Biography:
Sidhu Moose Wala is a Punjabi Singer, Lyricist, and Actor associated with Punjabi Music Industry. He was born in a Sikh family on 11 June 1993 and his birthplace is Village Moosa, Mansa, Punjab. His height is about 6′ 1”. He completed his schooling at Government Model Sen. Sec. School, Mansa, and graduated from Guru Nanak Dec Engineering College, Ludhiana. His father’s name is Bhola Singh Sidhu and her mother’s name is Charan Kaur Sidhu. After completing his degree, he moved to Canada for further studies. Sidhu Moose Wala’s real name Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu.
Career:
Early life: – Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu was born in the hamlet of Moosa in the Punjab district of Mansa. He was born into a Sikh household, the son of Bhola Singh and Charan Kaur. He graduated in electrical engineering from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Ludhiana in 2016. Tupac Shakur was a hero and influence on Moose Wala. He began listening to hip-hop music in the sixth grade and studied music under Harvinder Bittu in Ludhiana.
Professional Career: Moose Wala relocated to Brampton, Ontario, Canada, after graduating. While residing there, he published his debut song, “G Wagon.” In 2018, he began doing live gigs in India. He’d also done concerts in Canada. Moose Wala’s breakthrough came in 2017 with the song “So High,” a gangster rap duet with Byg Byrd. The song earned him the 2017 Brit Asia TV Music Awards Best Lyricist prize. He built on his breakthrough with tracks such as “Issa Jatt,” “Tochan,” “Selfmade,” “Famous,” and “Warning Shots.” He was nominated for Best New Age Sensation at the 2018 PTC Punjabi Music Awards for “Issa Jatt.” In August 2018, he released “Dollar,” his debut film soundtrack song, for the film Dakuaan Da Munda.
Khalistani Movement:
In December 2020, Sidhu Moose Wala’s name was also associated with Khalistan support. Actually, Moose Wala had supported Khalistani separatist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in one of his songs – ‘Punjab: My Motherland’. The song also included some scenes from a speech given by Khalistan supporter Bhoopar Singh Balbir in 1980.
Discography:
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Moose Wala got his breakthrough with the song “So High” in 2017, a gangster rap collaboration with Byg Byrd. Also, he won the Best Lyricist award for the song at Brit Asia Music Awards.
He continued his success with singles like “Tochan”, “Selfmade”, “Famous” and “Warning Shots”. In August 2018 he launched his first film soundtrack song, “Dollar”, for the film Dakuaan Da Munda.
In October 2018, Sidhu released his debut album “PBX 1” of the Pop genre with a touch of hip-hop. The album was charted on the Canadian Albums Chart by Billboard.
In Jan 2020, Sidhu released a new pop song name” Old Skool” with Prem Dhillon and Naseeb Rapper, it was a huge success. Now Sidhu is out with the new song ”Tibeyan Da Putt” and it became huge success, receive 7 million views in 24 hours.
Political Career:
Sidhu Moosewala joined Congress on Friday in the presence of Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu. Soon after joining the party, the Punjabi singer met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi.
Soon after joining the Congress, Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala met former party chief Rahul Gandhi at his residence here on Friday.
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, AICC in-charge for Punjab Harish Chaudhary and state transport minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warring were also present.
Sidhu shared on Twitter a picture of their meeting with Gandhi and said, “Brothers in arms with Boss.”
Earlier in the day, the popular singer joined the party in Chandigarh in the presence of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Sidhu and may contest the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.
Channi tweeted, “Welcoming young, passionate and talented, @iSidhuMooseWala, to Congress family. I am sure he will serve people to the best of his ability and will spread the message of Congress party at grass-root level.”
Death and Aftermath:
New Delhi: A new CCTV video has emerged that captures moments before singer and Congress leader Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu popularly known as Sidhu Moose Wala was murdered. The famous Punjabi singer was shot dead by assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district on Sunday, a day after the state government curtailed his security cover. Moose Wala was accompanied by Gurwinder Singh (neighbor) and Gurpreet Singh (cousin) in a Mahindra Thar jeep. Both were injured in the attack suspected to be a fallout of inter-gang rivalry.
In the video, the sound of gunshots can be clearly heard after unidentified cars trail Sidhu Moose Wala’s Thar.
Punjab’s Director General of Police VK Bhawra on Sunday said that at least three weapons were used and 30 rounds fired in the attack.
The Mansa Police Station on Monday lodged an FIR based on a complaint by Sidhu Moose Wala’s father Balkaur Singh who stated that the singer was receiving threats from several gangs for extortion purposes. Lawrence Bishnoi gang was among those threatening him. After the threats, the deceased Congress leader kept a bulletproof Fortuner, but yesterday he was out in a Thar.
As the investigation is underway, Punjab Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) informed that CM Bhagwant Mann is taking minute-to-minute updates on the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case. “He will hold a meeting with senior police officials today. A number of senior police officials sent to Mansa. Prompt action should be taken to catch the culprits as soon as possible,” ANI reported the CMO as stating.
As per the Punjab Police, Moose Wala left his house around 4:30 pm along with Gurwinder Singh (neighbour) and Gurpreet Singh (cousin). The singer was driving the vehicle.
DGP VK Bhawra said that when Sidhu Moose Wala reached Jawaharke village, they were followed by a car and were intercepted from the front by two vehicles. “There was heavy firing from the front on Sidhu Moose Wala,” he said, as quoted by news agency PTI.
The police team reached the spot immediately and the trio was taken to Civil Hospital Mansa where the singer was declared brought dead.
His cousin and friend are in stable condition and have been referred to Patiala for further treatment.
A huge force of Punjab Police has been deployed outside the deceased Congress leader’s residence following the shooting incident.