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For Punjabi music fans and especially those who have not only listened to the track Badnam sung by Mankirat Aulakh on repeat but also danced to it, would know the special mention of the word 'Singaa' in the track. Well, here is introducing you not the word but the young man who is now carrying it with all fanfare. 

Lyricist Manpreet Singh Parmar aka Singaa from Mallpur, Hoshiarpur did not know that the song he was writing would go on to become the hit song of 2017, but it sure did. Does this mean a life change 360 degree? Singaa laughs, neither trying to be modest or politically correct, "Yes, now I know the song is very popular. I had no idea that the song I was writing to become an instant hit," he shares. Singaa wrote the song, and through some friends met the music director of the song DJ Flow in Landran, waited patiently for two days to hear from him and rest as we know... Mankirat sang the song.  

Singaa is now a name not only in Hoshiarpur but in Punjabi music industry as well. Fans request him for a photograph, "even when I am in the hospital," he tries not to smile way too much.

Now that Singaa, (a name that he gave to himself) is flooded with offers, he wants to now give Punjabi music a distinct style in singing. "Badnam was a kind of an experiment which succeeded, I plan to focus on singing in a different way, let's see if the audiences accept it."

Drawing inspiration from his father, S Karnail Singh, a writer and cop, Singaa did not once share with his parents that he was planning to do something in Punjabi music. "It is good that the track worked and my folks came to know about this from others. I bet they must have felt proud about it," adds this young singer who believes he is still a learner, and there is certainly a long way to go.

Wondering what inspires him to write something like 16wan vi tapeya... "This one is inspired by reality, something that happened to me. As far as writing goes, I have to thank my father for this. I knew nothing about kaafian or how to write," he is quick to add.

And, what about the criticism that Badman got for promoting a wrong culture among the youth. "This happens to every other song that becomes popular, see if 100 songs are released, one becomes hit and faces criticism, it is natural." 

As of now, Singaa feels with the limelight comes a responsibility that he needs to shoulder. "I have to work real hard now." Indeed, hun Singaa agga piche veykhey ne!