It’s Yo Yo Honey Singh’s birthday today and this post is a tribute to his achievements till now. Though the famous former rapper is being away from the limelight for quite a while but yes, his fans still love him.
Lesser Known Facts About Yo Yo Honey Singh
1. Highest Paid Vocalist
After a report has been released previously, it is well-known that he has charged a handsome amount of Rs. 70 lakh for a song after which he beat the records of other singing sensations like Mika Singh, Sonu Nigam, and Atif Aslam.
2. His Recently Released ‘Dheere Dheere’
It is believed that it was not just Honey Singh who has a contribution to the change of Dheere Dheere’s lyrics but also his mother, Bhupinder Kaur has helped in penning down its words.
3. Mimicking Skills
The leading vocalist is just not good with his rapping and singing skills but is also known for his mimicking skills. He is a very good mimicry artist.
4. Driving Skills
He is very fascinated with driving and is infamous for being a rash driver. He still likes to ride bikes on the roads of New Delhi.
5. Schooling
Honey Singh is a student of Commerce background and did pass his high-school examination in the year of 2000.
6. Beginning Of His Career
Yo Yo Honey Singh was a student of Trinity School in the United Kingdom where he studied thoroughly about the music. And finally, he started his career as a recording artist.
7. His Real Name
The real name of Honey Singh is Hirdesh Singh. He born in Punjab’ Hoshiarpur on March 15th, 1984.
8. Brown Rang
The song ‘Brown Rang’ from his highest grossing album ‘International Villager’ cost around $100,000 which was shot in the locations of Dubai and was directed by Los Angeles’ video directors.
9. He Is Good With Other Instruments
Honey Singh knows how to play Tabla. Besides that, he learned his DJ-ing skills from the well-known DJ Vishal. He was also declared as the runner-up in the ‘Battle of DJ’.
10. International Villager
His album International Villager became the highest grossing Punjabi album of all time.
11. Secret Of His Fitness
Honey Singh being a fitness freak spends a minimum of two hours working out for the perfect shape of his muscular body.
12. Meaning Of His Name
Honey Singh mentions ‘Yo Yo’ before his name as it means ‘Your Own’. He picked this from his fans from England. In English accent ‘your’ sounds like ‘yo’. And so, he did this to give a personal touch to his name.
13. About Him Being Married
Many of the people are still unaware of Yo Yo Honey Singh being a married man. He is married to Shalini Talwar to whom she has introduced to all the audiences of the Indian singing reality show ‘India’s Raw Star’.
That sums up our list of the untold truths about the famous Indian pop singer of our generation, Yo Yo Honey Singh.
Tiru Dehariya