Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. He is one of the best, the most popular and successful playback singer in Hindi, Kannada and other languages in Cinema. He is known as the “Modern Rafi”, a title given to him after his musical idol Mohammad Rafi. In 2022, he was honored by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, for his contribution in the field of arts.