How Old is Daler Mehndi?

Quick biography

Daler Singh, known to the world as Daler Mehndi, was born on August 18, 1967, in Patna, Bihar, into a Punjabi Sikh family of musicians. He began singing at the age of six, learning ragas and Shabads from his parents, and as a teenager trained for three years under Ustad Raahat Ali Khan, mastering the tabla, harmonium and tanpura. In 1991 he formed his own group with his brothers, cousins and friends, and began singing ghazals before turning to pop.

His breakthrough came in 1994, when he won the Voice of Asia International Ethnic and Pop Music Contest in Almaty, Kazakhstan. His debut album Bolo Ta Ra Ra (1995) sold around 20 million copies, becoming the best-selling non-soundtrack album in Indian music history, and he won Channel V Best Male Pop Singer awards for Dard Di Rab Rab (1996) and Ho Jayegi Balle Balle (1997). With his trademark turban and long flowing robes, he took Bhangra worldwide and built an Indian pop industry independent of Bollywood — and his 1998 hit Tunak Tunak Tun later became one of the internet's first viral music videos.

Career highlights

• ✦1967 — Born Daler Singh in Patna, Bihar, on August 18.
• ✦1991 — Forms his own music group with his brothers, cousins and friends.
• ✦1994 — Wins the Voice of Asia International Ethnic and Pop Music Contest in Almaty.
• ✦1995 — Debut album Bolo Ta Ra Ra sells around 20 million copies, India's best-selling non-soundtrack album.
• ✦1996–1997 — Wins Channel V Best Male Pop Singer awards for Dard Di Rab Rab and Ho Jayegi Balle Balle.
• ✦1998 — Tunak Tunak Tun becomes a global hit and later one of the internet's first viral videos.
• ✦2026 — Trends worldwide in October after the viral Kunjapuri fair stage row in Uttarakhand.

Personal life in brief

Daler Mehndi is the elder brother of singer Mika Singh, is known for his signature bejewelled turban and long flowing robes, and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019.

Legacy & influence

He went on to sing for Bollywood films, including Na Na Na Re for Mrityudata alongside Amitabh Bachchan, and to tour sold-out shows across the globe. In October 2026 he was back in the headlines after a Uttarakhand minister confronted him on stage during his performance at the Kunjapuri fair, questioning his singing — a row that went viral and drew public support for the veteran singer from fellow artists, including actor Neil Nitin Mukesh.

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