Sonu Niggam's Son Sings With Lata Mangeshkar, Impresses Her

Nevaan Nigam is just three, but he has wowed the legendary singer

Sonu Niggam With Son Nevaan (3 Yr Old) and (right) Lata Mangeshkar

Little Nevaan Niggam’s turning out to be a regular chip off the old block. At three-years-old, Bollywood rocker Sonu Niggam’s son has already cut his first song. And, that too, with the Voice of India — Lata Mangeshkar.

The story goes that Lata approached Sonu and asked him if Nevaan would conclude a song on her new album by performing a sargam. This, to those who are well-versed with Hindustani classical music will know, is far more difficult than just singing or reciting words.

But Sonu, who himself has contributed and sung with Lata on the new album, immediately agreed. And the singer is now brimming with pride because the songstress said on a networking site that her two favourite singers are Sonu and Nevaan.

Sonu told BT, “I believe that Nevaan is truly blessed. To be asked by Lataji to sing with her at this young age is in itself a great honour. Her compliment to N eva a n even tops all the ones that I’ve got through my entire career.” Nevaan isn’t formally being trained as a singer yet. “But he’s an intelligent child and grasped every sur very quickly. He has a ve r y g o o d sense of music,” said the proud father, “When we taught him the sargam, the incentive we gave him was the opportunity to sing with the mike. Nevaan was eager enough.”

Sonu Niigam With Wife Madhurima and Son Nevaan

All my love:

This photograph of Sonu Niigam with wife Madhurima and son Nevaan was taken at the launch of his devotional album Maha Ganesha at Siddhi Vinayak temple on 11th August 2008.

Source: Mid-day

Sonu Nigam With Son Nevaan.

Sonu Nigam has decided to thank the Lord on his firstborn Nevaan's birthday (July 25) with a jagran.




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Sonu confirms, "I am planning a jagran on Nevaan's birthday. We want to give a special thanks to the Almighty for giving us Nevaan. I come from the capital city, I and it will be a typical Delhi-type jagran.

I have hired a jagran orchestra from Delhi and one of my closest friends, who is an expert at such functions will come for it. Dad, my sisters, my mom and I will be all singing at the jagran."

The jagran will not be held at the Nigam residence as it's a all-night affair and it might disturb the residents. Sonu says, "We will hold the jagran at a different venue.

It's not a mata ki chowki, which ends at 10 pm." Sonu recalls that the he had a similar 'thanksgiving' twelve years ago on his parents' 25th wedding anniversary 12 years ago, "Jagrans are part of our culture. At the anniversary, I had sung only one song but at my son's birthday (Nevaan turns one year) I will sing as many as possible though he's too young to realise it. After the jagran, we will have a puja."

The proud papa says that Nevaan also seems to have the singing gene, "When Nevaan was eight months old and I was sitting with Nevaan and singing, suddenly he sang 'aaa' in the same note. I was shocked! I have recorded his pitch and now he sings and catches my pitch every time I sing a note. It's incredible." Nevaan's is totally a papa's boy. Sonu laughs, "Nevaan is papa's poonch (tail). He loves being with me.

I try and take him with me whenever and wherever I can. He has also travelled half the world with me USA, Germany, Dubai, Spain, Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket you name it and he's gone there. And he's the best baby on every flight. Nevaan doesn't cry even once on an eight-hour flight."

Source: Mid-day
Date: 3rd July 2008