Miss Pooja

Gurinder Kaur Kainth, popularly known by her stage name Miss Pooja is an Indian singer and actress who primarily sings Punjabi songs in Bhangra, Pop and Folk genres.

Personal life Miss Pooja was born to Inderpal Kainth and Saroj Devi in Rajpura, Punjab. She obtained her B.A. in Vocal and Instrumental Skills from Punjabi University and pursued her M.A. in music from PGGCG Chandigarh, followed by a B.Ed. in music. She subsequently served as a music teacher at Patel Public School in Rajpura. Miss Pooja also became affiliated with the BJP and was put forth as a candidate for the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha reserved constituency. Political analyses suggested that her candidacy was intended to appeal to the Dalit community, to which she belonged, as the constituency was reserved for Scheduled Castes. However, she refuted such claims during her briefings to news channels.

Career In 2006, Miss Pooja launched her professional career with the release of the duet song "Jaan Ton Piyari." She served as a judge on the Punjabi singing reality show, Voice of Punjab.

Her journey in the music industry began in 2006 with her debut duet "Jaan Ton Piyari". Progressing further, in 2009 she released her first solo album, Romantic Jatt, featuring the music video for her song "Do Nain", shot in Toronto, Canada.

Expanding her repertoire, Miss Pooja ventured into acting in 2010 with her roles in the films Panjaban and Channa Sachi Muchi. Continuing her multifaceted career, she released her third solo album Jattitude in 2012, accompanied by the music video for "Shona Shona", filmed in Hong Kong. Furthermore, she marked her Bollywood debut with the song "Second Hand Jawani" from the movie Cocktail.

In subsequent years, Miss Pooja continued her cinematic journey with the release of her third film, Pooja Kiven Aa in 2013, followed by Ishq Garaari.

Discography

Duo collaboration Year Info 2013 "Surprise" with Deep Mahala & Preet Lali"Go Crazy" with Punjabi By Nature Choice with Manjit Rupowalia 2012 "Jugni Chandigarh Di" with Deep MahalaAetbaar with Dark MCJatt Tinka with APS Tinka GillGabroo with Apache Indian2011 "Pajero" with Veer SukhwantPind Wal Gera with K. Kashmir"Jeep" with Harry Mirza"Dafa Hoja" with Foji"Ruttan" with Bai Amarjit 2009 "Kothe te Speaker" with Mintu Dhuri "Mitran Di Vaari" with Pulla Labhna"Prince N Pooja" with Roshan Prince"Oh Kudi" with Juglee J"Saadgi" with Rai Jujhar"Doriya" with Kuldeep Rasila"Wrong Number" with Gurvinder Brar"Homegrown" with Punjabi by Nature"Pub Te Club" with Preet Brar 2008 "Poodna Returns" with Deep Mahala "Jhona 3" with Shinda Shonki 2007 "Hero" with Bai Amarjit"Patrol 2" with Preet Brar"Jhona 2" with Shinda Shonki Baazi with Manjit Rupowalia Chah Da Cup 2 with Babu Chandigarhia 2006 "Ek Tere Karke" with Preet Brar"Safari" with Kuldeep Rasila"Tere Jaan Banke" with Darshan Khella"Pind da Shingar" with Shinda Shonki

Filmography Year Film name Label Role 2016 Housefull 3 T-Series "Malamaal" (playback singer) 2015 Dilliwali Zaalim Girlfriend T-Series "Tipsy Hogai" (playback singer) 2013 Best of Luck Speed Records Special Appearance 2013 Ishq Garaari Cosmic Studios Actress 2013 Heer and Hero Shemaroo "Lakk Tunoo" (playback singer) 2013 Pooja Kiven AA Saga Hits Actress 2012 Cocktail T-Series "Second Hand Jawani" (playback singer) 2012 Kabaddi Once Again T-Series "Galvakri" (playback singer) 2010 Channa Sachi Muchi T-Series Actress 2010 Panjaban: Love Rules Hearts Catrack Entertainment Actress

Awards and nominations In 2009 she won "Best International Act" at the UK Asian Music Awards. In 2010 she won "Best International Album" at the UK Asian Music Awards for Romantic Jatt. In 2010 she worn "Best Female Act" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards. In 2011 she was nominated for "Shri Tanveer Singh Dhami ji International Act" and "Best International Album" (for Panjaban) at the UK Asian Music Awards. and ended up winning Best International Act. In 2011 she won PTC Punjabi Film Award Best Duet Female Film for Punjaban. She has made hattrick of world records in 2021 by writing her name in the Guinness Book of World Records for maximum songs sung (4500), maximum music video featured (850) & maximum music albums released (350). She has received the Hindustan Gaurav Award in 2021. She has been honoured with GLOBAL ICONIC AWARDS (DELHI) IN 2020. In 2018, She was the most searched female on Google.