{{About|the British bhangra singer|Indo-Canadian murdered in an honour killing who is also referred to as Jassi Sidhu|Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2011}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Jassi Sidhu | background = solo_singer | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Jaspall Singh sidhu | alias = Jassi Sidhu | birth_date = | birth_place = Birmingham, England | origin = Punjab, India | genre = | occupation = Singer | instrument = | years_active = 2003–present | label = MovieBox (United Kingdom/Europe)<br />Vanjhali Recordz (India) | associated_acts = Sukshinder Shinda, Jazzy B, Malkit Singh, Honey Singh, IISuperwomanII, Aman Hayer, Gippy Grewal, Diljit Dosanjh, Rishi Rich, Garry Sandhu | website ={{url|jassisidhu.com}} | current_members = | past_members = }} '''Jassi Sidhu''' (born in Birmingham, United Kingdom) is a British-Indian Bhangra singer and the former lead singer of bhangra band B21. He split from the group, declaring that they would "never, ever reconcile"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jassi Sidhu|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/mela2004/the_artists_jassisidhu.shtml|access-date=2023-01-05|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> and that "(B21 was) nothing more than a glorified mime act",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.asiancommunity.net/music_b21.htm |title=Asiancommunity.net Interview with Jassi X |access-date=31 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009060258/http://www.asiancommunity.net/music_b21.htm |archive-date=9 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> quoting differences between himself and Bally Jagpal.
He has released five solo albums to date. ''Reality check'' in 2003, ''No Strings Attached'' in 2005, ''The New Adventures of Jassi Sidhu'' in 2008, ''Singing Between The Lines'' in 2011 & ''Coleshill Road'' in 2014.
Sidhu was born and raised in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, and has a blossoming solo career, having toured many countries since going solo from the US to the Far East. He is an avid Liverpool F.C. fan.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
Since departing from B21, Jassi Sidhu has released four solo albums and one greatest hits album. His debut album titled ''Reality Check'' was released in 2003, and contained ten brand new songs. This release landed him a place in India, it was the first step for him to cement his name as a solo act. The album contained seven songs and three remixes. His second album called ''No Strings Attached'' was released in 2005, and also contained 10 new songs. This time Sidhu created a rock ballet type of song called honkeh. The album was fairly successful and boosted his reputation as a solo artist. The greatest hits album was filled with eight songs. Sidhu had redone three of the songs, "0Chandigarh", "Din Raat" and "Bhabi". The other five songs had the same music but saw Sidhu resigning them. Jassi Sidhus latest offering was called ''Ke Kehne'' and was released in 2008. This album has ten new songs and two remixes and saw Sidhu team up with "MBE" Malkit Singh. Jassi Sidhu also teams up with producer and friend Rishi Rich, as well as the man behind the hits "Tharti Hilde" and "Sher Punjabi", Aman Hayer.In April 2009, Jassi Sidhu released, ''Jassi What Happened?'', an album comprising all his hits in live version recorded in the studio. It also came with a bonus DVD.''Singing Between The Lines'', featuring the single "Oh Jatta", was released for Digital Download on iTunes on 18 May 2011 and the CD released a week later.{{cn|date=July 2023}} He appeared on the Breakdown Bhangra show in May 2011 on the BBC Asian Network and publicly declared that this would be his last album although he did not rule out singing occasional songs on other artists album. The reason he gave was that he wanted to quit the Bhangra industry after almost 20 years and try something new.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} In 2013, he released his song "Hipshaker" featuring Lilly Singh. In 2014, he released his song, "Singh" with Vanjhali Records. In 2020, he announced he will release a new album, titled ''The Trilogy''. The album will feature 3 songs and will now be released in 2021.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Jassisidhu|last=Sidhu|first=Jassi|number=1218427068796424193|title=so 2020 I'm back with new music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119042125/https://twitter.com/Jassisidhu/status/1218427068796424193|archive-date=19 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> He released the song "Kudi Chandigarh Di" in March 2021, his first song since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/285122-2jassi-sidhu-lost-mind-over-a-trilogy-which-he-will-present-soon-now-check-out-the-full-story-here|title = PTC Punjabi- Live Gurbani | World's No.1 Punjabi Entertainment Channel|date = 20 March 2021}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Film Songs=== *''Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui'' (2021) - Title Track (composed by Sachin-Jigar), Title Track 2.0 (composed by Tanishk Bagchi) * ''Khel Khel Mein'' (2024) - TBA
===Singles=== {| boder="3" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 2px #aaa solid; border-collapse: border; font-size: 100%;" |- bgcolor="#AACCDD" align="left" ! Release ! Album ! Record label |- | 2021 |''Kudi Chandigarh Di'' <br /> ''The Trilogy'' | T Series |- | 2014 | ''Singh – Single'' | Vanjhali Records |- | 2013 | ''Hipshaker (featuring IISuperwomanII) – Single'' | MovieBox/Vanjhali Records |- | 2011 | ''Singing Between the Lines''<br />''Nai Ressan'' | MovieBox<br />Vanjhali Recordz |- | 2009 | ''Jassi What Happened?''<br />''Sohni Lagdi'' | MovieBox<br />M Series |- | 2008 | ''The New Adventures of Jassi Sidhu''<br />''Ki Kehne'' | MovieBox/Music Waves<br />M Series |- | 2006 | ''No Strings Attached'' | MovieBox/Speed Records/Planet Recordz |- | 2005<br />2008 | ''Aashiqui''<br />''The First Stroke'' | MovieBox<br />Speed Records |- | 2003 | ''Reality Check''<br />''Ishq Wich Jogi'' | MovieBox/Music Waves<br />Nupur Audio |}
== See also ==
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