Bally Sagoo
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Bally Sagoo | |
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Born | Baljit Singh Sagoo Delhi, India |
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Years active | 1989–present |
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Parent | Saminder Singh Sagoo (father)[1] |
Baljit Singh "Bally" Sagoo (
Early life
Sagoo grew up in the Balsall Heath area of Birmingham. His father Saminder Sagoo ran his own retail music outlet in the 1970s, after playing in the Musafirs in the late 1960s.
In his teens, Sagoo developed a taste for
Career
In 1989, Oriental Star Agencies, a UK based record label, asked him to remix a Punjabi track called "Hey Jamalo".[5] The single became a hit and Sagoo joined OSA as their full-time in-house producer. Through this relationship, he released his first album, Wham Bam which spawned a sequel, Wham Bam 2. Other material during this period included Star Crazy and Sagoo's 1991 collaboration with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Magic Touch.Over 50,000 copies of Star Crazy were sold in UK and overseas market.
1990s
In 1994, Sagoo signed with
2000s
In 1999, Sagoo launched his own UK music label, Ishq Records. Its first output was his album, Dub of Asia. Ishq followed this with the release of other Sagoo titles including Anything But Silent, Hanji and the technical Sag Loops series. The label also managed and showcased other new talents and delivered tracks such as "Noorie" on Sagoo's 2000 release, Bollywood Flashback 2.
In 2003 at the UK Asian Awards, the Spice Girls presented him with the inaugural trophy for Outstanding Achievement.
That decade, Sagoo's music supported
2010s
In 2012, Sagoo opened a studio in Mumbai, and splits his time between the UK and India. He merged the business assets of Ishq Records into Fresh Dope Records,[7] the music division of Fresh Dope Industries. It has a head office in Brussels and an operational satellite in Mumbai. It is engaged in feature film production, television, artist promotion and management, corporate participation, online and traditional publishing, live performances, lifestyle products, fashion trends and technology developments.[citation needed]
Discography
Title | Year | Distribution |
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Wham Bam | 1990 | Oriental Star Agencies |
Star Crazy | 1991 | Oriental Star Agencies |
Essential Ragga | 1991 | Oriental Star Agencies |
Magic Touch feat. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 1992 | Oriental Star Agencies |
Wham Bam 2 | 1993 | Oriental Star Agencies |
Bollywood Flashback | 1994 | Sony/Columbia Records |
On the Mix (compilation) | 1995 | Oriental Star Agencies |
Rising from the East | 1996 | Sony/Columbia Records |
Aby Baby feat. Amitabh Bachchan | 1996 | Big B Records |
Star Crazy 2 | 1997 | Oriental Star Agencies |
Sagloops 1 to 4 | 1999 | Ishq Records |
Dub of Asia | 1999 | Ishq Records |
Bollywood Flashback 2 | 2000 | Ishq Records |
Hera Pheri | 2000 | Movie soundtrack |
Monsoon Wedding | 2001 | Movie soundtrack |
Anything But Silent feat. Jared Bashir & Gunjan | 2001 | Ishq Records |
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani | 2001 | Movie soundtrack |
Gunjan feat Gunjan | 2001 | Ishq Records |
Bend It Like Beckham | 2002 | Movie soundtrack |
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - The Remixes | 2002 | Movie soundtrack |
Hanji | 2003 | Ishq Records |
Botllan Sharab Diyan | 2004 | Nupur Audio |
Bollywood Buzz | 2004 | Nupur Audio |
Aap Ki Nazaron Ne Samjha feat. Gunjan | 2002 | Ishq Records |
The Mistress of Spices | 2005 | Movie soundtrack |
Sajna Ve Sajna | 2006 | Movie soundtrack |
It's a Wonderful Afterlife | 2010 | Movie soundtrack |
Future Shock | 2014 | Fresh Dope Records |
Cafe Punjab | 2015 | Fresh Dope Records |
Next Level | 2021 | Fresh Dope Records |
Title | Year | Distribution |
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"Hey Jamalo" | 1989 | Oriental Star Agencies |
"Ragga Muffin Mix" | 1991 | Oriental Star Agencies |
"Jewel" feat. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 1991 | Oriental Star Agencies |
"Chura Liya" | 1994 | Sony/Columbia Records |
" Choli Ke Peeche " |
1995 | Sony/Columbia Records |
"Dil Cheez" feat. Shabnam Majeed | 1996 | Sony/Columbia Records |
"Tum Bin Jiya" feat. Shabnam Majeed | 1996 | Sony/Columbia Records |
"Noorie" feat. Gunjan | 2000 | Ishq Records |
"Pesa nasha pyar.Bohemia" | 2006 | Ishq Records |
"Thori Ji Kori" feat. Harry Mirza | 2013 | Fresh Dope Records |
"Kinna Chauna" feat. Vicky Marley | 2021 | Fresh Dope Records |
See also
References
- ^ "Funeral for 60s Asian 'boy band' star". BBC. 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Smack in the face". The Hindu. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "It's a Wham Bam Future Shock Bally Sagoo is back". Chakdey.com. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Changing tunes". The Hindu. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Bally Sagoo". IMDb. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Bally Sagoo Music". Freshdoperecords.com. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.