Here are 5 things you must know about Armaan to be an 'Armaanian'.
Armaan Malik celebrates his 25th birthday on July 22 and the blue-eyed boy is not only a fan favourite but also one of the industry's leading musicians. As Armaan Malik sets out to put 25 candles on his cake today and fans are naturally excited.
25-year-old Armaan Malik is testimony to the fact that age doesn’t define talent. From starting his music career as a child artist with ‘Mere Buddy’ (Bhootnath) to releasing his first-ever English single ‘Control’ in March this year, the sky is the limit for Armaan. So for all his fans, here are 5 things you must know about Armaan to be an 'Armaanian'.
1. Armaan Malik used to sing jingles!
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Armaan was a finalist on 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2005' and has sung in around 200 commercials and jingles so far.
2. So many firsts for Armaan Malik
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Armaan is the youngest Dada Saheb Phalke Award and RD Burman Award winner at Filmfare Awards. He is also the youngest Bollywood playback singer to perform live at London's Wembley Theatre.
3. Did you know Armaan Malik hosted Little Star Antakshari?
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Armaan has been singing songs in different languages such as Telegu, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, and English since he was nine years old. As a child, Armaan hosted Little Star Antakshari with Anu Malik and Juhi Parmar.
4. Armaan Malik-Amaal Malik, the dynamic duo
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He released his first solo album 'Armaan' at the age of 18 under Universal Music. His elder brother Amaal Mallik did the sound production of this album.
5. Armaan Malik - a man of many talents
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In 2009 Armaan auditioned to get music scholarship from Berklee College of Music, Boston, to only get through. He also went on to complete the course with Honours. The singer dubbed for the character of an English boy in the Yash Raj Film ‘My Name Is Khan'. He also lent his voice to the character of Salim in the radio version of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ for BBC Radio 1.
