Arijit Singh Shocks, Announces Retirement From Playback Singing
MUMBAI– Superstar singer Arijit Singh has shocked fans by announcing his retirement from playback singing. The singer, in a social media note, revealed that he will no longer take up any new assignments as a playback vocalist.
He wrote, “Hello, Happy new year to all. I want to thank you all for giving me so much of love all these years as listeners. I am happy to announce that I am not gonna be taking any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I am calling it off. It was a wonderful journey.”
The singer also thanked his listeners for their unwavering love and support over the years and called his journey as a playback singer “wonderful”.
The singer, over the last decade, went on to become one of the most influential voices of contemporary Hindi cinema. Singh made his Bollywood playback debut with ‘Raabta’ from ‘Agent Vinod’ in 2012, composed by Pritam. However, it was the superhit song ‘Tum Hi Ho’ from ‘Aashiqui 2’, released in 2013, that catapulted him to superstardom and established him as the most beloved voice, especially for romance in Hindi films.
Over the years, the superstar singer has delivered a string of chart-topping songs across genres, including ‘Channa Mereya’, ‘Agar Tum Saath Ho’, ‘Gerua’, ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, ‘Kesariya’, ‘Phir Le Aaya Dil’, ‘Khairiyat’ and ‘Shayad’, among many other hits.
The singer, a few years ago, made headlines for his fallout with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, following which Arijit did not sing for many of Salman Khan’s films for a lot of years. The matter was later resolved amicably, and Arijit went on to lend his voice to songs in Salman Khan starrers like ‘Tiger 3.’
The singer, along with Hindi songs, has also sung for Bengali and Assamese movies and albums.
Arijit began his musical journey as a contestant on the singing reality show ‘Fame Gurukul’ in 2005.
Known for keeping a low profile, the singer leads an extremely quiet personal life with his wife Koel Roy and their children. (I
