Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian musician, singer, composer, music producer, recordist, music programmer, live performer and actor.
He sings in Hindi and Kannada language films. He has also sung in Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Tulu, Assamese, Odia, Nepali, Maithili and various Indian languages. He has also released Indian pop albums and acted in a number of films. He has been one of the highest paid Indian singers
Sonu Agam Kumar Nigam was born on 30 July 1973 to Agam Kumar Nigam and Shobha Nigam in a Kayastha family, in the city of Faridabad, Haryana. His sister Teesha Nigam is also a professional singer.
Nigam began his singing career at the age of four, when he joined his father Agam Kumar Nigam on stage to sing Mohammed Rafi's song \"Kya hua tera wada\". From then on, Nigam accompanied his father on his singing appearances at weddings and parties. He moved to Mumbai with his father to begin his Bollywood singing career at the age of 18. He was trained by Hindustani classical singer Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
