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Sonu Nigam
Born	(1973-07-30) 30 July 1973 (age 52)[1] Faridabad, Haryana, India[1]
Occupations	Playback singer music director actor dubbing artist
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Madhurima Nigam ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	1
Father	Agam Kumar Nigam
Relatives	Teesha Nigam (sister)
Awards	See below
Honours	Padma Shri (2022)
Musical career
Genres	Filmi[2] Classical[2] Semi-Classical Pop[3] R&B EDM[4] Disco Ghazals Rock Qawwali Sufi[5] Devotional[5]
Instrument	Vocal
Label	T-Series Sony Music Tips Saregama
Musical artist

Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor.^[6] He is considered one of the most versatile singers in India, with a wide vocal range.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]} His performances include a wide range of genres, like classical music, devotional music, ghazals, qawwali, rock and pop music, among others.^[13][14][2] Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi- and Kannada-language films. He has recorded over 6,000 songs in more than 32 languages throughout his career.^[15][16][17] He has released a number of non-film albums and acted in some Hindi films.^[18] Nigam has been awarded one National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards and two Filmfare Awards South and four IIFA Awards for Best Playback Singer. He was ranked top artist on the Billboard Uncharted charts twice in September and October 2013. Nigam was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2022.

Nigam has been nicknamed the "Modern Rafi" after his musical idol Mohammad Rafi.^[13] Apart from Hindi and Kannada, he has sung in Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, English, Assamese, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Tulu, Maithili, and Manipuri.^[17][19] Nigam has released pop albums in Hindi, Kannada, Odia, Chhattisgarhi and Punjabi, as well as Hindu and Islamic devotional albums. He has released several Buddhist albums. Nigam has performed in countries in North America, Africa, Asia, Australia and in the Middle East and Western countries.