Who knows him

[chetan dhumane]

Sonu Nigam

Who knows him apart from indians ? Curious to know about it.

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Well, I've never heard of him.

[chetan dhumane]

Thats So sad...
Just listen to this Song

[Lexington Smith]

Ernest Friedman-Hill wrote:Well, I've never heard of him.

Me too.

[chetan dhumane]

I am just sad over people giving thumbs up , without knowing the persons credibility and qualities.

[chetan dhumane]

Ernest Friedman-Hill wrote:Well, I've never heard of him.

There is no point in making thumbs up.

[vijay jamadade]

I know asha bhosle...from india

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

chetan dhumane wrote:
There is no point in making thumbs up.

The "thumbs up" button just means you agree with a post; I imagine that three people read my post and said "I haven't heard of him either" so they pushed the button. They don't mean to specifically say they're glad they never heard of him, or anything like that, just that they never have.

[Paul Anilprem]

Some times it seems unfair that bollywood singers get all the fame (in India at least), while the real brain behind them is the music director. A good voice is God's gift. And of course, vocal jugglery is certainly not a trivial thing to master, yet, it is very much programmatic/mechanical. To make use of these things to create good music is, imho, pure art. Whenever I listen to songs by Lata, Rafi, and Kishore, I cannot but be overawed by the genius of Naushad, Shankar-Jaikishan, or R D Burman. Unfortunately, west has ears only for Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven Well, it's their loss

Anyway, Sonu Nigam is a fine vocalist. He is not, however, anywhere close to other great bollywood vocalists I mentioned above. I would actually be appalled to know if any one outside India knows him and does not know Lata, Rafi, and Kishore. Its like you know Yanni but not Mozart!

[Maneesh Godbole]

I think Devang Patel is a genius.

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Paul Anilprem wrote:west has ears only for Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven

If only!

[Greg Charles]

Ernest Friedman-Hill wrote:

Paul Anilprem wrote:west has ears only for Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven

If only!

QFT! The west seems to prefer Lady Gaga, and something called a "bee-burr".

[Wendy L Gibbons]

Greg Charles wrote:

Ernest Friedman-Hill wrote:

Paul Anilprem wrote:west has ears only for Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven

If only!

QFT! The west seems to prefer Lady Gaga, and something called a "bee-burr".

Would that be Justin I have heard of him, doesn't he sing soppy romantic tosh aimed at teenage girls?

[Pat Farrell]

Wendy Gibbons wrote:Would that be Justin I have heard of him, doesn't he sing soppy romantic tosh aimed at teenage girls?

Of course, he is a good looking guy who can almost sing and dance and smile, marketed and packaged for young pre-teen and early-teenage girls.

Its a very profitable business.

I don't know long its been going on. I know Dick Clark did it for Fabian, Bobby Rydell, and Franky Avalon in the late 50s/early 60s.

[Lexington Smith]

Pat Farrell wrote:
Of course, he is a good looking guy

PLEASE ! He is a disgrace to the guy race. He is a thing that tries to sing and impress teen age girls.

[chetan dhumane]

This discussion has shifted its direction from Sonu Nigam to Justin :P

[chetan dhumane]

I am still waiting for the answer

[Jan de Boer]

Well euhm, anybody knows this girl singer from Korea? I am a big fan.

Meng Jia

I know once they tried if Korean and Japanese teenager knew famous singers in the west. And e.g. literally none of them recognized Bob Marley.

[chetan dhumane]

Jan de Boer wrote:Well euhm, anybody knows this girl singer from Korea? I am a big fan.

Meng Jia

I know once they tried if Korean and Japanese teenager knew famous singers in the west. And e.g. literally none of them recognized Bob Marley.

Well , I expect my answer first as I am in the queue , you can check for the dates.