Honey Singh in 2018 Background information Birth name Hirdesh Singh Born 1983-03-15 15 March 1983 age 35, India OriginIndia Genres,Occupation s Singer, music producer, music director, actor Years active 2005—present Labels Mafia Mundeer Records, Website Hirdesh Singh born 15 March 1983known by this professional name, Yo Yo Honey Singh or Honey Singh, is an, singer, music producer and film actor. He started as a session and recording artist, and became a producer. He has also begun to produce. His birth honey singh ka gana 2013 is Hirdesh Singh. He studied music at the in the United Kingdom. His family later moved to. Personal life Singh is married to Shalini Talwar Singh, whom he introduced to audiences for the first time on the television show. In late 2014, Singh disappeared from the music scene, before making a comeback the following year, but mostly avoided the media. In March 2016, he attributed his 18 month long absence from the public to his. The song was released as a promotional track for 's film. Singh topped the chart of trending videos of 2012. He earned two places on YouTube's list of top 10 trending videos of 2012. Career Singh prefers to sing in Hindi and his native language Punjabi rather than English. The Punjabi album was released on 11 November 2011. He has performed at many college festivals, including Ansal Institute of Technology and Ramjas College, Delhi. Bollywood His debut song in films wasfeaturing Gagan Sidhu. This was the largest amount paid to a song artist in Bollywood to date, making Singh one of the highest-paid musical artists in Bollywood. After the show, his song was premiered on the channel. In late 2013, he produced songs in honey singh ka gana 2013 films and. He has also had songs in smaller-budget films such asand. The following year, Singh appeared in another film, this time a by, as Rolly, a childish and spoilt brat, alongside. This was Singh's first main role in a film. Singh then made his debut as an actor in Bollywood cinema with the 2014 musical-thriller film The Xpose, alongside Himesh Reshammiya. The film was released on 16 May 2014, to mixed reviews from critics, though it was a box office flop. In 2016, Singh is expected to return to acting with the Punjabi action filmdirected by Vinnil Markan, which is marketed as one of the most expensive Punjabi films to date. Criticism of lyrics In the aftermath of thethe lyrics to some of his songs, which depict violence against women and rape positively, have caused controversy. After the campaign, Singh's New Year concert was cancelled by the hotel. Singh denies writing these offensive lyrics. Producers of the movie had to submit a petition in claiming that they had 'muted' an alleged vulgar word in Singh's song. The court heard a petition filed by lawyer Sanjay Bhatnagar seeking a stay on the film, contending that without the censor board's approval, the song could not be released with such a vulgar word. The petitioner had sought a stay on the release of the film until either the word or the song was deleted from the film. The controversy went away without making a major effect. However, both rappers started targeting each other in their songs. However, Jassi later denied saying this. Archived from on 29 November 2012. Archived from on 3 September 2013. Hindustan Times 2 May 2012. Daily Bhaskar 2 May 2012. Archived from on 19 August 2014. Archived from on 11 December 2012. Archived from on 13 January 2014. Archived from on 2 December 2014. Archived from on 8 February 2014.