Bollywood vocalist Arijit Singh is set to end up being the very first Indian artist to heading a UK arena when he carries out at the Tottenham Hotspur Arena this year.
Since previously this month, Singh is the world’s most followed artist on Spotify with over 140 million fans, making him the very first non-English language vocalist to top the platform and positioning him ahead of international super stars like Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande.
The vocalist and author behind a few of Hindi movie theater’s most renowned love tunes is anticipated to draw 45,000 fans for the show on 5 September.
This efficiency follows Singh’s sold-out program at London’s O2 Arena in August in 2015, where 20,000 tickets supposedly offered out in simply an hour. The show included a surprise look by Ed Sheeran, who signed up with Singh on phase for a duet of the UK vocalist’s hit tune “Perfect”. The 2 are set to continue their partnership with the release of English-Punjabi combination tune Sapphire early next month.
Born in Murshidabad in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, Singh originates from a household of music enthusiasts and started official training at the age of simply 3. He studied Indian symphonic music and discovered to play the tabla, an Indian percussion instrument.
By the age of 9, he had actually protected a scholarship in Indian classical vocals from the Indian federal government, and selected to pursue a profession in music.
His public advancement can be found in 2005 when, at 18, he completed on the truth program Popularity Gurukul Though he didn’t win, his skill stuck out. “It was to inspect where I stood,” he informed Forbes India His instructor had actually motivated the audition, thinking symphonic music was a passing away art that required a brand-new voice.
Singh made his Bollywood launching in 2011 with the tune “Phir Mohabbat” from 2011 movie Murder 2, with his advancement tune coming 2 years later on. His performance of “Tum Hi Ho” from Aashiqui 2 made him nationwide popularity and a variety of awards. Ever since, Singh has actually dealt with a few of Bollywood’s most significant authors like AR Rahman, Pritam, and Amit Trivedi.
Just recently, Singh has actually been broadening beyond Bollywood. In April 2025, he launched the single “Weightless” with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix.
Revealing his London program, Singh stated: “I’m simply a normal individual who takes place to sing.
” If that indicates I make history, then I will be extremely blessed. It makes me pleased when the world sings my tunes with me, and my London fans are the outright finest.”
Tickets for the Tottenham Hotspur Arena are arranged to go on sale in numerous phases. Presales are set to start at 10am on 3 June with a basic sale beginning at 12pm on 6 June through Ticketmaster.