Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the best Bollywood singers of all time. He sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films. He has also sung in English, Bengali, Odia, Manipuri, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Nepali, Maithili, Malayalam and various Indian languages. Nigam has also released Indian pop albums and acted in a number of Hindi films. He is regarded as the "Lord of Chords" and noted for his versatility.