Sidhu Moose Wala was a Punjabi musician, rapper, and actor who appeared in Punjabi films and music. He debuted as a writer in 2016 with the Punjabi artist Ninja’s song “License.” With the duet song “G Wagon,” he made his singing debut in 2017.
Later, he worked as a vocalist and writer for several songs under the music production business Humble Music, and he cooperated with the band Brown Boyz. He was shot and killed by unknown attackers in the hamlet of Jawaharke in the Mansa region of Punjab on May 29, 2022.
His given name, Moose Wala, is derived from his hometown of Moosa, which is located in Punjab’s Mansa region.
When he was in fifth grade, he began singing folk tunes.
Sidhu Moose Wala sought a prominent Punjabi lyricist for a song in 2015 while finishing his degree. Sidhu became motivated to compose his own lyrics when the writer made excuses and refused to provide him with a tune.
He began his career as a lyricist in 2016 and has since collaborated with a number of well-known Punjabi vocalists, including Deep Jandu, Elly Mangat, and Karan Aujla.
Sidhu Moose Wala moved to Brampton, Ontario, Canada in 2016 after finishing his undergraduate education. During his time in Canada, he released his first single, “G Wagon.”
Sidhu Moose Wala’s song “So High” was published in 2017, and it was a big turning point in his career. Byg Byrd and I collaborated on the gangster rap “So High.” He earned the Best Lyricist prize at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards the same year for this song.
“Issa Jatt,” “Tochan,” “Selfmade,” “Famous,” and “Warning Shots” were among the singles released by Sidhu Moose Wala in the same year.
Sidhu Moose Wala started performing live music events in India and Canada in 2018. He was nominated for the PTC Punjabi Music Awards’ Best New Age Sensation category in 2018 for the song Issa Jatt. In August 2018, Sidhu Moose Wala was given a chance to promote the Punjabi film Dakuaan Da Munda’s song “Dollar.” He released a music album, PBX 1, two months later, which peaked on the Canadian Albums Chart in the pop music category.
Sidhu Moose Wala Biography Height, Age, Death, Girlfriend, Wife, Family
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Sidhu Moose Wala released the song ‘Just Listen’ in 2018 for his detractors.
Sidhu Moose Wala vigorously campaigned for his mother, who won the sarpanch election in the Punjab hamlet of Moosa, in December 2018.
The Brit Asia TV Music Awards presented PBX 1 with the Best Album Award in 2019. The T-Series music corporation published the album PBX 1 under their label. Sidhu Moose Wala’s tune “Legend” won Track of the Year, as well as Best International Male Act and Best Lyricist accolades, at this award presentation. Sidhu Moose Wala released a series of songs under his own brand record label in 2019, including Sidhu’s Anthem, Mafia Style, Poison, Sohne Lagarde, and Homicide. Prem Dhillon, a Punjabi producer, collaborated with him on the song “Boot Cut” during the same period.
Sidhu Moose Wala was scheduled to perform at the Surrey Music Festival in June 2019, however, the event was canceled owing to violent incidents at previous Sidhu Moosewala performances. His song “47” was among the top 20 hits on the UK Singles Chart and the Hot 40 singles chart in New Zealand the same year. Sidhu Moosewala was named one of the most popular musicians in Punjab by Spotify at the end of the year, with Maninder Buttar and Karan Aujla.
Sidhu Moose Wala officially founded his own record company, 5911 Records, on August 31, 2020. His song “Tibeyan Da Putt” reached number eight on the Apple Music charts in India in 2020, and number one on the iTunes charts. On his mother’s birthday in May 2020, he published the song “Dear Mama,” which he dedicated to her.
The next month, Sidhu Moose Wala and Punjabi artist Amrit Mann released the song “Bambiha Bole,” which reached the 25th spot on the Apple Music list in India and the 81st spot in Canada. This song debuted at number one on the UK Asian charts and reached number five on the global YouTube rankings. In September 2020, Sidhu Moose Wala’s song “Game” featuring Shooter Kahlon got his first single to rank on Billboard’s Canadian Hot 100.
Sidhu Moose Wala released a song named “Panjab: My Motherland” in December 2020. He acknowledged and lauded Khalistani separatist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in this song. The song’s lyrics also incorporated a speech made by Khalistani supporter Bharpur Singh Balbir in the late 1980s.
In May 2021, Sidhu Moose Wala released the album Moosetape, which had 32 music songs. Sidhu Moose Wala became the first Indian artist to play at the Wireless Festival in London on September 12, 2021. He performed a musical duet with Mist, a British rapper.
Sidhu Moose Wala released a song called Ep No Name in April 2022, featuring AR Paisley, Mr. Capone-E, and Sunny Malton. On Billboard’s Top Canadian Albums, this single was rated 73rd.
Sidhu Moose Wala was well-known for his feud with Karan Aujla, a prominent Punjabi singer, and songwriter. Both utilized social media channels, songs, and live performances to respond to one another. Elly Mangat, a former coworker of both Sidhu and Aujla, revealed in an interview with a media outlet that the animosity between the two started after a video by Sidhu attacking Aujla was leaked to Aujla’s management, who subsequently threatened Sidhu.
The event prompted them to often target one other. Sidhu Moose Wala released the song ‘Warning Shots’ as a diss track against Karan Aujla’s hit ‘Lafaafe.’ Aujla, on the other hand, commended Sidhu’s efforts and maintained that he did not create the song “Lafaafe” and mentioned nothing about the rivalry in an interview with a media outlet.
Up to 2022, Sidhu Moose Wala was charged with four criminal offenses, two of which were linked to exposing indecent images in his tracks. His two films, one in which he was shown undergoing instruction to use an AK-47 with the aid of several police officers, and the second in which he used a personal handgun, went popular on social media in May 2020.
The Punjab government suspended the police personnel who were aiding him in using the AK-47 shortly after the video went public. On May 19, 2020, Sidhu Moose Wala was arrested under two provisions of the Arms Act. He then absconded to avoid arrest as police began scouring his home in an attempt to locate him.
The Barnala District Court denied Sidhu Moose Wala’s request for anticipatory bail on June 2, 2020. Sidhu Moosewala was fined by the Nabha police on June 6, 2020, for driving with tinted black windows and was permitted to depart after misinforming the police that his anticipatory release had been granted by the court.
In the same month, he released “Sanju,” a song in which he likened himself to Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who was previously jailed under the Arms Act. Avneet Sidhu, an Indian sports shooter, later chastised Sidhu Moose Wala for glorifying gun culture in his songs. A complaint was filed against him the next day for publishing the song that promoted gun culture.
With the film Teri Meri Jodi, Sidhu Moose Wala made his acting debut in 2019. He was cast in the film Gunah in 2020. In 2021, Sidhu Moose Wala starred in the film ‘Yes I Am Student,’ directed by Tanvir Singh Jagpal and produced by his own film production business Jatt Life Studios. Sidhu Moose Wala made his cinematic debut in Moosa Jatt on August 22, 2021. His film Jattan Da Munda Gaun Lagya was released on March 18, 2022.
Sidhu Moose Wala began his political career on December 3, 2021, when he joined the Indian National Congress in the cabinet of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PPCC President Navjot Singh Sidhu.
He ran for the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2022 from the Mansa seat but was defeated by Vijay Singla of the Aam Aadmi Party. During these elections, Sidhu Moose Wala continued to campaign door to door after the legal campaigning period had expired, prompting the filing of a prosecution against him under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.
Sidhu Moose Wala published a song called “Scapegoat” shortly after the election results, in which he lamented his failings in the 2022 Punjab state assembly elections. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stated that Sidhu Moose Wala implied that AAP supporters in Punjab were traitors when the song was released.
Unidentified assassins shot Sidhu Moose Wala in his Thar vehicle in the hamlet Jawaharke of Mansa district in Punjab on May 29, 2022, as he was traveling to greet his family. He was joined by two other individuals throughout the event, and the perpetrators fired 30 shots at his automobile. During the event, two other males were also hurt.
Sidhu Moose Wala was taken to the Civil Hospital in Mansa shortly after the tragedy, where physicians proclaimed him dead. Soon after the event went viral on social media, Satinder Singh aka Goldy Brar, a Canadian mobster of Punjabi ancestry, claimed responsibility for the murder. Satinder Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, is a close friend of Lawrence Bishnoi, a criminal.
Goldy Brar also claimed that his “Punjab Module” was responsible for the shooting (gang). Punjab police later verified Bishnoi’s involvement in the crime. The protection of 424 persons in Punjab was lowered or abolished before the 38th anniversary of Operation Blue Star in June 2022, and Sidhu Moose Wala was one of them.
Previously, he had four commandoes assigned to him for protection, but during the 38th anniversary of Operation Blue Star preparations, his security was lowered to two commandos. Sidhu Moose Wala was not traveling in the bullet-proof vehicle given by the state government at the time of the event. He was escorted by two of his own security officers.
Some media outlets stated on 30 May 2022 that Sidhu Moose Wala’s death was linked to the assassination of Vikramjit alias Vicky Middukhera. Vicky Middukhera was hunted and shot dead in Mohali, Punjab, in August 2021, allegedly because of a dispute between him and Sidhu Moose Wala. As a result, Sidhu Moose Wala’s father filed an FIR at a nearby police station. His father claimed in the lawsuit that thugs were threatening him with murder as a means of extortion. Meanwhile, Punjabi musician Mika Singh corroborated his father’s comments.
On May 30, 2022, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the formation of a judicial panel to investigate the murder of Sidhu Moose Wala, which would be chaired by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Police discovered rounds from an AN-94 Russian assault rifle and a handgun at the crime scene on the first day of the inquiry. On 30 May 2022, a crowd of Indian National Congress demonstrators invaded the house of Aam Aadmi Party president Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi, blaming the event on the AAP-run Punjab government, which had restricted Moosewala’s protection. In a media interview, Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar remarked,
Sidhu Moose Wala saw ‘Channi Banka’ as his Godfather since it was Channi who introduced him to the Punjabi music industry and assisted him in establishing himself in Canada.
Ninja sang Sidhu Moose Wala’s first song as a writer, “License,” which became an international smash.
His eight tracks were allegedly leaked before they were properly recorded.
Sidhu Moose Wala maintained a strong presence on social media. On Instagram, he has over 8.3 million followers. 1.2 million people followed his Facebook page.
Parmish Verma and Ninja were close friends of his.