Personal info
Known for
Playback Singer
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1989-04-25
Location
Punjab, India
Edit pageKamal Khan
Biography
Kamāl Khan (born 25 April 1989) is an Indian singer known for his work as a playback singer in Bollywood films. He won the reality singing competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar in 2010. Later he won the Zee Cine Awards "Fresh Singing Talent 2012 (Male)" for the song "Ishq Sufiyana" from the film The Dirty Picture (2012).
In 2017, he released the Punjabi song "Dili Sara", featuring Kuwar Virk, as a single. The song became a super hit overnight. The video has over 150 million views on YouTube as of May 2022
His career turnaround came when in 2010, he was selected as a contestant on the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar. He had a music director duo of Vishal–Shekhar as mentor-judge.
At the grand finale, held at Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai, on 25 December 2010, he went on to win the show, also getting a Grande MK II car and a Hero ZMR bike.
Composer duo Vishal–Shekhar, who were also mentors on the show, became his real-life mentors and eventually offered him his debut playback song, "Wallah Re Wallah" in Tees Maar Khan (2010), released a day before the show ended.
Later they also gave him his big break with the hit "Ishk Sufiana" for The Dirty Picture (2012). In 2013, he rose to prominence with the song "Jhooth Bolliya" from Jolly LLB. His 2017 song "Dilli Sara" was also popular.
