Gurdas Maan, born on 4 January 1957 in Punjab is an Indian singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actor. He is considered one of the most notable figures in the world of Punjabi music. He was born in Giddarbaha village of the Indian state of Punjab and gained national attention in 1980 with the song “Dil Da Mamla Hai.” Since then, he has gone on to record over 34 albums and has written over 305 songs.”Chhalla”, the hit film song from the Punjabi film ‘Long Da Lishkara’ (1986), which Maan recorded under the music direction of legendary Jagjit Singh. In 2009 he won “Best International Album” at the UK Asian Music Awards for Boot Polishan. Gurdas Maan received an honorary degree of Doctor of Music from the University of Wolverhampton on 7 September 2010. Maan has aslo starred in blockbuster Bollywood films and has received numerous awards, including the Jury’s Award, presented to him by the president of India in 2005. He also sang popular track, Ki Banu Duniya Da on Coke Studio MTV Season 4 with singer Diljit Dosanjh. The song released on 15 August 2015 and hit more than 3 million views on YouTube in 1 week.
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