Sonu Nigam:

Sonu Nigam is known for his versatile singing and a successful music career of 32 years in film industries across several languages in India.

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With his trait of being outspoken, which leads to controversies, the singer often finds himself making headlines. Take a look at some of his worst controversies over the years.

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Back in 2020, while the nepotism debate in Bollywood was at its peak after actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, Sonu Nigam released a video talking about a similar discrimination faced by singers. He called Bhushan Kumar 'Music Mafia,' following which, Bhushan Kumar's wife Divya Khosla Kumar slammed him with a video on her social media.

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In an earlier interview, Sonu Nigam spoke about music reality shows, where he mentioned, "As a judge, we are here to teach something to the contestants. We should give honest feedback to the participants. Always praising them won't do any good."

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He made news for making a comment on his son's potential career, "Frankly, I don't want him to be a singer; at least, not in this country."

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He apologised to Pakistani singer Omer Nadeem after accusing him of plagiarising his song Aye Khuda. Sonu's Sun Zara was found to be similar to Omer's song. After his apology, Omer replied, "I've grown up listening to your songs and have learned a lot from you. I am your huge fan. Love you!"

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Sonu Nigam defended Radhe Maa when the latter was embroiled in a controversy over her attire. Sharing his thoughts on it, Sonu Nigam compared the self-styled godwoman to Goddess Kali and Naga Sadhus.

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Sonu also exposed the music industry by revealing that singers and lyricists are made to sign contracts by music-making companies, where the singers don't get any royalties for their work.

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Sonu Nigam is known for his versatile singing and a successful music career of 32 years in film industries across several languages in India.

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With his trait of being outspoken, which leads to controversies, the singer often finds himself making headlines. Take a look at some of his worst controversies over the years.

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Sonu Nigam recently posted on Instagram the list of singers nominated for the IIFA 2025 Best Male Playback Singer award, and his name wasn't there. He wrote in the caption, "Thank you, IIFA... After all, you were answerable to the Rajasthan bureaucracy."

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Earlier, in an interview with O2 India, he shared that AR Rahman is a great composer but not a great singer. The two have worked together in Yuvraaj, Jodha Akbar, and other movies.

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Back in 2018, when Anu Malik was accused of sexual harassment in the #MeToo movement by singers Sona Mahapatra, Shweta Pandit, and other anonymous women, Sonu Nigam claimed the accusations were "baseless" and that Malik was being "accused without proof".

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In 2017, Sonu Nigam posted on X (then Twitter) about the "forced religiousness" that mosques impose with their Azaan, connected to a loudspeaker. He ranted about the whole situation on his social media. He then deleted his X account after online backlash.

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In an earlier interview, Sonu Nigam spoke about music reality shows, where he mentioned, "As a judge, we are here to teach something to the contestants. We should give honest feedback to the participants. Always praising them won't do any good."

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