{{short description|Indian singer}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Amarpura, Bhatinda, India | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|df=yes|deathyear|mm|dd|birthyear|mm|dd}} --> | death_place = | instrument = Vocals | genre = {{Flatlist| *Sufi *Rock}} | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2020-present | label = T-Series | associated_acts = | website = <!-- {{URL|website}} --> }} '''Sunny Hindustani''' is an Indian singer and the winner of ''Indian Idol 11''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Idol 11 Grand Finale: Sunny Hindustani is the winner |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/indian-idol-11-grand-finale-live-updates-1649265-2020-02-23 |accessdate=7 April 2020 |work=India Today |date=23 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life and career== Sunny was born in Bhatinda, Punjab, He was fond of music since his childhood and after dropping out of school, he started performing at various functions and events in his locality. He lost his father at the age of 13, and hence, to earn a livelihood he had to shine shoes.
He appeared in the audition of Indian Idol Season 11 and got selected for the main show. Subsequently, in the final, getting the most audience votes, he became the winner of Season 11. During the show, he received a few offers from other music composers to playback for them in their upcoming films.
In 2019, he made his debut as a playback singer with the song "Rom Rom" for the film ''The Body''.<ref name="Body">{{cite news |title=Indian Idol Contestant Sunny Hindustani Makes Bollywood Singing Debut with Emraan Hashmi's The Body |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/indian-idol-contestant-sunny-hindustani-makes-bollywood-singing-debut-with-emraan-hashmis-the-body-2420161.html |accessdate=8 April 2020 |work=News18 |date=11 December 2019}}</ref> Veteran singer Amit Kumar also signed him for a song.<ref>{{cite news |title=Singer Amit Kumar signs Indian Idol 11 contestant Sunny Hindustani for a song |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/singer-amit-kumar-signs-indian-idol-11-contestant-sunny-hindustani-for-a-song-1629400-2019-12-18 |accessdate=8 April 2020 |work=India Today |agency=IANS |language=en}}</ref>
==Discography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !! Film !! Song !! Composer !! Ref |- | 2019 || ''The Body'' || Rom Rom || Shamir Tandon || <ref name="Body"/> |- | rowspan="2"| 2020 || ''Panga'' || Jugnu || Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy || <ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Idol 11: Sunny Hindustani's Unbelievable Reaction As He Records A Song For Panga With Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |url=https://www.spotboye.com/television/television-news/indian-idol-11-sunny-hindustani-s-unbelievable-reaction-as-he-records-a-song-for-panga-with-shankar-ehsaan-loy/5e1db663d996471ad814e36f |accessdate=8 April 2020 |work=www.spotboye.com}}</ref> |- | ''Bad Boy'' || Tere Nazar || rowspan="3"| Himesh Reshammiya || <ref>{{cite news |title=Himesh Reshammiya signs Sunny Hindustani for a song in Rajkumar Santoshi film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/indian-idol-11-himesh-reshammiya-signs-sunny-hindustani-for-a-song-in-rajkumar-santoshi-film-1625133-2019-12-04 |accessdate=29 March 2020 |work=India Today}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2023 || rowspan="2"| Himesh Ke Dil Se || Tuu Meraa Naginaa || |- | Rabba |}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20211226021124/http://sunnyhindustani.com/ www.sunnyhindustani.com]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Indian Idol}}
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