Rup Magon
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Comment: The Times of India references go a long way towards establishing notability, but to be safe, it would be better if an additional independent reliable source was added. Further some of the main claims about the importance of the subject are not verifiable through the reliable sources, I have added citation needed templates to those, please add inline citations to reliable sources for those claims. Some of the language is a bit overly promotional as well, but there is enough here that it shouldn't be an issue if the citations are added. Monty845 15:39, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rupinder Singh Magon [1] |
| Also known as | Rup Magon |
| Born | Montreal, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, composer, musician, actor, author |
| Instrument(s) | Tabla, harmonium, piano, dholak |
| Years active | 1996 |
| Website | www |
Rupinder "Rup" Singh Magon is a singer, songwriter, producer, actor and author born and raised in Montreal, Canada. He is a co-lead singer of JoSH, a Canadian-based South Asian fusion band.
Career
Rup founded Josh in 1996 with his brother, Rik Magon, and good friend Shiraz 'Shazi' Hussain. They were joined by Qurram 'q' Hussein, Rup current band-mate, in 1998, and two years later Rup and Q embarked on their own path for JoSH without Rik and Shiraz.
Rup's love and drive for music and the arts, and his unquestioned belief that he could make a career for himself singing South Asian Fusion music, despite being based in Canada, was initially met with doubt and skepticism from friends and family, who wanted him to pursue a more tradition 'North American' career not based in the arts.[2] Rup never relented, working tirelessly with Q to produce their first compositions for Josh, Main Hoon Tanha, which also ended up being the title track for their debut album. [3]
Rup and Q have continued to produce successful music and albums. This musical journey has led to 'Kabhi, Josh’s much-anticipated second album, 'Mausam", JoSH's third album, and "Beyond Kismat", JoSH's recently release fourth album. JoSH has worked on various other projects as well, including a remix of Grammy winner Nelly Furtado’s latest singles, Promiscuous Girl and Maneater.
Among Rup's accomplishments as a member of JoSH:
- First canadian sikh to win both MTV India and MTV Pakistan awards [4] [5]
- Sold over 2.5 million albums worldwide mostly to an Indian and Pakistani diaspora [citation needed]
Rup has also ventured outside of the realm of music to expand his career within the umbrella of the Performing Arts.
Acting
Rup is a member of the cast of Speedy Singhs (also known as Breakaway) is a 2011 sports comedy film directed by Robert Lieberman, starring Vinay Virmani, Russell Peters, Camilla Belle, and Anupam Kher. Akshay Kumar, Drake, and Ludacris make cameo appearances.
Rup plays Jassi Singh, a member of the Speedy Singhs hockey team featured in the film. [6]
JoSH also recorded the title track for the Speedy Singhs/Breakaway film, titles 'Chaddi Wale Yaar' [7]
Author
Rup will shortly be releasing his first published piece of writing, a cookbook featuring South Asian cuisine, with easy recipes for men. [8]
Sources
- PlanetJoSH.com Bio
- Breakaway Official Website
- Feature - Times of India
- Speedy Singhs - Times of India
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ PlanetJosh.com. PlanetJosh.com http://www.planetjosh.com/theband.asp.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ MTV Immies. MTV Immies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Immies#2004.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ KoolMuzon.com. KoolMuzon.com http://www.koolmuzone.com/2009/05/mtv-brrr-music-awards-pakistan-2009-results/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Times of India. Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Josh-band-member-makes-acting-debut/articleshow/10040995.cms.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Chaddi Wale Yaar. T-Series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axcb7Iqhu-4.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Times of India. Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Josh-band-member-makes-acting-debut/articleshow/10040995.cms.
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