| Badshah | |
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| Real Name | Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia |
| Nicknames | Badshah |
| Birth date | 19 November 1985 |
| Birthplace | New Delhi, India |
| Genre(s) | Bhangra, Desi Hip-Hop, World, Bollywood |
| Occupation(s) |
Rapper, music producer, music composer, lyricist |
| Years Active | 2006–present |
| Associate Acts |
Yo Yo Honey Singh, Raftaar (rapper), Diljit Dosanjh, Gippy Grewal, Arjun Kanungo, Sean Paul, Tanishk Bagchi |
Badshah (rapper)[]
Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, better known by his stage name Badshah, is an Indian rapper and music composer known for his Hindi, Haryanvi, and Punjabi songs. He started his career in 2006 alongside Yo Yo Honey Singh in his Group Band Mafia Mundeer and gained spontaneous popularity among youth. He split from Honey in 2012 and gained fame with his independent Haryanvi song Kar Gayi Chull, which was later adopted into the 2016 Bollywood movie, Kapoor & Sons. in 2013 Badshah, AP Dhillon and Gurinder Gill Collab together in a song Baseline Patiala Saare Aam in 2013 this song is distributed by Speed Records. His music has been featured in Bollywood soundtracks for films such as 2014 films Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Khoobsurat.
He has also collaborated with artists such as Gippy Grewal, Diljit Dosanjh, Manj Musik, Raftaar, Navv Inder and Aastha Gill among others. His debut single, "DJ Waley Babu" featuring Aastha Gill, was ranked number one on Indian i-tunes charts within 24 hours of the release. The song also crossed a million views on YouTube within 30 hours. In 2016, he collaborated with Navv Inder on Wakhra Swag and AP Dhillon on Baseline Patiala Saare Aam which won the 2016 Punjabi Music Awards for best duo/group and most popular song of the year award.
Early Life[]
Badshah was born as Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia in Delhi, to a father from Haryana and mother from Punjab. He is married to Jasmine.
He completed his schooling from Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, Delhi where he used to perform on his school choir. Prior to becoming a full-time musician he received education to become a civil engineer from PEC University of Technology, C handigarh during which he was exposed to new Punjabi music which promoted him to take on rap writing. He has stated that if he had not become a rapper, he may "have been an IAS officer".
Discography[]
Awards & Nominations[]
| Award ceremony | Category | Nominated Work |
|---|---|---|
| 10th Mirchi Music Awards | Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) | "Mercy" from O.N.E (Album) |
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