Jasleen Royal


Jasleen Kaur Royal, known professionally as Jasleen Royal, is an Indian singer, songwriter and composer who sings in Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati as well as in English.
She won an award for the Best Indie Song at the MTV Video Music Awards India 2013. She received this award for her debut song "Panchi Ho Jaava", composed and sung by Jasleen which is based on a poem by late Shiv Kumar Batalvi.
She won an award for the "Best Indie Artist" at "Free The Music" an initiative by Songdew especially for Indie musicians. She was nominated alongside established and renowned singers like Kailash Kher, Rabbi Shergill and a Delhi-based band Indus Creed.
She entered Bollywood in September 2014 with Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan starrer film Khoobsurat with a song titled "Preet" which was composed by Sneha Khanwalkar and penned by Amitabh Verma.

Early life and background

Kaur completed her schooling from Sacred Heart Convent School, Ludhiana and later moved to New Delhi for further studies. She completed her B. Com Honors from Hindu College, New Delhi.
With no formal training in music, majorly self-taught, Jasleen first gained popularity when she qualified as one of the semi finalists in the first season of India's Got Talent in 2009. She was all of 18 years of age at that time. She stood out because of her ability to play multiple instruments at the same time. She was amicably called as the 'one woman band' by the then judges Sonali Bendre, Kirron Kher and Shekhar Kapur for she can collectively play the guitar, mouth organ,flute and a tambourine while singing. She can also play the keyboard, which also happens to be the first instrument she ever played.
She currently resides in Mumbai and is working on multiple Bollywood projects.

Songs

List of songs by Jasleen Royal
YearSong TitleAlbum/FilmNotes
2013Panchi HojavanMTVComposer & Singer
2013Maye Nifeaturing Swanand KirkireComposer & Singer
2013Din Shagna DaSingleComposer & Singer
2014PreetKhoobsuratSinger
2014Door Ghar Mera haiKitkatSinger
2015Badla BadlaBadlapurSinger
2016Kho Gaye Hum KahanBaar Baar DekhoSinger & Composer
2016Nachde Ne SaareBaar Baar DekhoSinger & Composer
2016RaateinShivaaySinger & Composer
2016Raatein ShivaaySinger & Composer
2016Love You ZindagiDear ZindagiSinger
2016Chotta Hoon MainDear DadSinger
2017Kidre JawaHaramkhorSinger & Composer
2017Whats upPhillauriSinger & Composer
2017Din Shagna DaPhillauriSinger & Composer
2017Peh Gaya KhalaraFukrey ReturnsSinger & Composer
2017Amar Drawing Khata
Har Mod Par Ummeed Hai
Chhaya O Chhobi
Ribbon
Singer
Singer
2018All songsHichkiComposer and also sang "Teri Dastaan"
2018Laaj SharamVeere Di WeddingSinger
2018Man MeloSharato LaguSinger
2019Jahan Tu ChalaGully BoySinger and Composer
2019Deh ShivaKesariSinger and Composer
2020Nit NitNit NitSinger and Composer

Special appearances

Jasleen has performed on NDTV Our Girls, Our Pride along with Swanand Kirkire hosted by Priyanka Chopra.
She had also appeared and performed at L'Oréal Paris Miss Femina Awards, 2014.
Jasleen has also participated in a debate on NDTV India on 'How money is not the bigger factor while choosing an employment'.

Awards