Mika Singh is an Indian rapper, singer, composer, producer, performer, television personality, and occasional actor whose musical credits include a number of hit tracks like “Dil Mein Baji Guitar” from Apna Sapna Money Money (2006), “Mauja Hi Mauja” from Jab We Met (2007), “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!” from Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), “Singh Is Kinng” from Singh Is Kinng (2008), “Saawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag” from Woodstock Villa (2008), “Ibn-E-Batuta” from Ishqiya (2010), “Dhanno” from Housefull (2010), “Subah Hone Na De” from Desi Boyz (2011), “Ban Gaya Kutta” from Pyar Ka Punchnama (2011), “Jugni” from Tanu Weds Manu (2011), “Dhinka Chika” from Ready (2011), “Long Drive” from Khiladi 786 (2012), “Chinta Ta Chita” from Rowdy Rathore (2012), “Pyaar ki Pungi” from Agent Vinod (2012), “Gandi Baat” from R… Rajkumar (2013), “Tooh” from Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013), “Laila” from Shootout at Wadala (2013), “Jumme Ki Raat” from Kick (2014), “Party To Banti Hai” from Bhoothnath Returns (2014), “Heer Toh Badi Sad Hai” from Tamasha (2015), “Aaj Ki Party” from Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), and “Aankh Maarey” from Simmba (2018).
Born Name
Amrik Singh
Nick Names
Mika, Ganman
Mika Singh as seen at the IIFA press conference in 2012 (Bollywood Hungama / bollywoodhungama.com / CC BY 3.0)
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Residence
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
Occupation
Rapper, Singer, Composer, Producer, Performer, Television Personality, Actor
Family
Father – Ajmer Singh (Classical musician who used to sing kirtans in Patna Sahib Gurdwara)
Mother – Balbir Kaur
Siblings – Daler Mehndi (Older Brother) (Singer, Songwriter, Author, Record Producer), Shamsher Singh (Older Brother). Mika Singh has 3 more older brothers.
From Left to Right – Mika Singh, Mohit Chauhan, and Armaan Malik together before a concert in 2019 (502hsuya / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0)
Height
5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm
Weight
70 kg or 154.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Mika Singh has dated –
Ritu Shivpuri – Reportedly, he got engaged to model and actor Ritu Shivpuri in the year 1998 but the duo eventually parted ways before getting married.
Chahatt Khanna (2020) – It was RUMORed that Mika Singh had a fling with actor Chahatt Khanna in April 2020.
Akanksha Puri – In 2022, during the show Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti, it came to public knowledge that actress Akanksha Puri and Mika were already friends for over a decade. However, as per Akanksha, they were not dating at all. She had emerged as the winner of the swayamvar. They didn’t immediately tie the knot.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
A mole on one of his cheeks
Mika Singh (Left) as seen while posing for a picture alongside Shaan at Mika’s birthday bash hosted by Kiran Bawa in 2012 (Bollywood Hungama / bollywoodhungama.com / CC BY 3.0)
Mika Singh Facts
He landed himself in trouble when he tried to forcibly kiss actor and dancer Rakhi Sawant at his birthday party in June 2006. The following day, a case was filed against him and the incident caused a media controversy.
In 2010, Mika Singh was cast as Gazzi Dhillon in the Punjabi film Mitti.
He appeared as Varinder Yuvraaj Singh (VYS) in the 2011 Hindi-language comedy film Loot, starring Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Jaaved Jaaferi, and others.
He co-starred as Balwinder Singh in the 2014 Hindi-language comedy-drama film Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya.
Mika Singh has served as a judge on many television shows like The Voice India, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, India Ke Mast Kalandar, and Zee Comedy Show.
In 2016, he performed at his biggest outdoor concert to date at Danny Singh’s Sandwell & Birmingham Mela with an audience of 80,000 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
A Brazilian teenage model filed a case against Mika Singh for allegedly s*xually assaulting her, following which he was arrested in the UAE in 2018. He was sent to jail and was later released after the intervention of the Indian Embassy.
In 2022, Mika was seen in Star Bharat’s reality show Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti where there were 12 contestants. Actress Akanksha Puri was declared the winner.
In 2022, Mika Singh became the first Indian singer to purchase an island.
In September 2022, Mika purchased a private island that came with a lake, 7 boats, and 10 horses. He didn’t reveal the location of that island.
In November 2022, Mika’s farmhouse near Damdama Lake in Sohna, Gurugram, Haryana was sealed by The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) for green laws violation. 2 more farmhouses were also sealed for the same reason.
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