Rashmeet Kaur

Rashmeet Kaur (born 8 March 1994)

Early life Rashmeet Kaur was born in Punjab, India, in 1994 and raised in New Delhi. At the age of six, she began learning and performing Gurmat Sangeet (Sikh devotional music) from her mother. During her college days, she formed a band and started performing in the city and got exposed to the live music industry.

In 2012, she appeared as one of the contestants on the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. She won the competition after competing in the finale against Sreerama Chandra-Candice Redding and Thomson Andrews-NSG. Kaur signed with rapper Raftaar's label Kalamkaar, which was founded in 2017. Her first single "Maati Ki Gudiya" was released in the year 2018. The song was an initiative to raise awareness on child marriages happening in India and was included in her EP, Musafir, which released in 2019. Musafir featured four songs, that were fusion takes on the poetry of Bulleh Shah and Shah Hussain. The EP's live rendition, whose track, "Faqeeran" became a commercial hit, was released in 2025. Rashmeet released her debut album, Manjh Muhabbat Teri in November 2020.

Her song "Jadi Buti", a collaboration with Major Lazer, Diplo, and Nucleya for their album Music Is the Weapon, became a major hit and the album was later nominated for the Grammy Awards. She rose to fame for recreating the popular Punjabi folk songs "Bajre Da Sitta", "Buhe Bariyan", "Ik Meri Aakh Kashni", and "Nadiyon Paar", This song was featured in Hardik Mehta's 2021 comedy-horror film Roohi, starring Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor, and Varun Sharma. It was released on March 3, 2021.

2023-present: Sophomore album, and further successes In 2023, Rashmeet appeared on the TV reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 13, which was filmed in South Africa.

She further contributed to Hindi film soundtracks "Thumkeshwari" from Bhediya, "Janiye" from Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga, and "Ishq Nachaawe", which she composed and sung for the film Kho Gaye Hum Kahan alongside rapper Yashraj. Her song "Jee Karda" for the eponymous television series received a nomination for a Filmfare Award.

In 2023, Rashmeet collaborated with singer-songwriter C-Mart (aka Chukwuma Martin Okoye), Congolese artist Gaz Mawete, and Germany-based producer Konstantin Reinfeld on the song "Cherie Coco". In the same year, Rashmeet teamed up with Khanvict and Raaginder for the track "Devotion" which was part of the EP Arrival.

On January 11, 2024, Rashmeet released her new album, Kaura, featuring 12 songs. She collaborated with 10 producers and over 30 artists to create the collection. Aaryaman Trivedi of Rolling Stone India wrote in his review of the album, "Kaur’s unmatched vocal abilities have catapulted her to the top of her league, with this album being an attempt to shift gears into newer regions."

In July 2026, she premiered the song "Ve Sajjna" on A Colors Show, from her upcoming album. She released the album, Parinda, on August 11, 2026. The album blends Punjabi folk, R&B, jazz and Sufi music sounds.

Awards and recognition

Discography

Singles

Albums

Kahaan

Aa Mil Yar Musafir Main Bulbul

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Lagan Lagi

Bulleya O Tan Diyan

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