Navin Kundra
Navin Kundra is a British singer/songwriter, who writes, composes, and performs songs in Hindi, Punjabi and English.
Navin has achieved six number-one singles in the Asian Charts and won the 2013 ‘Entertainer of the Year’ Award in the Houses of Parliament. In 2011, he became an ambassador for the British Asian Trust and used his music to break a Guinness World Record raising £10,000 for the Trust. In 2012, Navin was appointed ambassador of the diabetes charity, Silver Star. Since becoming one of their ambassadors, Navin has helped the charity raise in excess of £10,000 by performing at fundraising events across the UK. Navin has delivered talks at youth conferences across the UK. In October 2013, Navin became the first British Asian singer to be invited to St James’s Palace to perform for TRH Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwallalong with other guests. In November 2015, Navin was a headline performer at Wembley Stadium in London, for the visit of the PM of India, Shri Narendra Modi.
His first break came on his 19th birthday when he represented the UK in a World Series of Zee TV‘s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa filmed in Dubai. This gave him the opportunity to showcase his talent to figures in the Indian music industry, as well as presenting his singing to a worldwide television audience.
He performed live at Birmingham Symphony Hall.
Navin has released eleven music videos – ‘Bandagi’, ‘Tear It Up’, ‘Dangerous’, ‘Jind’, ‘Pa Na Na’, ‘Zinda Hoon’ (I am Alive) with dancers from the Eastern Illusion Dance Troupe, the following were co-written and produced by Mushtaq – ‘Love Thing’, ‘Mehbooba’, ‘Jee Le’, ‘Shudaayi’ and ‘Hamesha’.
Navin has also collaborated with Rishi Rich and Jay Sean on a track called “Fade Away” which he has chosen to use it as a tribute to Michael Jackson.
He became an ambassador for the British Asian Trust on 7 July 2011.
In 2012, Navin was appointed ambassador of diabetes charity, Silver Star.
Navin was awarded as an ambassador for Sewa Day at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Palace of Westminster, London, 26 March 2014.
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- ‘Tukde, Tukde’ (Pieces), which released in September 2006, was Navin’s debut song, sung in Punjabi. He co-wrote with M. Johal.
- ‘Main Ha Tere Naal’ (I am with You) released in July 2007 was his second release, sung in Punjabi.
- ‘Zinda Hoon’ (I am Alive) released 17 December 2007
- ‘Khalli Dil’ (Empty Heart) written and composed by Navin.
- ‘Love Thing’ hits BBC Asian Network Charts at No. 16 – 23 February 2009.
- ‘Tere Liye’ (For You) a love song (co-written with Mushtaq, composed and sung by Navin) was released 14 February 2009.
- ‘Fade Away’ (A Hindi and English track) released in June 2009 as a tribute to Michael Jackson.
- ‘Mehbooba’ released – 26 July 2009.
- ‘Jee Le’ released – 29 July 2010
- ‘Aaja’ released on iTunes – 14 February 2011.
- ‘Nach Le’ released on iTunes – 30 September 2011
- ‘Shudaayi’ released on iTunes – 20 August 2012.
- ‘Hamesha’ (Forever) released on 14 February 2013. It is the cover of the Heatwave R&B song Always and Forever.
- ‘Pa Na Na’ released on iTunes – 7 November 2013.
- ‘Paint the Town’ released on iTunes – 11 June 2014 as part of The Heights EP by Naamless a.k.a. Sahil Sabh.
- ‘Dangerous’ released on iTunes – 4 December 2014.
- ‘Jind’ (feat. Alison Gabrielle) released on iTunes – 12 February 2015
- ‘Tear It Up’ released on iTunes 12 August 2016.
- ‘Bandagi’ was released on iTunes – 27 January 2017.
- ‘No Games’ was released on iTunes 8 May 2017.
- ‘Burning Slow’ released on iTunes 9 February 2018.
- ‘Ishq Humara’ released on iTunes 11 May 2018
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