Mika Singh

Chairman and Founder

Mika Singh is a singer, composer, performer and songwriter. He is the youngest among the six Mehndi brothers, with the eldest being the popular Punjabi singer, Daler Mehndi. Mika Singh has made private albums like Something Something, Dunali, Gabru, Saawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag which were big hits. He has risen from being a Kirtan Singer in his early days to a well-known pop and bhangra artist.

Mika Singh was born as Amrik Singh. He is the youngest among the six Mehndi brothers, with the eldest being the popular Punjabi singer, Daler Mehndi. His father, Ajmer Singh Chandan was an amateur wrestler as well as a trained Indian Classical musician while Balbir Kaur, his mother had a great interest in the field of folk music and she had also been an amateur wrestler at the state level. Mika learned to play the tabla at the age of eight. By the age of 12, he had learned to play the harmonium and by the age of 14, he was proficient with the guitar. In his early days, he was a Kirtan singer before evolving into a pop and bhangra artist.

Mika released his first album called ‘Saawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag’ in 1998, which got immediate success. Thereafter, he released a number of albums like Ishq Brandy (2000), Gabru (2001), Jaan Qurban, and Something Something (2006). Soon, he began to sing songs like Dil Tod Ke Na Ja in the 2006 movie Pyaar Ke Side Effects, moving on to Dil Mein Baji Guitar for the film Apna Sapna Money Money in the same year. Next, he made another album entitled Dunali in 2007. Some of Mika’s songs in 2007 include Ganpat from Shootout at Lokhandwala, Mauja Hi Mauja from Jab We Met and Neeli Neeli Aankhon Wali from Nehlle Pe Dehlla. Mauja Hi Mauja became one of his first well appreciated songs. That year culminated with his song Nachle Soniye for the movie Dus Kahaniyaan. The following year he sang two numbers for the movie Singh is Kinng – including one title track and Bhutni Ke. The year 2008 also saw him singing Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (title track). In 2009, his songs included Tabahi Tabahi for the film Jugaad, Dhun Lagi for the film Jai Veeru, title track of Dil Bole Hadippaa and Tamil Bhangra song for Quick Gun Murugun.

Mika Singh has worked in two Punjabi movies Mitti (2010) & Loot (2011).  He had been a mentor, a judge as well as a team captain for the team called ‘Mika’s Blasters’ in the reality show called ‘Music Ka Maha Muqabla’, hosted on STAR Plus.