H-Dhami
Hartinder Dhami | |
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Dhami in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Bhangra |
| Occupation | Singer–songwriter |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | www |
Hartinder Dhami (Punjabi: ਹਰਤਿੰਦਰ ਧਾਮੀ), better known as H-Dhami, is a British Bhangra artist.
Early life
[edit]Hartinder Dhami is the son of Palvinder Dhami, the lead singer of the 1980s Bhangra group, Heera Group UK.[1]
Career
[edit]Dhami signed in 2007 to Rishi Rich Productions, a joint partnership between Rishi Rich and entertainment entrepreneur Waleed Jahangir. Dhami also signed a deal with Sony BMG India[2] for distribution in India.
Dhami released his debut album Sadke Java in 2008. It includes collaborations with Roach Killa, Anand Sharma Manu, Chaaya and Mumzy Stranger.[citation needed]
In 2010, Dhami was featured on the single "Gereh Kad Dee", the second single from PBN (Panjabi By Nature)'s album Crowd Pleaser. He collaborated with Mumzy Stranger for a Desi-version remix of Stranger's "One More Dance". He also collaborated with the only North-American Bhangra band En Karma on the song "Tere Bina Nahi Nachna". In 2010, he did a Desi mix of Raghav's "So Much" and a remix of Preeya Kalidas' "Shimmy".
In 2019 he won Best Collaboration at Brit Asia TV Music Awards for "Dance", with F1rstman, Juggy D, Mumzy and Raxstar.[3] In the same year he also remixed Heera Group's hit 1988 song Dowain Jaaniya, in which his father Palvinder Dhami sang on.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 2008: Sadke Java
Singles
[edit]- 2007: "Sadke Java"
- 2008: "Mitran Di Jaan"
- 2008: "Har Gabroo"
- 2012: "Tenu Nachdi Vekna" (Music: PBN) (taken from the album The Story So Far)
- 2016: "Clap It" (PropheC)
- 2017: "Jaan Kad Di Jaave" (Mumzy)
- 2018: "Dance" (F1rstman, Juggy D, Raxstar, Mumzy)
- 2019: "Falling" (Raxstar)
- 2019: "Dowain Janiyaa" (remix of Heera's original song which his father sang in)
Awards
[edit]- Won Best Video of Year by Zee TV audience for his debut single "Sadke Java" in 2007.[citation needed]
- Won "Best Newcomer" at the 2008 UK Asian Music Awards[4]
- Won "Best Male Act" at the 2009 UK Asian Music Awards[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ DesiHits: H Dhami's heating up Archived 2010-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Account Suspended". www.desimag.co.uk. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012.
- ^ Dhiren, Manga (7 December 2019). "BritAsia TV Music Awards 2019 Winners". www.desiblitz.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Nazhat (March 8, 2008). "The UK Asian Music Awards 2008". desiblitz.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Jas Sembhi (January 20, 2009). "UK Asian Music Awards Nominees". desiblitz.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "2009 UK AMA Award Winners - on desihits.com". desihits.com. March 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.