Hans Raj Hans

Some Lesser Known Facts about Hans Raj Hans

• Does Hans Raj Hans Smoke?: Not Known

• Does Hans Raj Hans Drink Alcohol?: Not Known

• He belongs to a family of peasants.

• He was inspired for singing after seeing the street singer who visited their village early morning chanting devotional songs.

• Hans has taken his initial training in music from Ustad Puran Shahkoti Sahib.

• He started his career in singing with the album “Jogian Da Kanna Vich” (1983).

• In 1999, he has worked with the famous singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the film Kachche Dhaage.

  

• Some of his popular albums include Chorni, Jhanjhar, Mohabbat, and Ishqe Di Barsaat.

• He has sung various blockbuster songs like “Dil Tote Tote Ho Gaya,” “Nachi Jo Sade Naal,” “Dil Chori Sada Ho Gaya,” “Sili Sili Hawa,” and “Nit Khair Manga.”

• Hans has made a small stint in acting with the Punjabi film “MEHANDI SHAGNA DI.”

• He is appointed as the honorary music professor at the Washington DC University and the San Jose State University.

• Hans joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party in 2009 and contested the General elections from the Jalandhar Constituency.

• He gave his resignation from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in December 2014.

• In February 2016, he joined the Indian National Congress.

  

• Hans became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 December 2016.

  

• Hans performs at the Wagha Border annually on 14th August in order to spread peace and the feeling of brotherhood between India and Pakistan.

• He got his surname from his music guru, who attached “Hans” after his name as he sings like a swan.

• Hans is the spiritual head of Punjab’s Sufi Darbar.

• He has performed for raising funds for the Indian American Society along with Bill Clinton for the victims of the Gujarat earthquake. Together they raised a fun of 1.5 million USD.

• He has spread the message of “Na Nasha Karo Na Vaar Karo, Je Karna Hai Ta Pyaar Karo” through his singing.

• In order to master the art of singing, Hans has deeply researched various Sufi Saints like Baba Farid, Waris Shah, Baba Bulle Shah and Shah Hussain.

• He was appointed as a member of Jury at the Asia Song Contest in the U.K for 3 consecutive years. He is the only singer to do so.

• In 2019, he replaced Udit Raj and represented the Bharatiya Janata Party in Lok Sabha elections from the North West Delhi Constituency.

• His elder son, Navraj Hans, is married to Daler Mehandi‘s daughter, Ajit Kaur.

  

• His younger son, Yuvraj Hans, is married to television actress Mansi Sharma.