Hard Kaur
| Hard Kaur | |
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 Hard Kaur at Singapore, 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taran kaur Dhillon |
| Born |
29 July 1979 Hard Kaur biography on Last.fm |
| Origin | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh,[1] India |
| Genres | Rap, hip hop, Bollywood music |
| Occupations | singer, playback singer |
| Years active | 1995- present |
| Website | www.hardkaurworld.com |
Hard Kaur (born Taran Kaur Dhillon[2] born 29 July 1979), also known as Hardkaur, is an Indian rapper and hip hop singer, as well as playback singer in Hindi films; she is the first female Indian rapper [3]
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[edit] Early life
Born Taran Kaur Dhillon in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, where her mother ran a small beauty parlour in the house.[1] When she was young, her father was burnt alive during 1984 Anti-Sikh riots and the beauty parlour of her mother was burnt few days after her father's death.[4] Her paternal grandparents asked her mother to leave their house and wanted to keep only Taran and her brother with them.[1] Subsequently she, her brother and her mother moved to Ludhiana to her maternal grandparents house, where they stayed for the next couple of years.
In 1991 her mother remarried an NRI and her family moved to Birmingham, England, where her mother started working and studying to eventually open a beauty salon, meanwhile she did her schooling.[1] After developing interest in hip-hop she started her musical career as a rapper. [5][6][7][8]
[edit] Career
She first shot to fame with the song Ek Glassy, which was a huge hit[citation needed]. She broke to Bollywood fame in 2007, rapping for Sriram Raghavan's movie Johnny Gaddaar,'s song Paisa Phek (Move Your Body). Since then she has sung numerous songs in movies like Ugly Aur Pagli (‘Talli'), Singh Is Kinng, Kismat Konnection, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, and Prince (2010 film). She also performed at Live Earth India, 2008. Her first solo album 'Supawoman' was released in 2007.[9][10]
In 2008 Hard Kaur was nominated for two awards at the UK Asian Music Awards, "Best Urban Act" and "Best Female Act".[11] She ended up winning "Best Female Act".[12]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Rajiv Vijayakar (July 18, 2008). "Kaur competency". Screen (magazine). http://www.screenindia.com/news/Kaur-competency/335923/.
- ^ Hard Kaur
- ^ "An interview with rapper Hard Kaur". MiD DAY. 2009-03-01. http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2009/mar/010309-Hard-Kaur-interview-rapper-female-rapper-London-Uk-Punjabi.htm.
- ^ "Harsh Truth About Hard Kaur". Thefilmstreetjournal.com. 2010-08-12. http://www.thefilmstreetjournal.com/2010/08/harsh-truth-about-hard-kaur/. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhi; see Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text - ^ "NRIs are preferred in India: Hard Kaur". The Times of India. March 27, 2009. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/NRIs-are-preferred-in-India-Hard-Kaur/articleshow/4322595.cms.
- ^ Sassy singer Hard Kaur eyes Bollywood By ApunKaChoice, 24th Jan 2008.
- ^ "It’s a wrap". The Hindu. August 30, 2008. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/30/stories/2008083053360800.htm.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfi; see Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text - ^ BBC Review: "Britain's premier female Asian rapper finally releases her debut album...". BBC, 2008-01-17.
- ^ "UK Asian Music Awards nominees announced - The Asian News". menmedia.co.uk. January 18, 2008. http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/entertainment/music/s/1032776_uk_asian_music_awards_nominees_announced_. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Nazhat (March 8, 2008). "The UK Asian Music Awards 2008". desiblitz.com. http://www.desiblitz.com/content/the-uk-asian-music-awards-2008. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
