pride in the Indian people.

Philanthropy and other activities
Mehndi has established the Daler Mehndi Green Drive to help make a cleaner environment in Delhi. He has also donated 85 million rupees to the green drive, 12 million rupees to Cargyle charities, and built 16 houses in Gujarat after an earthquake there. He also did a concert series in Pakistan to raise funds for the quake victims. He has also helped rehabilitate victims of the Orissa cyclone and street children in Kenya.

He is a fan of automobiles, owning a Prado because of the protection it gives against the road rage and "poor discipline on the part of the majority of road users" on Delhi's streets, but hopes to purchase a Hummer "like Jackie Shroff" at some point.

American Pop Culture
Blizzard Entertainment imitated Daler Mehndi's dance in the music video for "Tunak Tunak Tun" as the template for the dance of characters of the Draenei race in World of Warcraft which has further expanded his internet presence.

Daler Mehndi

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Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi on Stage.jpg
Daler Mehndi in live performance at Madrid, Spain
Background information
Birth nameDaler Singh Mehndi
Born18 August 1967 (age 47)
Patna SahibBihar, India
OriginNew Delhi, India
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active1995–present
Labels
  • D Records
Associated actsMika SinghHans Raj Hans
Websitewww.dalermehndi.com
Daler Singh Mehndi, famously known by his stage name, "Daler Mehndi" (Punjabi: ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ, dalēr mahindī), born 18 August 1967, is an Indian recording Artist, musician, song writer, author, record producer, performer and environmentalist. He is credited with making bhangra beats hot round the globe and setting up a parallel non film music industry to the pre Daler era’s then existent Bollywood music. The Indian Pop Icon known for his energetic dance songs, his distinctive power pitched voice [an aureate voice],[1] bejewelled turban and long flowing robes has been cited as an influence by many musicians and the father of the Indian Pop Industry.[2]

Early life[edit]

Daler Singh was born in Patna, Bihar on 18 August 1967.[3] He was born into a majhabi sikh family of musicians who had been singing for seven generations. His early influences on music are his parents, who taught him the ragas and Shabad’s from the Guru Granth Sahib Ji. At age 11 inspired by the Patiala Gharana style of Indian Classical Music, he ran away from home in search of the Late Ustad Raahat Ali Khan Sahib of Gorakhpur for lessons. Gave his first stage performance in front of an audience of 20,000 at the age of 13 in Jaunpur where his parents found him standing center-stage, his shoulders overflowing with garlands of flowers, sandalwood and money. Classical music of the great Indian Maestros heard on radio, concerts and cassettes of the legendary Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Nazakat Ali- Salamat Ali, Mehdi Hasan, Parvaiz Mehdi, Chote Ghulam Ali Khan and the Illahi Kirtan Durbars attended all over India provided him with an introduction into the world of gurmat sangeet, thumri, khayal, ghazal. Daler Mehndi gave his first stage performance in front of an audience of 20,000 at the age of 13 in JaunpurUttar Pradesh. In 1991, he formed his own group composed of his brothers, cousins and musician friends. A.J Jaspal of IPCA gave Daler a professional set up and promoted him. In 1994, A J Jaspal sent Daler to compete at the annual Voice of Asia International Ethnic and Pop Music Contest at Azia Dynasys in AlmatyKazakhstan. Daler Mehndi represented India and was judged second amongst other two hundred contestants.[4]

Music career[edit]

Song recording for the 2012 Bollywood film Chaalis Chauraasi
Magnasound signed Daler Mehndi for a three album contract for three years. Bolo Ta Ra Ra, Mehndi's debut album, sold over 20 million copies.[5] The album established Daler as a pop star,[6] which also won him the Channel V's Best Indian Male Pop Artist Award. A year later, his second album under Magnasound, Dardi Rab Rab, was launched. This album surpassed the sales of Bolo Ta Ra Ra. He was nominated in three categories at Channel VMusic awards and won the Channel V Best Indian Male Artist Award.[7] In 1997 he released his third album Balle Balle. This album got him Channel V Awards in six categories.[8] Mehndi composed the popular track "Na Na Na Re" for the Bollywood film Mrityudata where he featured on the big screen with Amitabh Bachchan.
In 2001, Daler signed up with Universal Music and released a new track "Kala Kauwa Kaat Khayega". In 2003 Daler forayed into playback singing for films. He started with the song "Ru- Ba-Ru" for the film Maqbool. The same year Daler and A.R Rahman came together to give another track "Nach Le" for Lakeer – Forbidden Lines. He fused Rock with Bhangra with his next album titled Mojaan Laen Do and in 2004 he self produced Shaa Ra Ra.[9]
In March, 2014 International EDM sensation Deadmau5 created a frenzy on Twitter expressing his eagerness to have Daler Mehndi perform on his forthcoming show in India at the Sunburn Festival. And the outcome of bonding over social media and on the Coffee Run was an electrifying remix of Mehndi's '98 hit Tunak Tunak Tun performed by the duo.[10][11]
On Navratri 2014, Daler Mehndi composed and recorded his rendition of the 'Hanuman Chalisa' overnight while working at his studio in Delhi.[12] Daler Mehndi, feeling inspired during the festival of Navratri, composed and record his rendition of the 'Hanuman Chalisa' in the DM Folk Studio.[13]
In September,2014 Daler Mehndi released his new song Aaja Mere Twitter Te to encourage users to visit his Twitter account and Facebook page.[14]
On 6 November 2014 Daler Mehndi released his album Best Of Gurbani on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti.[15]

Tours[edit]

In 1998, Mehndi was signed by Coca-Cola for product endorsement and was featured in 30 concerts across India.[16] He has performed worldwide iuncluding the USACanadaAustraliaNew ZealandUKUAESouth AfricaEast AfricaOmanKuwaitBahrain,MalaysiaPakistanHong KongSingaporeWest IndiesBelgium, and the Netherlands.[17]
On 29 September 2013, Daler performed at the YouFest festival in Spain.[18][19] He has had an advent with Canadian Electronic Dance Music (EDM) artist Deadmau5 in a Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SuperVeloce, Daler featured on his tour in India and together they produced an EDM remixed version of "Tunak Tunak Tun".[20]
In August 2014, Daler Mehndi was invited as the guest of honor along with U.S Congressman Pete Sessions for the closing bell ceremony at NASDAQ Stock Exchange at New York, after which he performed at the National Indian American Public Policy Institute Azadi Diwas (NIAPPI)celebrations on the occasion of the 65th Independence Day (India).[21]
Daler Mehndi delivered his first ever performance in Kuwait on 5 September. Welcomed by a packed audience at the Al Daiya Indoor Stadium, he broke his own record for the longest live performance without a break by performing for four and a half hours non-stop.[22]
The concert organized by the Indian Cultural Society (ICS) has been named 'Bolo Ta Ra Ra Ra' in honour of Daler Mehndi's globally popular track by the same name.[23][24][25]
On the eve of Guru Nanak Jayanti Daler Mehndi was invited to Ulhas Nagar to perform at the world's largest Prabhat Pheri.[26]
In November, 2014 the singer visited Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh for a performance.[27]
In November 2014 Daler Mehndi was invited to Nigeria for a performance to celebrate Diwali. This was the second time the musician has performed in the country.[28]

Vocal style and instruments[edit]

Daler Mehndi is credited for creating a genre called "Rabbabi", which is a combination of ThumriSufi and rock and creating an instrument called "Swar Mandir" which is an instrument that combines influences from the RababSwarmandal and Tanpura. The instrument was crafted by Master Sanjay Rikhi Ram from Delhi and was launched on 10 February 2012 by the Indian classical music maestro, Bharat Ratna awarded Pandit Ravi Shankar.[29]

Business ventures[edit]

Daler Mehndi launched his maiden Record Label ‘DRecords’ in the year 2000.[30] The record label has several artists under its banner including Hussain Baksh, Safri Boys and more.[31]

Foreign pop culture[edit]

Daler Mehndi has created interest on the internet with his "Tunak Tunak Tun" music video, YouTube users have impersonated him and made their own version of "Tunak Tunak Tun". This was taken into consideration by the video game company Blizzard Entertainment who incorporated the tunak tunak dance in their multiplayer role playing game World of Warcraft.[32]

Personal life[edit]

Daler Mehndi is married to Taranpreet Kaur.[33] He has four children - Gurdeep Mehndi, Ajit Kaur Mehndi, Prabhjot Kaur Mehndi and Rabaab Kaur Mehndi. His daughter Ajit Kaur Mehndi is married to Navraj Hans, son of Punjabi singer Hans Raj Hans.[34]

Philanthropy[edit]

In 1998 Mehndi launched the "Daler Mehndi Green Drive", inducted in the Special Task Force of the Delhi Government.[35] The drive has planted over 1.2 million saplings in and around Delhi.[36]
He has performed for charity for Imran Khan's Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust in Pakistan and helped raise $5 million.[37]
Mehndi supports charitable causes such as cancerthalassemia and AIDS, and has helped to bring up the homeless children of Kenya as well as famine-stricken families in Kalahandi in Orissa, India.[38] He financially supported the families of Kargil martyrs by donating to the Indian Government’s Kargil Victims' Relief Fund.
Mehndi was one of the first celebrities to go and visit the soldiers at Kargil.[39] Mehndi has constructed earthquake resistant houses for the Gujarat earthquake victims; he donated money and performed to raise money for Gujarat cyclone and quake victims, and for police welfare funds. He has donated rupees 10 million in Vadodra for the victims of the cyclone in the government aid fund. He has taken upon himself the reconstruction of a block devastated in the Gujarat quake in Doodhiya village.[40]
Mehndi has set up a Daler Mehndi Food for Life Society in Chander Vihar, Delhi, where a 24-hour kitchen provides food to the destitute and the underprivileged. Mehndi has constructed a Gurudwara Dukh Bhanjani Sahib where every morning people from all castes and religions join together and offer service in the name of god. Mehndi is the only known Indian artist to be invited by the President of Pakistan as a state guest. He gifted his album Bismillah to the President Zardari of Pakistan and the funds generated from its sale were given to the President's charitable fund.[41]
Mehndi took part in the international initiative for ALS awareness with the Ice Bucket Challenge. He was nominated by a young girl named Arya on Facebook.[42]
Mehndi voiced his protest against International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) controversial ruling on the use of turbans while playing. The singer made a video to raise awareness about the issue and to have the policy changed.[43][44][45]
In 2013, Mahendi was appointed as the brand ambassador of NIAPPI Business Council by Shalabh Kumar.

Filmography[edit]

Discography[edit]

  • Bolo Ta Ra Ra – music album, 1995
  • Dardi Rab Rab – music album, 1996
  • Ho Jayegi Balle Balle – music album, 1997
  • Tunak Tunak Tumba – music album, 1998
  • Ek Dana – music album, 2000
  • Nabi Buba Nabi - music album, 2001
  • Nach Ni Shaam Kaure – music album, 2002
  • Mojaan Laen Do – music album, 2003
  • Shaa Ra Ra Ra – music album, 2004
  • Single "Nach le" for Hindi film Lakeer, 2004
  • Single "Rang De Basanti" for Hindi film Rang De Basanti, 2006
  • Raula Pai Gaya – music album, 2007
  • Aasman ko chukar dekha for Hindi film Hanuman Returns, 2007
  • Bismillah – religious music album 2008
  • Dhoom Punjabi – IPL Kings XI Punjab theme song, 2008
  • Eh Lai 100 Rupaiya, 2008
  • Bhootni ke for Hindi film Singh is Kinng, 2008
  • Mere Desh Ki Dharti for Hindi film Kissan, 2009
  • Dulha Mil Gaya for Hindi film Dulha Mil Gaya, 2010
  • Om Zaarare for Tamil film Kuselan, along with K.S.Chitra and Sadhana Sargam
  • Karle Baby Dance Wance for Hindi film Hello (2008) with Sunidhi Chauhan
  • Punch Out!!, played and edited music for Great Tiger's Exhibition Matches, 2009
  • Rubberu Gajulu for Telugu film Yamadonga, 2007
  • Jorsey for Telugu film Magadheera, 2009
  • Aila Re Aila for Hindi film Khatta Meetha with Akshay Kumar, 2010
  • Zor ka Jhatka for Action Replayy
  • Chamki Jawaani for Yamla Pagla Deewana, 2011
  • Single "Teen Thay Bhai" for Hindi film Teen Thay Bhai, 2011
  • I Am Singh for Hindi film I Am Singh, 2011
  • Dukalaang Praanasi for Hindi film I Am Singh, 2011
  • Haryana Ka Sher for Hindi film, 2012
  • Single 300 Saal Guru De Naal Music Album 300 Saal Guru De Naal, 2012
  • "Daler Mehndi Sai Da Malang" "Pop" (2012)
  • "Daler Mehndi Maula Sai" "Bhajan" (2012)
  • "Banthi Poola Janaki" for Telugu film "Baadshah"(2013)
  • "Gurbani" for Hindi Film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" (2013)
  • "Chaupai Sahib Patshahi Dasvin" "Gurbani" (2013)
  • "Daler Mehndi Soul To Supreme Sufi – Allah Hu" "Sufi" (2013)
  • "The Ultimate Truth Mool Mantra sung by Daler Mehndi" "Gurbani" (2013)
  • "Daler Mehndi Namoh Namoh" "Devotional" (2013)
  • "Bhaag (The Success Anthem) Daler Mehndi" "Pop" (2013)
  • "Daler Mehndi Soul to Supreme Sufi – Mere Ram" "Devotional" (2013)
  • "Daler Mehndi – Cricket Nahi Yeh Tamasha Hai" "Pop" (2013)
  • "Baba Balak Nathji Chants By Daler Mehndi" "Devotional" (2013)
  • "Stop The Fight" (2014)
  • "Aaja Mere Twitter Te" (2014)
  • "Best Of Gurbani By Daler Mehndi" "Devotional" (2014)
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