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Dev Negi
Negi at 8th Mirchi Music Awards
Negi at 8th Mirchi Music Awards
Background information
Born (1989-06-25) 25 June 1989 (age 35)
Dwarahat, Uttarakhand, India
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Instrument(s)

Dev Negi (born 25 June 1989) is an Indian playback singer from Dwarahat, Uttarakhand. He is currently active in Bollywood and has recorded songs for films, albums & television. His latest song Chalti Hai Kya 9 Se 12 from Judwaa 2 is the remake of 90's blockbuster song Tan Tana Tan Tan from the original film Judwaa.[1][2][3]

Early life

Negi hails from a hilly town Dwarahat of Almora, Uttarakhand. He has done his schooling from a local state run intermediate school. During his childhood, he used to perform in school and local cultural events and he spent his maximum time in listening to Mohammed Rafi & Kishore Kumar's songs. According to Negi, he has learnt most of the music through listening and he too mentioned Rafi saab as an institution to him. After his schooling, he moved to Jalandhar, Punjab for higher education. Negi holds a bachelor's degree in music from Apeejay College of Fine Arts and he has learned Hindustani classical music from his guru Shri Vinod Verma ji. He trained his voice there in Jalandhar and by the end of 2010 he shifted to Mumbai.[4][5][6][7]

Career

Negi made his debut with the song Aaja Ab Jee Le Zara from the film Ankur Arora Murder Case in 2013. From then to now, he has shown his vesatility by singing in different genres. He has sung dance tracks, romantic tracks, rap songs & devotional. Some of his notable songs include the holi song Badri Ki Dulhania from the film Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Butterfly from the film Jab Harry Met Sejal & Ho Gaya Hai Pyar from the film Tanu Weds Manu Returns. Negi has sung a powerful rap song Rang Laal along with John Abraham in Force 2 which perfectly depicts the emotions of every Indian, post the Uri terror attack and India's retaliatory surgical strike. Apart from the films, he has sung several title tracks for television including Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali, Ek Boond Ishq, Beintehaa and Nisha Aur Uske Cousins. Besides, he has recorded songs for Punjabi, Marathi, Telegu and Bengali films.[8][9][10][11]

Personal life

Negi was born in Dwarahat on 25th June 1989. His father Mr. Pan Singh Negi is an ex-army man and a former boxing player and mother Mrs. Uma Negi is a housewife. Negi tied the knot with his college friend Shivani Kherwal on 23rd May 2016 after a courtship of two years. The ceremony took place in his hometown Dwarahat with all the rituals.[12][13]

Discography

Film Soundtracks

Hindi

Year Song Film Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-singer(s)
2018 Rang Taari Loveyatri Tanishk Bagchi Shabbir Ahmed, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Hommie Dilliwala Yo Yo Honey Singh
Gayee Kaam Se Laila Majnu Joi Barua Irshad Kamil Amit Sharma, Meenal Jain
Pyar Le Pyar De Genius Himesh Reshammiya Shabbir Ahmed Ikka Singh, Iulia Vantur
2017 Chalti Hai Kya 9 Se 12 Judwaa 2 Anu Malik

Sandeep Shirodkar

Dev Kohli Neha Kakkar
Sweety Tera Drama Bareilly Ki Barfi Tanishk Bagchi Shabbir Ahmed, Pravesh Mallick Pawni Pandey, Shraddha Pandit,
Pravesh Mallick
Butterfly Jab Harry Met Sejal Pritam Irshad Kamil Sunidhi Chauhan, Aman Trikha,
Nooran Sisters
Naach Meri Jaan Tubelight Amitabh Bhattacharya Kamaal Khan, Nakash Aziz,
Tushar Joshi
Badri Ki Dulhania (Title Track) Badrinath Ki Dulhania Tanishk Bagchi Shabbir Ahmed Neha Kakkar, Monali Thakur,
Ikka
2016 Rang Laal Force 2 Gourov-Roshin Kumaar Aditi Sharma, John Abraham
Dil Ye Khamakha Saansein Vivek Kar
Tum Mere One Night Stand
2015 Tujhse Door Love Exchange Jaidev Kumar Javed Bashir, Shipra Goyal,
Sanj V
Automatic Ishmeet Narula
Paro Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 Hitesh Sonik Shipra Goyal
Yadaan Teriyaan (Duet) Hero Jassi Katyal
Ho Gaya Hai Pyar Tanu Weds Manu Returns Krsna Solo Raj Shekhar
Coffee Peetey Peetey Gabbar Is Back Chirantan Bhatt Kumaar Paroma Dasgupta
2014 Ungli Pe Nachalein Ungli Aslam Keyi Shipra Goyal
Hai Yehi Zindagi Kick Meet Bros. Anjjan
2013 Delhi Delhi Zindagi 50 50 Vivek Kar Dev Negi

Vivek Kar

Teri High High Heels Mere Dad Ki Maruti Sachin Gupta Kumaar
Red Red Laali
Maa Da Karz
Aaja Ab Jee Le Jara Ankur Arora Murder Case Chirantan Bhatt Kausar Munir Deepali Sathe

Regional Languages

Year Language Song Film Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-singer(s) Label References Notes
2018 Bengali Masha Allah Sultan: The Saviour Savvy Gupta Raja Chanda Akriti Kakkar Grassroot Entertainment
Chai Na Kichui Inspector Notty K Suddho Roy Priyo Chatterjee Shweta Pandit
2017 Hawai Hawai Jio Pagla Jeet Gannguli Prasenjit Mallick Monali Thakur SVF Music [14]
Chaap Nishna Shrestha Bangali Aanjan Bhattacharya Lipi Katiha Mamta Sharma

Aanjan Bhattacharya

Zee Music Company [15]
Jaya Tomari Chaamp Jeet Gannguli Raja Chanda [16]
2015 Marathi Deva Ganesha Yudh Vivek Kar Jaffer Sagar Adarsh Shinde

Pratap

[17]
Chal Door Door (Unplugged)
2013 Punjabi Teri Meri Jodi Haani Jaidev Kumar Kumaar Shipra Goyal Saga Music [18]

Singles

Year Title Album Label References
2017 Tujhme Hi Mera Jahaan Tujhme Hi Mera Jahaan - Single Times Music [19]
2017 Roke Na Ruke/Mast Magan (with Tulsi Kumar) T-Series Mixtape T-Series [20]
2016 Pukarta Chala Hoon The Jam Room Sony Mix
Din Dhal Jaye
Jeevan Ke Har Mod Pe

References

  1. ^ "Dev Negi: My struggle has been different - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Dev Negi doesn't record songs without knowing the actor he's singing for | music". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Love singing romantic songs most: Dev Negi". Ians Live. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' Singer Dev Negi On Bollywood Business". ETC Bollywood. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Dev Negi: I owe my success to Kumaarji". Radio and Music. Retrieved 6 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "FB Live: Dev Negi Belts Out His 'JHMS' Number 'Butterfly'". The Quint. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Uttarakhand singer Dev Negi: My style of singing is inspired from Kumaoni music". TOI. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Dev Negi: You can never say 'no' to anything in Bollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "JHMS singer Dev Negi: I want to sing romantic songs, not just peppy dance numbers". Hindustan Times. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Singing is tougher than preparing for Indian Administrative Exam says Dev Negi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "John Abraham puts his baritone to good use paying tribute to Indian army". Deccan Chronicle. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Dev Negi made a bang in bollywood". Hindustan. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Dev Negi crooned for Emraan Hashmi". Amar Ujala. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Jio Pagla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single by Jeet Gannguli on Apple Music, 13 October 2017, retrieved 3 January 2018
  15. ^ Shrestha Bangali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Sanjeev - Darshan on Apple Music, 31 August 2017, retrieved 3 January 2018
  16. ^ Chaamp (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Jeet Gannguli on Apple Music, 10 June 2017, retrieved 3 January 2018
  17. ^ Yudh - Astitvachi Ladai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Vivek Kar on Apple Music, 8 May 2015, retrieved 3 January 2018
  18. ^ Haani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Jaidev Kumar on Apple Music, 22 August 2013, retrieved 3 January 2018
  19. ^ Tujme Hi Mera Jahaan - Single on Apple Music, 21 April 2017, retrieved 20 January 2018
  20. ^ T-Series Mixtape by Various Artists on Apple Music, 11 August 2017, retrieved 3 January 2018

External links

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