Sonu Nigam was born on the 30th of July in 1973 and presently his age is 50 years as of 2023, know his cast, father and net worth
Recently he was attacked by the son of a local MLA at an event in Chembur.
Sonu Nigam is a well-known Indian singer, musician, director, and also actor. Nigam has been described in the media as one of the most popular and successful playback singers of Hindi Cinema. In 2022, Sonu was honored by the Indian Government with Padma Shri, which is the fourth-highest civilian award for his contribution to the field of arts.
Sonu Nigam biography, age, family, father, mother, wife, son, cast, net worth 2023, Instagram
Nigam sings in Hindi and Kannada language movies but has also sung in languages including Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Malayalam, Nepali, Tulu, Chhattisgarhi, and other Indian languages. Sonu Nigam released several non-film albums and also acted in a few Hindi movies. He is well known as the “Modern Rafi”, a title given to him after the musical idol Mohammad Rafi.
Sonu Nigam career and songs
Sonu Nigam started singing at the young age of four years when Sonu joined his father Agam Kumar Nigam on the stage to sing Mohammed Rafi’s song “Kya Hua Tera Wada,” He further shifted to Mumbai with his father to start his Bollywood singing career at the age of 19 years.
Sonu was trained by the Hindustani classical singer Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan.
Sonu Nigamโs family and education
Nigam is a Hindu and holds Indian nationality. Sonu got married to his love of life Madhurima Mishra, on 15th February 2002 and they together have a son. Nigam further changed his name to Sonu Niigaam citing numerology beliefs, but later on, he decided to go back to his own birth name.
Sonu Nigam is one of the most famous playback singers of Bollywood and is known to inspire new singers in the Bollywood industry. Nigam is often compared to Mohammad Rafi for his similar voice texture. He was born to Shobha Nigam and Agam Nigam. Nigam attended Delhi University and has a son named Neevan.
Sonu Nigam is kayastha(Hindu) and there are 14 kind of surnames used for kayastha like Saxena, Srivastava, Mathur, Kulshrestha, Sinha, etc.
Net worth of Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is estimated to have a net worth of INR 400 crores as of 2023. He is having 1.7 million Instagram followers.