Daler Mehndi (, ), born August 18, 1967, is a bhangra/pop singer from India. Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung in several Bollywood movies. His international popularity has grown in recent years allowing him to tour the United States. Mehndi is well known as a philanthropist, funding beautification projects in Delhi and aiding quake victims. Biography Early life and discovery As a Sikh, born and raised in Patna, India, he began singing at age five and was taught the ragas and Shabad's from the Guru Granth Sahib by his parents. At age fourteen he spent three years refining his voice and learning the tabla, harmonium and tanpura from his uncle Raahat Ali Khan Saheb.

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