Daler Singh, famously known by his stage name, "Daler Mehndi" (Punjabi: ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ, dalēr mahindī), born 18 August 1967, is an Indian recording Artist, musician, song writer, author, record producer, performer and environmentalist. He is credited with making bhangra beats hot round the globe and setting up a parallel non film music industry to the pre Daler era’s then existent Bollywood music.