Malkit Singh
Malkit Singh MBE | |
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Malkit Singh | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Malkit Singh Boparai c. 1963 Hussainpur, Punjab, India |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Bhangra, Indi-pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986 |
| Label | Oriental Star Agencies |
| Website | MalkitSingh.com |
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Malkit Singh, MBE (Punjabi: ਮਲਕੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ) (Malkit Singh Boparai; born c. 1963) is an England-based Punjabi bhangra singer. Born in Hussainpur and raised in Nakodar, he moved to Birmingham in 1984. Singh was the first Punjabi singer to be honoured with an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. He is most famous for the songs "Gur Nalo Ishq Mitha", "Tootak Tootak Tootiyan", "Kurri Garam Jayee", "Dekh li vilyait", "Chal Hun", and "Jind Mahi", the latter two from the soundtrack to the popular film Bend It Like Beckham.