Personal info
Known for
Music Director
Gender
Male
Birthday
19 November
Location
Delhi, India
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Biography
Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, professionally known as Badshah, is an Indian rapper, singer-songwriter, music producer, filmmaker, businessman, philanthropist, and fashion designer. Badshah's music style is diverse encompassing Indian pop, hip-hop, rap, synth-wave, underground rap, pop rap, and hardcore rap music.
He has his songs in Hindi, English, Punjabi, and Haryanvi languages. He is currently signed with Universal Music Group. He has contributed to several Bollywood movies including Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Veere Di Wedding, Bala, Namaste England, Crew, Good Newz, and Khoobsurat.
His debut single, "DJ Waley Babu" featuring Aastha Gill, was ranked number one on the Indian iTunes charts within 24 hours of the release. The song crossed 10 million views on YouTube within 30 hours.
In 2016, he collaborated with Navv Inder on "Wakhra Swag" which won the 2016 Punjabi Music Awards for best duo/group and most popular song of the year award. He has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 in 2017, 2018, and 2019 as one of the highest-paid celebrities in India and as the only rapper on the list.
As of 2020, three of his songs appeared on the World Digital Song Sales chart by Billboard.