He struggled with poverty in his early years and even attempted suicide before finding success.
He has sung in more than 20 languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Urdu.
He formed the band Kailasa in 2005, which became a huge success.
He received the Padma Shri Award in 2017.
He once lived in Rishikesh to learn music from spiritual gurus.