Noopur Narayan

Noopur specialises in singing Ghazals, light classical, Bollywood covers & Punjabi songs. From Noor Jehan and Iqbal Bano to traditional Punjabi Folk and even Bollywood Classics, she sings them all with great ease. Her original compositions of classic works of poets like Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Mir Taqi Mir, Sudarshan Faakir, Ahmad Faraz, amongst many others, are currently streaming on all music platforms online. Her version of the Saigal classic ‘Main Kya Janoo’ got her early recognition and awards. She has been amongst the select few artists of the world who were invited by the Rekhta Foundation to perform for their exclusive programme, Ghazal Sarā. Her soulful rendition of several tracks and shabad during the Guru Nanak Parkash Parab sound and light show at Sultanpur Lodhi were greatly appreciated by audiences across the globe. She has had eight tracks released on PTC Records so far that are also streaming on all music platforms.

Born in a family where Theatre was part of daily life, she took to music and acting at the age of six. Her father, Dr. Charan Dass Sidhu, considered to be the Shakespeare of Punjabi Theatre, instilled a deep sense of appreciation for art and music into her since childhood. She was fortunate to have trained early in her life under the great Padmashri Ustad Hafeez Ahmed Khan of the Rampur-Sehswan Gharana. That training honed her pakad over sur and taal. But her inspiration since junior school was her music teacher Indu Chawla, who made her fall in love with ghazals. Noopur also trained later under Vidushi Uma Garg of Delhi Gharana.

Coming out of her two-decade-long career as a music educator, Noopur is also quite innovative. She has shot some of her music videos with mobile phones, and they fetched her more than a million views. The incredible mix of talented singing, expert sound recording and innovative video making has endeared her to fans across countries. Her rendition of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s ‘Yaad’ (Dasht-e-Tanhai) got a great response from across the border.