Once upon a time, we could recognize voices. Voices for what they could do in a song or with their speech pattern. Even after being ardent admirers of their songs for many years, many people had no idea what a Mohammed Rafi or a Lata Mangeshkar song looked like. They might have happened upon a tiny, blurry image in a newspaper or magazine. Sonu Nigam is most likely the last of that generation to possess the unique ability to create magic in the studio and ignite a room with just his voice. Before deciding to perform in front of the public in his music videos, Sonu Nigam spent the first few years of his career as a studio singer. Here, we’re taking a look at some of his best tracks, where he stands out as our generation’s undisputed master of melody.
Sandese Aate Hai
He performed with Roopkumar Rathod in Anu Malik’s version of a soldier waiting for a letter from their loved ones, which propelled him to national prominence.
Deewana Tera
This song, in which Sonu experimented with falsettos, was on one of his first super hit albums. It’s still a thrill to listen to it after all these years.
Yeh Dil Deewana
Sonu Nigam harnessed his inner Michael Jackson to sing this song for Nadeem-Shravan in Subhash Ghai’s movie as Shah Rukh Khan raced through the glittering desert of Las Vegas, and he won his first Filmfare for it.
Satrangi Re
When he collaborated with AR Rahman, probably India’s best music director, one of his most famous songs was born. Sonu would achieve new heights as a composer with this song while singing for the Mani Ratnam film.
Tanhaayee
Sonu Nigam would master this song about loneliness with a moody Aamir Khan at the forefront, backed by the bass riff of Ehsaan Noorani. This song struck out because of Sonu’s superb voice on an album full of fantastic tunes.
