Rishi Rich
Music producer Rishi Rich needs no introduction nationally or internationally; he is arguably the most popular Asian music producer of our time. Born and brought up in London, his real name is Rishpal Singh Rekhi. He is internationally known for his Bhangra tracks and Hindi remixes. He is a pioneer of Indian-R&B fusion music.
He signed his first album at the age of fifteen under the production of 2Kool. He co-produced several popular albums like Warm It Up and Klassic Kut before he worked on his first solo album entitled 'Simply Rich'. The album was a monster hit and one of its most popular songs was Nahin Jeena featuring Don D and Juggy D. The landmark album propelled his name in the mainstream music scene. Combining his influences from his Punjabi background and his love for urban music and pop, he’s been able to appeal to a wider audience through remixes with international artists. He has worked with mainstream artists such as Madonna, Britney Spears, Mis-Teeq, Craig David, Mary J Blige, Ricky Martin, Westlife, Estelle and Liberty X. Rishi Rich has always had a talent for spotting young fresh talent. He is responsible for discovering British Asian talents who later gained mainstream success, such as Juggy D, Veronica Mehta, Mumzy Stranger and Jay Sean; who is considered the most successful British urban artist of all time. Juggy D, Jay Sean and Rishi Rich have worked together extensively and brought a new sound to the millennium and achieved revolutionary mainstream success with their Bhangra and RnB concoction. The songs Dance With You, Eyes On You and Stolen all were chart buster hits.
Rishi Rich has worked in Bollywood too. He produced the title-track for the Bollywood flick Hum Tum and also worked on the movies Kyaa Kool Hai Hum and Boom.