India's Youngest Award-Winning Bollywood Composer, Amaal Mallik, Signs Exclusive Agreement With Sony Music India

Mallik signs exclusively to Sony Music India as a singer & performer for his non-film pop debut

The award-winning artist garners more than 10 million listeners on Spotify and JioSaavn alone, with his music streamed nearly three billion times on Gaana

MUMBAI, India, Oct. 21, 2020 /CNW/ -- Sony Music India (SMI) announced today an exclusive recording agreement with India's young and successful music composer, Amaal Mallik.

Composer, singer and lyricist, Amaal Mallik has delivered some of Bollywood's biggest chartbusters, for such films as Kabir Singh, M S Dhoni The Untold Story, Airlift Kapoor & Sons, among others.

Mallik's songs garner more than 10 million listeners on Spotify and JioSaavn and his music has nearly three billion streams on Gaana. He has won a number of prominent music awards including Filmfare (2016 and 2020), IIFA (2016, 2018 & 2019), GiMA (2016), Mirchi Music Awards (2016, 2019 and 2020) and has also performed live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Signed exclusively to SMI, Amaal's pop debut is eagerly awaited by his fans. The renowned musician will continue working as a music director on film projects.

"Joining hands with SMI on my debut is a landmark moment because the pairing of our vision and honesty towards my music will create, what I call a melodic shift in the pop music space," said, Amaal Mallik. "As a composer, I've always been the heart of my songs, but my fans have patiently waited for 3 years to see me on screen as a performer and singer. With this debut single, it's a dream come true for my fan family and I. The journey has just begun."

"I am pleased to welcome Amaal Mallik to the Sony Music family," said Rajat Kakar, Managing Director of Sony Music India. "Sony Music India is committed to helping accelerate the growth of independent music by developing young creative artists our partnership with Amaal will further this cause. Amaal brings a new & fresh approach and we're excited to begin this journey with him."

SOURCE Sony Music India