Artist Biography
He started his career with a religious song, “Sant Sipahi”, in 2012. However, he gained fame after song “Soch”, sung by Harrdy Sandhu and composed by B Praak. The music video of this song was directed by Arvindr Khaira. A Hindi version of “Soch” was released as well.
Since “Soch”, B Praak, Jaani, Arvindr Khaira, and Harrdy Sandhu have worked as a team, producing blockbuster Punjabi songs, such as “Joker”, “Backbone” , “HornBlow” , “Naah” , “Yaar Ni Mileya” and “Kya Baat Ay”.
His album Shayar with composer B Praak released in 2015, which includes tracks like “Taara” by Ammy Virk, “Ik Saal” by Jassie Gill and “Naa Ji Naa” by Hardy Sandhu, was a huge hit. He has collaborated with singers like Sukh e, Jassie Gill, Ammy Virk, Diljit Dosanjh, Harrdy Sandhu, Prabh Gill, Amrinder Gill, Kamal Khan, Gippy Grewal, Sunanda Sharma, Guri, Avvy Sra, Arshhh and many more.
His song “Jaani Tera Naa” by Sunanda Sharma was the first song ever named after a lyricist and recently song crossed 200 million views. He was the man behind the songs of the movie Qismat starring Ammy Virk and Sargun Mehta in the lead roles.
He has started his own music label known as Desi melodies with filmmaker Arvindr Khaira and musician B praak.
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Jaani Johan |
| Profession(s) | Music Composer, Lyricist |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 173 cm in meters– 1.73 m in feet inches– 5’ 8” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms– 65 kg in pounds– 143 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 40 inches – Waist: 30 inches – Biceps: 14 inches |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut | Lyricist: Sant Sipahi (2012) Singer: Jaani Ve Jaani (2019) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 25 May 1989 |
| Age (as in 2019) | 30 Years |
| Birthplace | Gidderbaha, Muktsar, Punjab, India |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Gidderbaha, Muktsar, Punjab, India |
| School | SSD Memorial School, Gidderbaha, Muktsar, Punjab, India |
| College/University | Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab, India |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate, Diploma in Hotel Management |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Reading Literature, Listening to Music, Travelling to Hill Stations |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Neha Chauhan |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father– Name not known Mother– Name not known |
| Siblings | Brother– None Sister– 1 (Name not known) |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Bhindi, Sarson Ka Saag, Makki Ki Roti |
| Favourite Actor | Akshay Kumar |
| Favourite Actress | Parineeti Chopra |
| Favourite Songs | Parindey, Khawaja Ji |
| Favourite Singers | A. R. Rahman, Arijit Singh, Neha Kakkar |
| Favourite Holiday Destination | Paris |
| Favourite Colours | White, Blue |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Jaani
- Does Jaani drink alcohol?: Yes
- Jaani is a Punjabi lyricist and music composer from Gidderbaha in Punjab.
- He hails from a non-musical family.
- He was interested in writing since his childhood.
- His first song as a lyricist was “Kaabil” which never got released.
- In 2007, he moved to Chandigarh for further studies and making his career in the Punjabi music industry.
- In 2012, after completing graduation, he started writing songs professionally.
- He got inspired to write the song “Soch” after getting inspired by one of his friend’s real-life story.
- Jaani wrote the lyrics for the superhit song “Soch” when he was in the last semester of his college.
- He started his career in 2012.
- He came into limelight in 2013 from the song ‘Soch’ sung by Hardy Sandhu.
- After the song ‘Soch’, he started teamwork along with Hardy Sandhu, B Praak, and Arvindr Khaira (music video director) and collaboration with it he gave the number of hit Punjabi songs like “Jocker,” “Backbone,” “Horn Blow.”
- In 2016, his Punjabi song ‘Soch’ (Hardy Sandhu) had inspired Bollywood blockbuster movie ‘Airlift’s’ song ‘Soch Na Sake’ (Arijit Singh). However, he was not happy with the Bollywood adoption of his song as he had no knowledge of it until the song got released.
- As a lyricist, he gave number of huge Punjabi hits songs like ‘Saree Wali Girl’ (Girik Aman), ‘Taara’ (Ammy Virk), ‘Jaguar’ (Sukhe), ‘Oscar’ (Gippy Grewal), ‘Ik Vaari Hor Soch Le’ (Harish Verma), ‘Bacha’ (Prabh Gill), ‘Jaani Tera Naa’ (Sunanda Sharma) and many more.
- He has won several awards in the field of music.
- He prepares the whole song at the time of recording only.
- He is inspired by Gulzar, famous lyricist of Bollywood.
- He works under his own music label called “Desi Melodies.”
