Navtej Singh Rehal

Navtej Singh Rehal

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Navtej Singh Rehal is an Indo-Danish associated with Punjabi pop. He is also called Naf. Currently he is the lead singer of the Indo-Danish music band named Bombay Rockers, and is associated with Thomas Sardorf. They met at Copenhagen in 2002 for the first time and very soon formed the band the same year. Rehal mostly provides Punjabi vocals for their compositions and singles, while Thomas gives Danish vocals.

 

Navtej Singh Rehal was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Indian parents of Sikh origin. He grew up in the suburb Norrebro in Copenhagen. Except for two years he did his schooling from Denmark. Two years he studied in India. At the age of 13, he got exposed to different dance forms such as hip hop, funk, breakdance and Indian bhangra. He met Thomas Sardorf through a mutual friend and their meeting proved to be a life changing one.

 

They collaborated for the first time for the song called Ari Ari. The song became a rage in the Danish dance clubs. “Sexy Mama” in 2003 was their second single. Their debut album Introducing has gone five times platinum with sales of over 100,000 albums. It also remained at position no: 1 at Indian album charts for 15 consecutive weeks. The band is associated with Pop, hip-hop, rock and Bhangra genres of music. Rock the Party is their most popular song.

 

They always make a hybrid of R&B, Hip Hop and Bhangra-influenced vocals, reflecting on their varied cultural backgrounds, and they have been well-received by the other end too. The duo performed together for the first time at Roskilde Festival in Denmark, where they were warmly welcomed by more than 25K people. "Rock and Dhol", “Crash and Burn” featuring Khushi song etc are their released albums. They also composed the song "Rock Tha Party" for Bollywood film Rocky Handsome.

Published: February 27, 2019

Updated: February 27, 2019

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