Biography
Juggy D is one of the hottest up & coming Panjabi singers in the UK. Signed to 2Point9 records, home of leading Brit Asian producer Rishi Rich, and managed by the team responsible for the success of Craig David and Mis Teeq, Juggy D could well be the first Panjabi vocalist to make a dent in the UK mainstream.
Having only been in the industry for two years, Juggy has a list of credits to die for. After starting out guesting on Rishi Rich’s first album, Juggy has featured on tracks by Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, Craig David, Mary J Blige and Timbaland. He recently featured on the huge hit “Hum Tum (U and I)”, the first ever non-Bollywood track to feature in a major Bollywood movie. In addition to his music, Juggy co-presents weekly The Rishi Rich Project radio show on London’s Kiss 100.
A born and bred Londoner, Juggy D was involved in music from an early age, but it was in 2002 that he was introduced to Rishi Rich and the pair clicked immediately. Rishi saw raw talent in Juggy and decided to feature him on the track ‘Nahin Jeena’ on his album ‘Simply Rich’. The tune was a massive, featuring at No 1 in the Asian charts for nearly 6 months.
Juggy’s profile has gone from strength to strength. He featured on Rishi Rich’s classic remix of Craig David’s single ‘Rise & Fall’ (and coached Craig David for his Panjabi vocals on the track!).
He then featured alongside up and coming vocalist Jay Sean on the Rishi Rich Project single ‘Dance With You’, which charted at No 12 in the UK National charts in Sept 2003.
Since then Juggy has performed live in front of 5,000 people at a Rishi Rich Project concert in Dubai, in front of 165 million-strong TV audience at the at the MTV India Awards, supported Busta Rhymes at Wembley Stadium and became the first Panjabi singer to perform at the Southport Soul Weekender.
Recently, American super-producer Timbaland hooked up with Juggy when the Rishi Rich Project took him to Southall on a £3,000 Indian Music shopping spree.
Juggy’s solo album “Juggy D” is released on 2Point9 Records in August 2004. The lead track “Sohniye” is produced by Rishi Rich’s younger brother Mentor, who has previously produced for Craig David and Nitin Sawhey. The track has been played by DJs for well over 6 months now and is fast becoming an anthem for 2004.
Juggy D biography
JUGGY D – “Juggy D!”
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UK-born Punjabi artist Juggy D releases his first album “Juggy D” on Aug 23 rd on 2point9 Records. The ten track album is one of the most anticipated
Brit-Asian albums of the year and features the hotly tipped newcomer Jay Sean, plus R&B singer Veronica and one of Britain’s top Asian rappers, Don Dee.
Juggy is well known as the Punjabi vocalist who has appeared on records by Britney Spears, Mary J Blige, Timbaland and Ricky Martin. He also taught Craig David to speak Punjabi for the tracks “Rise and Fall” and “Spanish” which he also featured on.
As part of the Rishi Rich Project he’s enjoyed his own success - featuring on “Dance with You”, which charted at No 12 in the UK and “Eyes on you” which charted at No 6. As a result, Juggy became the first Punjabi singer ever to perform LIVE vocals on Top of the Pops and CD: UK.
Juggy D’s debut album is produced by Rishi Rich - who discovered Juggy and put his vocals on the Asian club smash ‘Nahin Jeena’ – and Mentor, who has Craig David, Timbaland and Nitin Sawhey on his list of credits. Mentor produced the lead track “Sohniye”, which was No 1 in the Asian charts for over 3 months earlier this year.
Juggy also has a growing international fanbase, and has performed in Dubai, Germany, Canada, Australia and Ibiza this year. The track ‘Sohniye’ was even heard at football stadiums in Portugal for the Euro 2004 tournament (which Juggy was chuffed with as he played for both Chelsea and Brentford as a schoolboy)
‘Juggy D’ has already received heavy support from DJs on Radio 1, Kiss FM, Galaxy, BBC Asian Network, BBC 1Xtra, Choice FM, Sunrise Radio and more. As a result of this support, Juggy D will be the 1 st ever bhangra artist to got on a national tour of major retail stores, performing and signing his album.
JUGGY D ‘Akheer’
Feb 28 th 2005
‘Akheer’ - the new single from the UK’s most successful Punjabi artist, Juggy D – drops on Feb 28 th 2005.
Taken from his 2004 debut album ‘Juggy D’ – which produced the desi club smashes ‘Sohniye’ and ‘Billo’ – ‘Akheer’ was written by the man himself and reflects the thoughts of a young British Asian lad growing up in multicultural Britain. The track sees Juggy experimenting with a deeper, more progressive sound adding a new dimension to his music.
Produced by Mentor and inspired by traditional Indian folk music, hip hop and ambient, the track is a perfect example of Juggy’s diversity as an artist and shows exactly why ‘Juggy D’ was such a landmark British Asian album.
The album – which made the Top 20 Best Seller list in HMV and was the first by a Punjabi artist to make it into the Top 75 national charts - marked out 2004 as a breakthrough year for both Juggy and the British Asian music scene as a whole.
2004 was the year Juggy became the first ever Punjabi artist to perform live on CD:UK, Top of the Pops and MTV Base; he started co-hosting a weekly show on London’s Kiss100 radio station; he toured the USA and performed to thousands of fans in Canada, Australia, India, Kenya & Europe; he featured on tracks with Britney Spears, Mary J Blige, Timbaland, Ricky Martin & American-Chinese rapper Jin (from the Ruff Ryders – the same stable as DMX and Eve).
Now, in 2005 - just back from filming his first role in a Bollywood movie (the forthcoming “KYA KOOL HAI HUM” which also stars Rishi Rich, Veronica and R&B star Jay Sean) - Juggy is set to consolidate his position as one of the UK’s most important Asian-music artists.
‘Akheer’ is out on February 28 th 2005 via 2point9 Records
Check out the video on Zee Music, B4U, Channel U and other channels. ‘Juggy D’ will be available in HMV, Virgin and all good national and independent record stores.