Guru Randhawa

Who Is Guru Randhawa?

Guru Randhawa is an Indian singer and composer. He is known for his lively voice and catchy tunes. He makes music in Punjabi, bhangra, indi pop and Bollywood styles. Fans love his energetic beats and simple lyrics. He brings a smile to many ears.

His songs often become party favourites. He writes his own words and music. He works with other artists to create fresh sounds. His music travels far and wide across the world.

Early Life and Background

Guru Randhawa was born on August thirtieth, nineteen ninety one.

Career and Claim to Fame

Guru Randhawa started his career as a singer and songwriter. He also works as a music composer. His first song was Same Girl made together with Arjun. That song opened doors for his future work.

He became famous with hits such as Lahore, Ishare Tere, Slowly Slowly and Tere Te. These songs played on radio, TV and online platforms. They made him a household name in music circles.

Fans can learn more about him on his official page at en.wikipedia.org slash wiki slash GuruRandhawa.

Birthday, Age and Zodiac

Guru Randhawa was born on August thirtieth, nineteen ninety one. He is thirty four years old today. His zodiac sign is Virgo.

Virgos are known to be practical and careful. They like to keep things tidy and neat. They often work hard and pay attention to detail. This description fits a dedicated artist who practices his craft.

Fun Facts and Legacy

Guru Randhawa is an Indian singer and composer born on August thirtieth, nineteen ninety one. He is thirty four years old and a Virgo. He made his first song Same Girl with Arjun. He is famous for Lahore, Ishare Tere, Slowly Slowly and Tere Te. His music style includes Punjabi, bhangra, indi pop and Bollywood. Fans can find him on the page en.wikipedia.org slash wiki slash GuruRandhawa. His warm voice and steady work keep his fans smiling.

Guru Randhawa - Quick Facts

Profile Overview of Guru Randhawa

Gursharanjot Singh "Guru" Randhawa (born 30 August 1991) is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer associated with Punjabi, bhangra, indi-pop and Bollywood music. Guru Randhawa's debut song was "Same Girl" in collaboration with Arjun. He is known for his songs "Lahore", "Ishare Tere", "Slowly Slowly", and "Tere Te".

This profile of Guru Randhawa covers Biography, 2012–2014: Beginnings, 2015–2016: Popular in cultures, 2017–present and Media.

Biography of Guru Randhawa

Gursharanjot Singh Randhawa was born on 30 August 1991, in Noorpur, Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India. He started by doing small shows in Gurdaspur and then began performing in Delhi, at small parties and functions. While staying in Delhi, Randhawa completed his MBA. He was named "Guru" by the rapper Bohemia who would shorten his full name while on stage.

2012–2014: Beginnings of Guru Randhawa

Randhawa started his music journey in December 2012 with a song named "Same Girl" with Arjun who was the first person to take Randhawa in his own video. But the song was not so successful for both artists.

At the beginning of 2013, Randhawa released his first single named "Chhad Gayi" on YouTube with the label of Speed Records. His elder brother, Ramneek helped him financially to release this song. Later in 2013, he launched his first album Page One and released three songs from the album. "Dardan Nu", "I Like You" and "Southall" were the respective songs. Randhawa launched many songs but none of them became much popular to take Randhawa to heights. 2014 was also not special for him. He released the remaining songs from the Page One album but did not get success. The songs were "Khali Bottlan", "My Jugni", "Maa", "Na Na Na Na Na", "Pyaar Wale Test", "Modern Thumka", and "Billo On Fire".

2015–2016: Popular in cultures

Bohemia, who was a well-wisher of Randhawa, requested T-Series to launch the young artist on their channel. Then they collaborated on the song "Patola". This song gathered more than 368 Million views across YouTube. "Patola" also got the award for best Punjabi Duo. Further, he sang with Ikka Singh in the songs "Outfit" and "Khat". In 2016, Randhawa gave four blockbuster songs. He released "Yaar Mod Do" with Millind Gaba again on the label T-Series in January. The motive of the project was to show true friendship and it did and collected more than 252 million YouTube views. In April, Randhawa dropped the song "Tu Meri Rani" on his own YouTube channel. This song also featured the rapper, Haji Springer. One of his most popular songs, "Suit" was released in 2016. It was Randhawa's second collaboration with Arjun. It currently holds 478 million views on YouTube. In September, he collaborated with Rajat Nagpal and released a song named Fashion on T-Series. The song holds more than 254 million views on YouTube currently.

2017–present

In 2017, Randhawa released an emotional track named "Taare" in January. The track performed average on YouTube and the song's music video was trolled for allegedly plagiarising Zayn Malik's song "It's You". Randhawa made his Bollywood singing debut in the Indian movie Hindi Medium. His track "Suit" was recreated in the film as "Suit Suit".

He sang in the 2017 Indian Premier League opening ceremony. Later in 2017, his two tracks appeared in Bollywood movies. His old track "Tu Meri Rani" was recreated in the Hindi film Tumhari Sulu and an original track named "Lagdi Hai Thaai" was also released in the movie Simran in collaboration with Jonita Gandhi.

His two most-viewed songs, "High Rated Gabru" and "Lahore", have over 1.1 billion and 1 billion views on T-Series' official YouTube channel respectively. In 2018 "Lahore" won Track of the Year at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards, where Randhawa also won Best Male Act. His first international collaboration was "Slowly Slowly" featuring Pitbull, released on 19 April 2019. The song's music video received 38 million views on YouTube within 24 hours, becoming one of the world's all-time most-viewed music videos in 24 hours.

In 2019, Randhawa produced the Punjabi language film Tara Mira starring Ranjit Bawa and Nazia Hussan, directed by Rajiev Dhingra. In 2020, Randhawa made his second international collaboration "Surma Surma" with British artist Jay Sean.

In the year 2020, Randhawa's old track "Lahore" was presented as "Lagdi Lahore Di" in the movie 'Street Dancer 3D' in collaboration with Sachin–Jigar and Tulsi Kumar. During the Corona pandemic, he released a soothing track named 'Satnam Waheguru' with Vee. He was also featured in a music video for the track "Mueve La Cintura" by Pitbull with Tito El' Bambino, which is included in Pitbull's album Libertad 548. This was his second collaboration with Pitbull. Randhawa's popularity rose immensely after his Bollywood debut in the film Hindi Medium and the release of the pop ballad "Lahore" in 2018. He was featured in a cover story by Rolling Stone India, which stated, "If you've missed him on the charts, you've heard him on the radio".

In 2021, he released "Mehendi Wale Haath", followed by "Doob Gaye", which became popular, crossing 50 million views, 3 days after its release. In December, his song "Dance Meri Rani" became an instant hit and has garnered over 240 million views on YouTube as of May 2023.

In 2022, he released "Punjabiyan Di Dhee", "Tera Saath Ho" and few other songs. The song "Designer" with Yo Yo Honey Singh, garnered more than 21 million views on YouTube within the first 24 hours and was a hit.

In 2026, he released the single, "Fine Shyt", which received widespread backlash and trolling for its lyrics and the portrayal of women in the music video for the song. Earlier, his 2025 song "Azul" had received similar criticism for its objectionable portrayal of teenage girls in the music video for the song.

Media

Randhawa was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 23 in 2018.

He was also ranked in the Chandigarh Times Most Desirable Men at No. 4 in 2019 and No. 6 in 2020.

Source: adapted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Randhawa), text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.