What is common between the songs Pappu Can’t Dance Saala, Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gayi, Life Sahi Hain, Tarkeebein, Badtameez Dil and Let’s Nacho? Apart from the fact that all these songs were blockbuster hits and were sung by Benny Dayal, all these soundtracks are of different genres.
Born and raised in Abu Dhabi, Benny Dayal is a prominent singer in not just the Hindi but also the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati and Kannada film industry. His Bollywood career started when A.R Rehman took notice of him in his debut film, By The People, where Benny also voiced a few songs.
There was a time when an established music director shut the door on him and proclaimed that Dayal would never become a playback singer. After facing rejection and owing to personal problems, he had just taken up a job at a BPO when he received the audition call from Rehman’s office. That one call changed his life. He credits A.R Rehman for teaching him all he knows.
Walk into any Benny Dayal concert and you will see why every single attendee goes home beaming with happiness. The singer can easily switch from peppy, upbeat tracks to softer tunes without breaking a sweat. What’s more, the singer even has some dance moves that are good enough to keep the audience thoroughly hooked and entertained! His enthusiasm is so palpable and infectious that people simply can’t stop themselves from singing or grooving along.
Factor in the recent news that he has recorded the first ever Tamil bass track in association with Nucleya and is all set to collaborate with the Grammy award-winning British pop music brand, Clean Bandit and you will agree that the Indian singer has definitely come a long way from his initial struggling days. This collaboration is a part of Tuborg OPEN.