Jasleen Royal

Jasleen Royal

Jasleen Royal performing in Rajasthan
Background information
Birth name Jasleen Kaur Royal
Born (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Occupation(s) Composer, singer, instrumentalist, lyricist

Jasleen Kaur Royal commonly known as Jasleen Royal is an independent Indian singer, songwriter and a music composer who sings in Punjabi, Hindi and as well as in English.

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 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 Afzal Khan starrer film Khoobsurat with a song titled "Preet" which was composed by Sneha Khanwalkar and penned by Amitabh Verma.

Early life and background

She completed her schooling from Sacred Heart Convent School, Ludhiana and later moved to New Delhi for further studies. In Delhi, 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 and a tambourine while singing. She can also play the keyboard, which also happens to be the first instrument she ever played.

Songs

List of songs by Jasleen Royal

Year Song Title Album/ Film Notes
2013 Panchi Hojavan MTV Composer and Singer
2013 Maye Ni featuring Swanand Kirkire Composer and Singer
2013 Din Shagna Da Single Composer and Singer
2014 Preet Khoobsurat (2014 film) Singer
2014 Door Ghar Mera hai Kitkat Singer
2015 Badla Badla Badlapur (film) Singer
2015 Haramkhor film Composer
2016 Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Baar Baar Dekho Composer, Singer
2016 Nachde Ne Saare Baar Baar Dekho Composer, Singer
2016 Raatein Shivaay Composer, Singer
2016 Love You Zindagi Dear Zindagi 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'.

References

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