Sidhu Moose Wala
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Born | Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu[1] 11 June 1993[2] |
Died | 29 May 2022 Jawaharke, Punjab, India | (aged 28)
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Alma mater | Humber College[3] |
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Years active | 2016–2022 |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Musical career | |
Origin | Punjab, India |
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Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (11 June 1993 – 29 May 2022), better known by his stage name Sidhu Moosewala, was an Indian singer, rapper, songwriter and actor associated with Punjabi music and Punjabi cinema.[4] He was a politician belonging to the Indian National Congress political party. Moosewala started his career as a songwriter for the song "License" by Ninja, and began his singing career on a duet song titled "G Wagon". Following his debut, he collaborated with Brown Boyz for various tracks which were released by Humble Music. Sidhu is generally regarded to have been one of the greatest Punjabi artists of his generation.[5][6] Moreover, he has been considered as a key figure in opening the door for Punjabi artists into mainstream music.
Moosewala gained wide attention with his track "So High". In 2018, he released his debut album PBX 1, which peaked at 66th on Billboard Canadian Albums chart. Following the album, he started releasing his songs independently. His 2019 single "47" was ranked on the UK Singles Chart. In 2020, Moosewala was named by The Guardian among 50 up and coming artists.[7] Ten of his songs have peaked on UK Asian chart, two of which have topped the chart. His song "Bambiha Bole" was among the top five on Global YouTube music chart. In 2021, he released Moosetape, tracks from which charted globally including Canadian Hot 100, UK Asian, and New Zealand Hot charts.
Moosewala's use of hiphop and rap lyrical styles was often seen as controversial in India and he was accused of promoting gun culture, while also challenging religious establishments[8] as was the case related to Mai Bhago, a revered figure in Sikhism.[9][10] He had faced legal challenges for promoting gun culture and using inflammatory and inciting lyrics in his songs.[10][9] As of 2022, there were four ongoing criminal cases against him. Moosewala was a member of the Indian National Congress, and unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Mansa.
Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified assailants on 29 May 2022. He was travelling in his personal car and took neither the two bodyguards provided by the state government nor his bulletproof car. A Canada-based gangster, active in Punjab, claimed responsibility for the killing. According to the initial investigation by Punjab Police, the incident was a culmination of inter-gang rivalry. Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab announced a judicial investigation into his death.[11][12][13]
Early life
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu hailed from the village of Moosa in Mansa district of Punjab, India.[14][15] He was born in a Sikh family, to father Balkaur Singh and mother Charan Kaur.[16][15][13] He studied at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana and graduated in electrical engineering in 2016.[14][17] Moose Wala admired and was influenced by rapper Tupac Shakur.[14][15] He started listening to hip-hop music as a student in sixth grade, and trained in music from Harvinder Bittu in Ludhiana.[18][19] According to statements he made while campaigning, he choose "Moosewala" for his stage name as a tribute to his home village of Moosa.[20]
After graduation, Moosewala moved to Brampton, Ontario, Canada as an international student.[21][22][23] While living there he studied at Sheridan College and Humber College.[24][25][26]
Career
Rise To Fame
Moosewala released his first song "G Wagon" while living in Brampton.[14] He started to perform live shows in India from 2018. He had also performed shows in Canada.[27] Moosewala had his breakthrough with the song "So High" in 2017, a gangster rap collaboration with Byg Byrd.[28] The song won him the 2017 Best Lyricist award at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards.[29] He continued his success with singles like "Issa Jatt", "Tochan", "Selfmade", "Famous" and "Warning Shots".[28] At the 2018 PTC Punjabi Music Awards he was nominated for the Best New Age Sensation award for "Issa Jatt".[30] In August 2018, he launched his first film soundtrack song titled "Dollar", for the film Dakuaan Da Munda.[31] In October 2018, Moosewala released his debut album PBX 1 in the pop music genre with a touch of hip-hop. The album charted on the Canadian Albums Chart.[32] It won him the Best Album Award at the 2019 Brit Asia TV Music Awards, where Moosewala also won Track of the Year for "Legend", Best International Male Act and Best Lyricist.[33]
Sidhu in 2019-22
In 2019, Moosewala founded a record label of his name and released numerous tracks on the record label. Releases include "Sidhu's Anthem", "Mafia Style", "Poison" (a collaboration with R Nait), "Sohne Lagde", and "Homicide". Also, he released "Boot Cut", by Prem Dhillon as a producer.[34] In June 2019, his concert at the Surrey Music Festival was cancelled due to violent activities that had happened in Moosewala's past performances.[35] His single "47", featuring Mist and Stefflon Don entered the top 20 on UK Singles Chart.[36][37] The song also charted on the New Zealand Hot 40 singles chart.[38] Moosewala concluded the year with single "Dhakka". In 2019, Spotify included him in the list of the most popular artists in Punjab, along with Maninder Buttar and Karan Aujla.[39]
In 2020, he collaborated with Prem Dhillon and Naseeb in singing "Old Skool." [40] The song was followed by "Tibeyan Da Putt", which topped the iTunes charts and was ranked at number 8 on the Apple Music charts in India.[41] The song was followed by various singles, including "911" and "8 Cylinder". In May 2020, Moosewala announced his second studio album, Snitches Get Stitches on his Instagram handle, which was released on the same day.[42] In the same month, he released his single "Dear Mama" on the occasion of his mother's birthday.[43] In June 2020, he collaborated with Amrit Maan on the song "Bambiha Bole",[44] which debuted at number 25 in India and 81 in Canada on the Apple Music chart.[45][46] Its music video was viewed over ten million times within twenty-four hours.[47] The song topped in India, and entered the top 50 in Canada and New Zealand on the Apple Music chart.[45][46][48] It topped the UK Asian charts, and also entered the top 5 of the Global YouTube charts.[49][50] In September 2020, Moosewala released "Game" with Shooter Kahlon, which became his first song to chart on the Canadian Hot 100 by Billboard.[51]
In May 2021, Moosewala released his third studio album, Moosetape, which contains 32 tracks. On 12 September 2021, he performed at the Wireless Festival in London with British rapper Mist. Moose Wala was the first Indian singer to perform at this festival.[52]
In April 2022, Moosewala released his debut Ep No Name featuring AR Paisley, Mr. Capone-E and Sunny Malton.[53] which debuted at No. 73 on Billboard Top Canadian Albums.[54] His Songs like "Last Ride", "Levels", "Never Fold", and "295", ranked in the billboard Canadian Top 100 Chart. The last ride postioned on 26 and levels on 32 and Never fold in 97th rank, sidhu song made their debute at Global billboard Excl.U.S. the last ride postioned at 113 and 295 was ranked at the 162 rank and levels was placed on postion number 195.[55]
Music production
Following the various successful songs with Humble Music, Moosewala started releasing songs independently in 2018. He released the first song "Warning Shots", which was a diss track attacking Karan Aujla's track "Lafaafe".[56] In the same year, his debut album PBX 1 was released under T-Series, followed by the release of most of his tracks under his own label, as well as tracks from other artists. In 2020, Moosewala released his second studio album Snitches Get Stitches under his own label.[57] On 31 August 2020, Moosewala officially launched his record label, 5911 Records.[58]
Professional Rivalries
Moosewala had a rivalry with Karan Aujla; both have replied to each other through songs, social media handles and live performances.[59][60] Also, both the singers have been criticised for singing songs promoting violence.[61] Elly Mangat, both Sidhu and Aujla's then-colleague, in an interview disclosed that the dispute between the two singers began when Sidhu's video targeting Aujla in his song was leaked to Aujla's management, and they threatened to attack Sidhu. Following the incident, both started targeting each other on social media.[62][63] The rivalry was resolved temporarily till Aujla released a diss-track "Lafaafe", followed by Moosewala's "Warning Shot".[56] Aujla in an interview stated that he did not write the track "Lafaafe", and did not reveal anything about their rivalry, but praised Sidhu's work.[64]
References to Mai Bhago
In September 2019, his song "Jatti Jeone Morh Wargi" was deemed inappropriate by Sikh leaders for using the name of Mai Bhago, a 17th century Sikh warrior woman.[65][66] Sikh delegations and Akali Dal leaders demanded a ban on the song, subsequently lodging complaints against Moosewala in Mansa and Bathinda.[65] Moosewala later apologised on social media and in March 2020 appeared before the Sikh religious body Akal Takht in a hearing over the incident.[66]
References to Khalistan
In December 2020, Moosewala released the single "Panjab: My Motherland" in support of the farmers protest against the 2020 Indian agriculture acts, that featured clips of an orthodox militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and speeches made by supporter of Khalistan, Bharpur Singh Balbir in the late 1980s.[67][68][69] In an interview Moosewala said that Khalistan means a pure place (पवित्र स्थान ), like it was under the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, where people of all religions lived in harmony.[70]
Legal issues
As of 2022, Moosewala was facing four legal cases for promoting gun culture. [71]
In May 2020, two videos featuring Moosewala went viral on social media: one showcased him training to use an AK-47 with assistance from police officers,[72] and the other saw him use a personal pistol.[73] The six officers who had assisted him were suspended following the incident.[74] On 19 May, he was booked under two sections of the Arms Act.[75] The police began conducting raids to find Moosewala, but he absconded to evade arrest.[76][77][78] On 2 June, the Barnala District Court rejected a plea for anticipatory bail for Moose Wala and five accused officers.[79]
On 6 June 2020, he was fined by police in Nabha for his car windows were tinted black beyond what was permissible, and was allowed to leave despite being under lookout; Moosewala incorrectly told the officers that he was already on bail.[80] In July, he joined the police investigation and was granted regular bail.[81] That month, he released a single titled "Sanju", comparing himself to actor Sanjay Dutt, who was also arrested under the Arms Act.[82] Indian sport shooter Avneet Sidhu criticised the song and called out Moosewala for promoting gun culture.[83][84] The next day, a case was registered against him for releasing the song.[85] In an interview, Moosewala alleged that he was being deliberately targeted by some news channels and lawyers.[19]
Acting career
Moosewala made his debut in Punjabi cinema in the film Yes I Am Student under his own production company Jatt Life Studios.[86] The film was directed by Tarnvir Singh Jagpal and written by Gill Raunta.[87] In 2019, Moose Wala appeared in Teri Meri Jodi.[88] In June 2020, he announced another film titled Gunah.[89] On 22 August, he released the teaser of his upcoming movie, Moosa Jatt, starring Sweetaj Brar and directed by Tru Makers.[90] On 24 August, he announced his new film Jattan Da Munda Gaun Lagya, directed by Amberdeep Singh which was set for release on 18 March 2022.[91]
Politics
Moosewala actively campaigned for his mother, Charan Kaur, who won the sarpanch election from Moosa village in December 2018.[92]
On 3 December 2021, Moose Wala joined Congress for contesting the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[93][94] Nazar Singh Manshahia, the Congress MLA from Mansa, revolted and opposed Moosewala's candidacy.[95] Obtaining only 20.52% votes from the Mansa constituency, Moosewala lost to Aam Aadmi Party's Vijay Singla by a margin of 63,323 votes.[96]
During the 2022 election, a case under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, was filed against Moosewala for his violation of the election code of conduct. He had held door-to-door campaign in Mansa constituency, after the end of allowed duration of election campaign.[97]
On 11 April 2022, Moosewala released a song titled "Scapegoat", in which he laments his failure in the 2022 Punjab state assembly elections.[98] The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed that Moosewala through his song insinuated that the voters of Punjab were "gaddar" (transl. traitors) for electing AAP. They also claimed that Moose Wala's song perpetuates the Congress' "anti-Punjab" mentality and demanded an answer from the party's state unit president, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, on whether he endorsed Moosewala's views.[99]
Electoral performance
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Vijay Singla[101] | 100,023 | 57.57 | ![]() | |
INC | Sidhu Moosewala | 36,700 | 21.12 | ![]() | |
SAD | Prem Arora | 27,180 | 15.64 | ||
SAD(A) | Rajinder Singh | 4,089 | 2.35 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 1099 | 0.63 | ||
Majority | 63323 | 36.45 | |||
Turnout | 173756 | 79.25 | |||
Registered electors | 219,264 | [102] | |||
AAP hold |
Death
Moosewala was attacked by armed assailants in his car on 29 May 2022 in Jawaharke village of Mansa district, by unidentified assailants. According to police, the killing was caused by gang rivalry.[103]
According to police, at around 4:30 pm, he left his house with his cousin Gurpreet Singh and neighbour Gurwinder Singh. Moosewala was driving his black Mahindra Thar SUV, and his father was following him in a separate car. He was going to his aunt's house in Barnala.[104] At 5:30 when the SUV reached the village Jawaharke, two other cars intercepted and blocked it.[103] 30 rounds were fired during the incident, which also injured two other men.[105] Moosewala also fired back at the attackers using his pistol. After the shootout, the attackers left the scene.[104] His father took Moosewala to the civil hospital in Mansa, where he was declared dead.[106]
Moosewala was among the 424 people whose police security was reduced or entirely removed the day before, in preparation for the anniversary of Operation Blue Star, leaving him with two commandos only, as compared to four earlier.[106][107] At the time of the incident, Moosewala was travelling in his private car accompanied by two others instead of his bullet-proof vehicle with the police commandos.[108][109] According to his friends, Moosewala did not take his security along with him as his Thar SUV that he chose to drive could not accommodate five people.[104]
Aftermath
According to the police, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed to kill Moosewala to avenge the murder of an Akali leader, Vicky Middukhera in 2021. Moosewala's aide was purported by the Bishnoi gang of having a role in the killing of Middukhera, though there is no legal evidence to support this.[103] A Canadian gangster of Punjabi origin, identified as Satinder Singh alias Goldy Brar, claimed responsibility for the murder. Brar, a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi claimed that his "Punjab Module" (gang) carried out the shooting. Both Brar and Bishnoi have criminal cases against them in India. The Punjab police later confirmed Bishnoi's involvement.[110][111][112]
Subsequently in the FIR, Moosewala's father revealed that Sidhu was receiving death threats from gangsters for extortion purposes, a statement corroborated by singer Mika Singh.[113]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condemned the murder. Calling Moosewala "a cultural icon of Punjab" he expressed shock and grief on his death and condoled the aggrieved family.[114][115] Mann ordered an investigation into why Moosewala's security was reduced by the Punjab police two days prior.[103] He also announced setting up of a judicial commission headed by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to investigate the killing.[114] Numerous celebrities offered their condolences on social media.[116][117]
Police found bullets of AN-94 Russian assault rifle and a pistol at the spot of the killing. Police have detained six suspects in the incident from the state of Uttarakhand.[103][118] On 30 May, one of the murder suspect was detained by the Punjab Police while he was hiding among the pilgrims of Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib.[119]
On 30 May, the Delhi-unit of Indian National Congress staged a protest near Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal's residence holding the AAP-ruled Government of Punjab responsible for the incident, blaming the state government's decision to curtail Moosewala's security cover.[120][121]
His autopsy was carried out by 5 doctors and the event was videographed. According to post-mortem reports, Moosewala's body received 19 bullet injuries and he died in 15 minutes after getting shot due to gunshot wounds.[122]
Moosewala was cremated in his ancestral village on 31 May. His last rites were performed in his farm land.[13][123]
On 3 June, Lawrence Bishnoi allegedly admitted to being involved in the murder and that he had a rivalry with Moosewala.[124][125]
Politics
Before the Sangrur Lok Sabha by-polls in 2022, Congress party had used pictures of Moosewala in its election song. The family of Moosewala made a public appeal to political parties and individuals, asking them to not use his name for political or personal motive. Tribune newspaper reported that this appeal came as a setback for Congress party as it was intending to use the public sympathy over Moosewala's death for electoral benefit in the by-polls.[126]
Legacy
Bhagwant Mann on June 3, announced a cancer hospital and sports stadium in the remembrance of Sidhu Moosewala.[127]
Discography
Studio albums
Extended play
Filmography
Actor
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Teri Meri Jodi | Jeona | Guest appearance[132] |
2021 | Moosa Jatt | Moosa | Debut film[19][133] |
Yes I Am Student | Jass | [134] | |
2022 | Jattan Da Munda Gaun Lagya † | Directed and written by Amberdeep Singh[135] |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Tours
- Brown Boys Tour/ PBX 1 Tour (2018–19)[136]
- Solo New Zealand/Italy/India Live Shows (2019–20)[137]
- Back To Business World Tour with Sunny Malton (2022–23)[138]
See also
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- Sidhu Moose Wala at IMDb
- Sidhu Moose Wala discography at Discogs
- 1993 births
- 2022 deaths
- People from Mansa district, India
- Singers from Punjab, India
- Indian lyricists
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Punjabi-language singers
- Indian hip hop musicians
- Indian Sikhs
- Desi musicians
- Deaths by firearm in India
- People murdered in Punjab, India
- Assassinated Indian people
- 2022 murders in India