Miss Pooja
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Miss Pooja | |
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.jpg) Miss Pooja at Canada's Wonderland (2009) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gurinder Kaur Kainth |
| Born | 4 December 1980[1] Rajpura, Punjab, India |
| Genres | Bhangra, Pop, Folk Religious, Hip Hop, Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
| Years active | 2006-present |
Miss Pooja (born 4 December 1980 as Gurinder Kaur Kainth) is an Indian professional singer and actress.
Pooja has a Master's degree in music. She worked as a music teacher in Patel Public School in Rajpura, India before she embarked on her musical career.
She is widely regarded as having revived Punjabi duet songs. She has become the largest-selling female bhangra artist in India and overseas. A partial reason for her success is the rapid increase in the number of songs that she continues to record. She has released duets with more than 70 different male singers. [2] She joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) professing to work to check drug menace and female foeticide in Punjab. [3]
Career
In 2006, Miss Pooja debuted with her first duet song "Jaan Ton Piyari". In 2009, her debut solo album was "Romantic Jatt" and the music video of her song "Do Nain" from that album was shot in Toronto, Canada. In 2010, her first two films were "Panjaban" and "Channa Sachi Muchi". In 2012, the music video of her song "Shona Shona" from her third solo album "Jattitude" was shot in Hong Kong and she also made a debut in the Bollywood Industry with the song "Second Hand Jawani" from the film "Cocktail". In 2013, her third film was "Pooja Kiven Aa" and fourth film was "Ishq Garaari". As of 2013, she has recorded over 3000 songs, released over 300 music albums (including religious music albums), shot over 800 music videos and acted in five Punjabi films.
Discography (solo)
| Year | Album | Record label |
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| 2014 | Baby Doll | |
| 2014 | Zamana | T-Series |
| 2013 | The Miss Pooja Project: Volume 3 | ParasiteDARK (Underground) |
| 2013 | Bathinda Beats | Amar Studio |
| 2012 | Jattitude | MovieBox Records/Speed Records |
| 2011 | Jugni (Miss Pooja: Live in Concert 2) | Speed Records |
| 2011 | Breathless | MovieBox Records/T-Series |
| 2011 | The Miss Pooja Project: Volume 2 | ParasiteDARK (Underground) |
| 2010 | Golden Girl | Goyal Music |
| 2010 | The Miss Pooja Project: Volume 1 | ParasiteDARK (Underground) |
| 2009 | Romantic Jatt | MovieBox Records/Planet Recordz/R&P Records/Speed Records |
| 2008 | Miss Pooja in Desi Mood | Goyal Music |
| 2008 | Miss Pooja Top 10 All Time Hits Vol. 5 | Simran Music Industries |
| 2008 | Miss Pooja: Live in Concert | Speed Records |
| 2008 | On Full Speed 2 | Goyal Music |
| 2007 | Queen of Duets | Lucky Star |
| 2007 | Top 10 All Time Hits | Simran Music Industries |
Duo collaboration
| Year | Info |
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| 2013 | Surprise with Jaspal Mann & Preet Lali Go Crazy with Punjabi By Nature |
| 2012 | Jugni Chandigarh Di with Sherry Kahlon Aetbaar with Dark MC Jatt Tinka with APS Tinka Gill Gabroo with Apache Indian |
| 2011 | Pajero with Veer Sukhwant Pind Wal Gera with K. Kashmir Jeep with Harry Mirza Dafa Hoja with Foji Ruttan with Bai Amarjit |
| 2009 | Kothe te Speaker with Mintu Dhuri Mitran Di Vaari with Pulla Labhna Prince N Pooja with Roshan Prince Oh Kudi with Juglee J Saadgi with Rai Jujhar Doriya with Kuldeep Rasila Wrong Number with Gurvinder Brar Homegrown with Punjabi by Nature Pub Te Club with Preet Brar |
| 2008 | Poodna Returns with Preet Brar Jhona 3 with Shinda Shonki |
| 2007 | Hero with Bai Amarjit Patrol 2 with Preet Brar Jhona 2 with Shinda Shonki |
| 2006 | Ek Tere Karke with Preet Brar Safari with Kuldeep Rasila Tere Jaan Banke with Darshan Khella Pind da Shingar with Shinda Shonki |
Religious
| Year | Album | Record label | Notes |
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| 2012 | Waheguru - Waheguru | T-Series | Music: Joy-Atul |
| 2012 | Deewani Maiyya Di | T-Series | TBA |
| 2010 | Satgur Hoye Dayal | T-Series | TBA |
| 2010 | Kurbaniyaan | T-Series | Releases 2010 |
| 2010 | Saare Kar Lou Eka Begumpura Vasauna | T-Series | Releases Now |
| 2008 | Nimaneya Di Laaj | T-Series | Sold Out |
| 2008 | Ek Onkar | T-Series | 1st Album |
Filmography
| 2013 | Ishq Garaari | Cosmic Studio | Notes |
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| 2013 | Best of Luck | Speed Records | Special Appearance |
| 2013 | Ishq Garaari | Cosmic Studios | Actress |
| 2013 | Pooja Kiven AA (as actress) | Saga Hits | |
| 2012 | Cocktail (2012 film) Second Hand Jawani (playback singer) | T-Series | TBA |
| 2012 | Kabaddi Once Again (playback singer) | T-Series | TBA |
| 2010 | Channa Sachi Muchi | T-Series | Music: Zulfiqar Ali |
| 2010 | Panjaban: Love Rules Hearts | Eros | Music: Honey Singh |
Awards and nominations
In 2009 Miss Pooja won Best International Act at the UK Asian Music Awards.[4]
In 2010 she won Best International Album for her album Romantic Jatt.[5]
In 2011 she was nominated for Shri Tanveer Singh Dhami ji International Act and Best International Album (for Panjaban)[6] and ended up winning Best International Act.
In 2011 she won PTC Punjabi Film Award Best Duet Female Film: Punjaban
See also
References
- ^ http://www.misspooja.org/#biography
- ^ "misspooja.org".
- ^ "Miss Pooja joins BJP". Hindustan Times. 2013-12-16.
- ^ Sehmbi, Jas (2009-03-05). "UK Asian Music Awards 2009 Winners". DESIblitz. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "BBC - Asian Network - BBC Asian Network AMA 2010 - Winners". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Jay Sean, Mumzy Stranger and Miss Pooja Nominated at the 2011 UK AMAs - on desihits.com". desihits.com. Retrieved 13 March 2011.