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Hindi pop songs came in existence with Nazia Hassan’s famous song “Aap Jaisa Koi” for the film Qurbani in the 1970s. Since then, the Indian pop music industry has been on a roll with popular names such as Sharon Prabhakar, Usha Uthup, Baba Sehgal, Alisha Chinai, Penaz Masani, Shaan, Mehnaz, Sunita Rao, Colonial Cousins, Daler Mahendi, Sonu Nigam and Lucy Ali that arrived on the Indian pop music in 1990s. These were famous Indian artists that experimented with various classical, folk and fusion sounds that became an instant hit as Hindi pop songs. Ihowever, if you are the one that think Hindi or Indian pop songs is only popular in its country, so you may a bit wrong. In the UK, where there are millions of the Indian people, it is very obvious that Hindi pop songs are very popular.
Indian pop songs are popular among the masses as these songs reflect the upbeat mood of the youth and their aspirations. The Hindi pop songs are a potpourri of various forms such as Indian classical, rock, pop and hip hop. Hindi pop songs have created their own niche in comparison of Indian film music.
Some of the milestones in the Indian pop music industry are Usha Uthup who rendered western style; Baba Sehgal became the poster boy of Indian rap and Daler Mahendi who brought a new wave of Punjabi Bhangra songs. With such a strong platform, the mid 1990s saw a boom in the Hindi pop songs that delivered continuous hit songs.
However, in the present day, there are numerous singers that have added in the list of Hindi pop song singers as Bombay Vikings, Sunidhi Chauhan, Raghav, Bombay Rockers, Punjabi MC, Rishi Rich, Jay Sean and Juggy D. Therefore, the Hindi pop music industry is showing great promises for the future as it is full of talented singers.
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