Jasleen Royal

Jasleen Royal
Jasleen Royal
	Jasleen Royal performing in Rajasthan
Background information
Birth name	Jasleen Kaur Royal
Born	8 July 1991 (age 30); Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active	2013–present

Jasleen Kaur Royal, known professionally as Jasleen Royal,^[1] is an Indian singer,^[2] songwriter and composer who sings in Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati as well as in English.^[3]^[4]

She won an award for the Best Indie Song at the MTV Video Music Awards India 2013. She received this award for her debut song "Panchi Ho Jaava", composed and sung by Jasleen which is based on a poem by late Shiv Kumar Batalvi.

She won an award for the "Best Indie Artist" at "Free The Music" an initiative by ^[5] especially for Indie musicians. She was nominated alongside established and renowned singers like Kailash Kher, Rabbi Shergill and a Delhi-based band Indus Creed.

She entered Bollywood in September 2014 with Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan starrer film Khoobsurat with a song titled "Preet" which was composed by Sneha Khanwalkar and penned by Amitabh Verma.

Early life and background[]

Kaur completed her schooling from Sacred Heart Convent School, Ludhiana and later moved to New Delhi for further studies. She completed her B. Com Honors from Hindu College, New Delhi.

With no formal training in music, majorly self-taught, Jasleen first gained popularity when she qualified as one of the semi finalists in the first season of India's Got Talent in 2009. She was all of 18 years of age at that time. She stood out because of her ability to play multiple instruments at the same time. She was amicably called as the 'one woman band' by the then judges Sonali Bendre, Kirron Kher and Shekhar Kapur for she can collectively play the guitar, mouth organ, flute and a tambourine while singing. She can also play the keyboard, which also happens to be the first instrument she ever played. She currently^[when?] resides in Mumbai and is working on multiple Bollywood projects.

Songs[]

Year	Song Title	Album/Film	Notes
2013	Panchi Hojavan	MTV	Composer & Singer
	Maye Ni	featuring Swanand Kirkire
	Din Shagna Da	Single
2014	Preet	Khoobsurat	Singer
2014	Door Ghar Mera hai
2015	Badla Badla	Badlapur
2016	Kho Gaye Hum Kahan	Baar Baar Dekho	Singer & Composer
	Nachde Ne Saare	Baar Baar Dekho
	Raatein	Shivaay
	Raatein (Reprise)	Shivaay
	Love You Zindagi	Dear Zindagi	Singer
	Chotta Hoon Main	Dear Dad	Singer
2017	Kidre Jawa	Haramkhor	Singer & Composer
	Whats up	Phillauri
	Din Shagna Da	Phillauri
	Peh Gaya Khalara	Fukrey Returns
	Amar Drawing Khata (Reprise) Har Mod Par Ummeed Hai	Chhaya O Chhobi (Bengali Film) Ribbon	Singer Singer
2018	All songs	Hichki	Composer and also sang "Teri Dastaan"
	Laaj Sharam	Veere Di Wedding	Singer
		Sharato Lagu	Singer
2019	Jahan Tu Chala	Gully Boy	Singer and Composer
2019	Deh Shiva	Kesari	Singer and Composer
2020	Nit Nit	Nit Nit	Singer and Composer
2020	Sang Rahiyo	Sang Rahiyo	Singer and Composer
2020		Ghoomketu	Background score composer
2021	Ranjha	Shershaah	• Singer & Composer • With B Praak
	Khoya Paya (Female version)	Dhamaka	Singer

Special appearances[]

Jasleen has performed on NDTV Our Girls, Our Pride along with Swanand Kirkire hosted by Priyanka Chopra.

She had also appeared and performed at L'Oréal Paris Miss Femina (India) Awards, 2014.

Jasleen has also participated in a debate on NDTV India on 'How money is not the bigger factor while choosing an employment'.

Awards[]

Year	Award	Song	Film	Title	Result	Ref.
2016	Mirchi Music Awards	"Raatein"	Shivaay (film)	Upcoming Music Composer of The Year	Nominated	^[6]

References[]

^ Sep 4, TNN /; 2016; Ist, 06:34. "This city girl is Bollywood's current favourite | Ludhiana News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Who Is Jasleen Royal? Meet The Singer Whose Rangeela Collab With Composer Yashraj Mukhate Is Going Viral". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ The Hindu Net Desk (25 June 2020). "Jasleen Royal and Radhika Madan reinterpret Lata Mangeshkar's song". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Jasleen Kaur Royal prefers negative criticism over positive feedback". Hindustan Times. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ Songdew - Free The Music
^ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

[1] Sep 4, TNN /; 2016; Ist, 06:34. "This city girl is Bollywood's current favourite | Ludhiana News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "Who Is Jasleen Royal? Meet The Singer Whose Rangeela Collab With Composer Yashraj Mukhate Is Going Viral". Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[3] The Hindu Net Desk (25 June 2020). "Jasleen Royal and Radhika Madan reinterpret Lata Mangeshkar's song". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[4] "Jasleen Kaur Royal prefers negative criticism over positive feedback". Hindustan Times. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[5] Songdew - Free The Music

[6] "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

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