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Indian rapper Badshah, one of the most influential and pioneering figures in the South Asian music landscape, is all set to perform at Expo Hall 5 in Singapore on May 11.
The 38-year-old, with more than 25 million followers on Spotify, has a total of over 10 billion streams for more than 200 songs in different languages. He has more than 50 million followers across social media platforms.
Born in Delhi, Badshah, whose real name is Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, is also a songwriter and music producer.
His style is diverse, encompassing pop, hip-hop, rap, synthwave, underground rap, pop rap and hardcore rap music. He has sung in Hindi, English, Punjabi and Harayanvi.
Raised in a middle-class Punjabi home, Badshah embodies the quintessential rags-to-riches dream, becoming one of the most successful generational artists while building a culturally rich empire that has made him one of the most bankable names in the Indian music industry.
In 2021, he released a colossal hit “Jugnu”, which was supplementarily used by YouTube for the launch of YT Shorts, making him the world’s second artist after BTS to get this unique sync.
He premiered another smash hit thereafter in a collaboration with Internet sensation Sahdev Dirdo on “Bachpan Ka Pyaar”, which climbed to the No. 1 spot on the Global YouTube Music Videos Chart.
The Indian rapper also collaborated with Mikey McCleary on the celebratory song “Bachke Rehna Re Baba” for the Netflix action film Red Notice.
In 2023, he grabbed headlines with sold-out shows in Wembley’s OVO Arena and First Direct Arena as part of his debut UK tour.
From a decade-spanning music career with over 500 stadium shows, his contributions have undoubtedly propelled him to a league of his own.
His string of film credits include Kapoor & Sons, Sultan, Dabanng, Dhakaad, Veere Di Wedding, Saaho and Shivaay.
With a long-term vision to take Indian music to western audiences, Badshah has collaborated with global heavyweights such as J Balvin, Tainy, Sean Paul, Major Lazer, Diplo, Tiesto and Lil Baby.
His ability to fuse contemporary production with traditional Indian soundscapes to create anthemic and experimental records has helped him garner admiration, respect and an unparalleled fandom among artists, stakeholders and audiences throughout the vast diaspora of Indian and South Asian communities across the world.
Following the success of his third studio album Ek Tha Raja, which features stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Arijit Singh, Divine, Karan Aujla and Norah Fatehi, Badshah will be playing at multiple arenas in the United States, Canada and Singapore between May and June this year to support his new album.
Ek Tha Raja is currently one of the top five albums in India on Spotify and Apple, and one of the top five global albums on Spotify.
The show in Singapore is organised by VZ Solutionz, a premier event and concert organising company.
The opening acts will feature DJ Mass, Flint J, Yung Raja and Romaine Willis, while KP Sandhu will be the host.
Tickets can be purchased at sistic.com.sg
Badshah Live in Singapore
May 11 at Expo Hall 5
