High on music

Gurnaaz Kaur

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Youngsters these days are forthcoming; willing to explore the unknown, tread the lesser-travelled path and make the most of all there is. Credit this attitude or his dream, jumping on the Punjabi music bandwagon is Harleen Singh. He has come up with his first single Suwaya Kar Na, a romantic song. This may be his first single but he has been singing and also doing live shows since his school days. “It was in Class 4 during a singing competition when my teacher noticed my talent and she encouraged me to pursue it sincerely. I followed her advice and here I am today,” Harleen smiles.

Much encouragement came from his college where he was among the star performers. He had a band Punjabi Boys that released two music videos Blame it on Punjabi and Sikkhan di Shaan hai Turban that went viral on YouTube. After completing his degree, he decided to find a job in Delhi to be able to learn music from Daler Mehndi’s older brother Amarjeet Mehndi. “I lived in Bhopal largely but the Punjabi in me always wanted to be close to my land. I wanted to contribute to Punjabi music and there couldn’t have been a better teacher than Amarjeet sir.” 

Today, Harleen works for an IT company in Pune. He tells his manager is quite supportive and his colleagues make sure to enjoy musical evenings with him. For all these year, he has been juggling between a full-time job and his passion for music. “I’ll take up music full-time soon, hopefully. I’ve taken the first step towards it by making this video. It took me these many years because it takes a lot of money and I was saving for it.”  With each step he is getting closer to living his dream and we hope he continues in this direction.