Personal Information
- Full Name
- Satinder Sartaaj
- Birthplace
- Village Bajrawar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
- Date of Birth
- August 31, 1982
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Caste / Ethnicity
- Saini [5] Facebook - Sikh Saini
- Hobbies
- Writing Playing Snooker
Physical Statistics
- Height
- 168 cm
- Eye Color
- Dark Brown
- Hair Color
- Black
Education & Qualifications
Schools
Government Primary School (GPS), Bajrawar, Hoshiarpur
Colleges / Universities
Government College Hoshiarpur, Punjab Sangeet Visharad, Jalandhar Panjab University, Chandigarh
Family & Relationships
- Father
- Balwinder Singh (farmer)
- Mother
- Name
- Spouse / Partner
- Gauri
- Sibling
- He has a brother.
Career Milestones & Awards
2009 — Music Album: Tere Qurbaan (2009) Hollywood Film: The Black Prince (2017) as Maharaja Duleep Singh Punjabi Film: Ikko Mikke (2020) as Nihaal
Awards & Honors
• Best Sufi Singer Award at Dubai International Cultural Festival • Youth Icon Award from Rotaract Club Chandigarh • Title for Punjab Heritage Foundation, Patiala • Best International Act at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards (BAMA) in 2011 • Best Songwriter A
• Best Sufi Singer Award at Dubai International Cultural Festival • Youth Icon Award from Rotaract Club Chandigarh • Title for Punjab Heritage Foundation, Patiala • Best International Act at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards (BAMA) in 2011 • Best Songwriter Award at Brit Asia TV Music Awards (BAMA) in 2017 • Music Video of the Year Award at BAMA for Udaarian in 2018 • International Punjabi Cinema Debut Icon Award (2018) for The Black Prince • Punjab Gaurav Award in 2018 by the then Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh • Mirchi Music Award for Album of the Year for the Music Album Mohabbat De Mausam in 2019 • Honoured for his music album Gurmukhi Da Beta at Press Club, Jalandhar, Punjab, in 2019 Note: Sartaaj has received many more awards and honours from institutions & organizations like Panjab University Chandigarh, Punjabi University Patiala, Army Head Quarters Chandigarh, Indian Microelectronics Society, Global Punjab Organization Delhi, OSHO World Delhi & Panchkula, Deputy Commissioner Mansa, and DAV Group of Institutions.
Lesser-Known Facts & Trivia
- 11. Holds a Ph.D. in Sufi music. | 2. Raised in Bajrawar, Hoshiarpur, in a middle-class family of farmers. | 3. Skilled in playing a variety of musical instruments. | 4. Established the Sartaaj Foundation to support gifted young individuals. | 5. Generously gave Rs. 11 lakhs to Punjab flood victims on his birthday in 2019. | 6. Recognized as a champion of the Gurmukhi language and Punjabi culture. | 7. Taught in the Music Department at Panjab University for 6 years. | 8. Belongs to a Saini Sikh family of Jandoria Clan. | 9. Adopted his Takhallus (poetic name) Sartaaj while at college. | 10. Has over 1 million listeners on Spotify. | 11. His hit song Udaarian has received more than 28 million plays on Spotify. | 12. Acted alongside Jason Flemyng in The Black Prince.
