Punjabi rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor Hirdesh Singh—aka Yo Yo Honey Singh—is a bhangra producer and one of the most successful Bollywood musicians. ∙ Singh won a Best Sound ETC Bollywood Business Award for his music director work on Ashok Masti’s 2006 playback track “Glassi.” ∙ He made his acting debut in the 2012 film Mirza - The Untold Story and received the Best Male Debut PTC Punjabi Film Award that year for his performance. ∙ In 2012, he set a Bollywood record when he was paid seven million rupees, or $129,000, to license his song “Angreji Beat” for the movie Mastan. ∙ “Dheere Dheere,” Singh’s single from 2015, was a No. 17 hit on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart. ∙ The video shoot for his 2020 song “First Kiss” began in Miami, moved to Delhi, and finally needed to be completed with extensive special effects due to the global pandemic.