Who is Honey Singh? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

Hirdesh Singh Wiki Biography

Hirdesh Singh was born on the 15th March 1983, in Hoshiarpur, Punjab India, and is in the entertainment industry, starting as a singer, then becoming a producer and an actor. Later, he went on producing music for the films of Bollywood, such that he is currently one of the highest paid producers. Honey has been active in the entertainment industry since 2006.

How much is the net worth of Honey Singh? According to the estimations made by authoritative sources, his wealth is as much as $25 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Music is the main source of Singh’s net worth, although he has added further sums as the actor.

Honey Singh Net Worth $25 Million

To begin with, he was raised in a Sikh household, growing-up in his birthplace, although he studied music in the Trinity School based in the London Borough of Bexley, England. Later, Singh moved to Delhi.

Regarding the career of Honey Singh, it is worth mentioning the fact that he sings in his native language rather than English. In 2006, his song “Glassi” won the ETC Award for the Best Sound, then in 2009 the song “Rebirth” won the Best Folk Pop Award, and in 2011 the song of Diljit Dosanjh and Singh entitled “Lak 28 Kudi Da” topped the BBC Asian Download Charts. The same year, Honey Singh won the PTC Award as the Best Music Director. In 2012, it was reported that Honey received the highest salary for the song used in the films “Mastan” and “Coctail”, earning more than $100,000. Moreover, his music videos “Brown Rang” and “High Heels” were listed in the YouTube Top 10 trending videos in 2012.

His major breakthrough came after Honey produced the songs for the Bollywood films “Boss” (2013) and “Chennai Express” (2013). The producer then experienced further success working with the songs for other films including “Fugly” (2013), “Bajatey Raho” (2013) and “Mere Dad Ki Maruti” (2014). However, in late 2014 he suddenly disappeared from the industry and did not release nor produce any music. Various rumours were flying giving reasons for such a disappearance, until in 2015, Honey re-appeared and explained that the main reason for his absence was that he was undergoing medical supervision, as he had been suffering from bipolar disorder.

In addition to being a recording artist as well music producer, Honey has appeared in some feature films as an actor; Singh was cast as a main in the action romance film “Mirza – The Untold Story” (2012) directed by Baljit Singh Deo, then starred opposite Amrinder Gill in the comedy film “Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22” (2013) by Amit Prasher, followed in 2014 in the main cast of the thriller film “The Xpose” by Anant Mahadevan. Then, Honey landed the lead role in the film “Zorawar” (2016) by Vinnil Markan, and currently he is working on the set of the upcoming film “Aasha” which is going to be released in 2017.

To conclude, all the aforementioned engagements have added significant sums to the total size of Honey Singh net worth.

Finally, in the personal life of the artist, music producer and actor, he has been married to Shalini Talwar Singh since 2011.



Net Worth $25 Million
Date Of Birth March 15, 1983
Place Of Birth Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Height 1.73 m
Profession Rapper, musician, singer, Bhangra music producer, actor
Education Trinity School, UK
Nationality Indian
Spouse Shalini Talwar Singh (m. 2011-)
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YOYOhoneysingh
Twitter https://twitter.com/asliyoyo
Google+ https://plus.google.com/+Yoyohshoneysingh
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm5000345
Allmusic www.allmusic.com/artist/yo-yo-honey-singh-mn0003128532
Awards PTC Punjabi Film Award – Best Music Director, ETC award for the Best Sound, BritAsia Best International Act(2012), UK Asian Music Awards Best International Album (2012), MTV VMAI Awards – Best Indie Artist (2013), BIG Star Entertainment Awards (2013), Zee Cine Awards for International Icon Male …
Albums “Desi Kalakaar” (2014), “Born This Way” (2012), “International Villager” (2011), “The Rising Queen” (2010), “The Next Level” (2009), “Peshi” (2005)
Nominations Global Indian Music Awards for for Best Music Arranger (2014)
Movies Mirza – The Untold Story (2012), Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 (2013), The Xpose (2014), Zorawar (2016), “Chennai Express” (2013), “Aasha” (2017)
TV Shows “India’s Raw Star”

Composer

Title Year Status Character
The Shaukeens 2014
Singham Returns 2014
Kick 2014
Bhoothnath Returns 2014
Ishq Garaari 2013
Boss 2013/I
Jatt Airways 2013
Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 2013
Carry on Jatta 2012
Cocktail 2012
Mirza: The Untold Story 2012
Shakal Pe Mat Ja 2011
Panjaban -Love Rules Hearts 2010

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Welcome Back 2015 performer: “Damaa Dam Mast Kalandar” / producer: “Damaa Dam Mast Kalandar”
Dancing with the Stars 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Kick 2014 performer: “Yaar Naa Miley” / producer: “Yaar Naa Miley” / writer: “Yaar Naa Miley”
Bhoothnath Returns 2014 lyrics: “Party with Bhoothnath” / music: “Party with Bhoothnath” / performer: “Party with Bhoothnath”
MTV Webbed 2013 TV Mini-Series documentary performer – 1 episode
Ethir Neechal 2013 performer: “Ethir Neechal”
Khiladi 786 2012 performer: “Lonely”

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend 2015 musical director
Singham Returns 2014 lyricist
Kick 2014 lyricist / playback singer
Bhoothnath Returns 2014 playback singer
Monsoon Shootout 2013 additional songs
Ethir Neechal 2013 playback singer
Race 2 2013 playback singer
Cocktail 2012 playback singer
Mirza: The Untold Story 2012 musical director
Shakal Pe Mat Ja 2011 lyricist

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Zorawar filming Zorawar Singh
The Xpose 2014 Kenny Damania
Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 2013 Rolly
Mirza: The Untold Story 2012 Deesha
International Villager 2011 Video

Self

Title Year Status Character
Singham Returns 2014 Himself in the song

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 Special Award Global Indian Music Awards Most Popular Song on Radio Chennai Express (2013)
2014 Popular Award Zee Cine Awards International Icon – Male
2013 Music Award BIG Star Entertainment Awards, India Most Entertaining Singer (Male) Chennai Express (2013)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2015 Ghanta Award The Ghanta Awards Worst Breakthrough The Xpose (2014)
2014 Surfers’ Choice Award Bollywood Hungama Surfers’ Choice Music Awards, IN Best Soundtrack Chennai Express (2013)
2014 Surfers’ Choice Award Bollywood Hungama Surfers’ Choice Music Awards, IN Best Song Chennai Express (2013)
2014 Film Music Award Global Indian Music Awards Best Film Song Chennai Express (2013)
2014 Film Music Award Global Indian Music Awards Best Music Arranger & Programmer Chennai Express (2013)
2014 Popular Award IBNLive Movie Awards Best Playback Singer (Male) Chennai Express (2013)
2014 Popular Award Zee Cine Awards Best Playback Singer (Male) Chennai Express (2013)
2014 Popular Award Zee Cine Awards Best Song of the Year Chennai Express (2013)
2013 Music Award BIG Star Entertainment Awards, India Most Entertaining Song Chennai Express (2013)
2013 Jury’s Choice Stardust Awards, India New Musical Sensation Singer – Male Cocktail (2012)

2nd Place Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2015 Surfers’ Choice Award Bollywood Hungama Surfers’ Choice Music Awards, IN Best Soundtrack Kick (2014)

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