Having been hard at work over the past five years the Birmingham bred singer,
writer and producer, whose influences range from Gurdas Mann and Kuldip Manak
to Jagjit Singh, Satinder Sartaaj and Ustaad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, is currently completing
his forthcoming debut album (scheduled for release in 2010) and can’t wait to unleash his
unique and contemporary Bhangra sounds within the desi music scene.

Foji started singing at the tender age of eight after growing up listening to Yamla Jatt,
Surinder Kaur, Chamkila, Dildar Sandhu, K Deep and Jagmohan Kaur to name a few.
He was further inspired to pursue his dream of becoming a successful UK Bhangra singer-songwriter
with a trip to India aged 13, where he learnt how to read and write Punjabi and began listening to the
music of Punjabi artists who at the time were still unheard of in the UK. He wrote his first song – a humorous
reworking of Malkit Singh’s ‘Lumbra De Vere Vich’ – whilst studying at Solihull College in 1995.

That same year, Foji joined the famous Bhangra dance group Nachda Sansar as a freestyle and traditional
Bhangra dancer. After having heard Foji’s vocals, magnetic talent for Boliyan, his awesome and completely
charming stage presence (not to mention top-notch dance skills) the group elected him as front vocalist.
Foji’s success with Nachda Sansar lead to a 10 year stint with the group as well as worldwide bookings and
TV appearances which included BBC’s The Generation Game, The Eurovision Song Contest and Goodness Gracious Me.

Foji honed his vocal range and skills further under the guidance of highly trained Indian classical musician and
vocalist Soni Atwal. In 2009 he met with Punjabi ghazal singer and music director Surinder Khan who helped
to further develop his vocal range and who is currently training him on the harmonium, giving him a deeper
understanding of Indian classical music.

In 2007, Foji, who has a staggering amount of vocal ability ranging from the fresh and contemporary to a
highly astute folksy and traditional sound, started work on his debut album, taking his guide vocals with him
to India where he acquired all the instrumentals for his tracks and came back and booked with Artisan studios
in Birmingham. Although they had never worked with a Punjabi artist before, their joint efforts on ‘Bhagat Singh’
proved to be an amazing collaboration and Foji, having now also picked up guitar training, set to work with them
for the entire album.

Featuring on the album is American mainstream Punjabi rapper GOP (Gop Virk) and the queen of duets ‘Miss Pooja’.
Surinder Khan helped co- produce Sajna and Pardes – two of the most striking songs on the album and other co-producers
include up and coming producer Enzo and the renowned Simon Nandra. All of the 10 songs on the album have been penned
masterfully by Foji himself, apart from ‘Pardes’ which is written by KS Gill.