14 Facts About Honey Singh

Hirdesh Singh was born on 15 March 1983, and known professionally as Yo Yo Honey Singh or simply Honey Singh, is an Indian music producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and an actor.

Honey Singh started out in 2003 as a session and recording artist, and became a bhangra and hip hop music producer.

Hirdesh Singh was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India on 15 March 1983 into a Punjabi family to parents Sardaar Sarabjit Singh and Bhupinder Kaur.

Honey Singh's family moved to Delhi in his childhood and he graduated from Guru Nanak Public School in the Pitampura neighbourhood of Punjabi Bagh, North West Delhi.

Honey Singh prefers to sing in Hindi and his native language Punjabi rather than English.

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Honey Singh has performed at many college festivals, including Ansal Institute of Technology and Ramjas College, Delhi.

Honey Singh earned two places on YouTube's list of top 10 trending videos of 2012.

Honey Singh has had songs in smaller-budget films such as Mere Dad Ki Maruti, Bajatey Raho and Fugly.

Honey Singh suffered from bipolar disorder and took a long sabbatical from work.

Honey Singh made his acting debut with Baljit Honey Singh Deo's Punjabi film Mirza - The Untold Story, performing the role of Deesha, a mad gangster.

The following year, Honey Singh appeared in another Punjabi film, this time a comedy by Amit Prasher, Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22, as Rolly, a childish and spoilt brat, alongside Amrinder Gill.

Honey Singh then made his debut as an actor in Bollywood cinema with the 2014 musical-thriller film The Xpose, alongside Himesh Reshammiya.

In 2016, Honey Singh starred in the Punjabi action film Zorawar, directed by Vinnil Markan, which was marketed as one of the most expensive Punjabi films to date.

Honey Singh's work has been perceived as being vulgar, misogynist, promoting violence against women and a bad influence on youth.