Rashmeet Kaur


Rashmeet Kaur is an Indian singer, composer, and songwriter known for her songs "Nadiyon Paar" from the film Roohi, "Jadi Buti", and "Ishq Nachaawe" from the film Kho Gaye Hum Kahan.

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 from her mother. She received her Indian classical music training at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Delhi and learned Gurmat Sangeet from her teacher Jasvinder Kaur. During her college days, she formed a band and started performing in the city and got exposed to the live music industry.

Career

Rashmeet began her career in 2011 by co-singing and touring with Bollywood singers. Her song "Jee Karda" received a nomination for a Filmfare Award.

Reality TV shows

In 2012, she appeared as one of the contestants on the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. In 2013, she participated in the Punjabi singing competition series Voice of Punjab Season 4. She was one of the top 10 contestants on the show. She rose to fame for appearing as a contestant in Asia's Singing Superstar.
In 2018, Rashmeet participated in The Remix, an Amazon Prime original music competition judged by Sunidhi Chauhan, Amit Trivedi, and Nucleya. The show featured 10 episodes where 10 teams competed against each other. Rashmeet was paired with Su Real. She won the competition after competing in the finale against Sreerama Chandra-Candice Redding and Thomson Andrews-NSG. This led to her bagging some collaborations with Nucleya on his album Tota Myna.
In 2023, Rashmeet appeared on the TV reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 13, which was filmed in South Africa.

Bollywood debut and songs

Rashmeet lent her vocals to the movie Phillauri in 2017, singing the Punjabi folk song "Heer". Her notable playback performances include "Nadiyon Paar" for the 2021 film Roohi, "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.

Singles and albums

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. Rashmeet released a religious album, Manjh Muhabbat Teri in November 2020. She released her first extended play, Musafir, in 2019. It 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. Her collaboration with labelmate Raftaar, "Ghana Kasoota", became a widespread commercial success, with the music video featuring Surbhi Jyoti, garnering over 160 million views on YouTube as of January 2026.
She rose to fame for recreating the popular Punjabi folk songs "Bajre Da Sitta", "Buhe Bariyan", "Ik Meri Aakh Kashni", and "Nadiyon Paar", which is a recreated version of singer Shamur’s popular 2008 track "Let The Music Play". 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.
On January 11, 2024, Rashmeet released her new album KAURA featuring 12 songs. She reportedly 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."

International collaborations

Her song "Jadi Buti", a collaboration with Major Lazer, Diplo, and Nucleya for their album Music Is the Weapon, became a major hit and was later nominated for the Grammy Awards. In 2023, Rashmeet collaborated with singer-songwriter C-Mart, 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.

Awards and recognition

Singles

Albums

Web Series songs

  • Mirzapur
  • Four More Shots Please!
  • ''Jee Karda''

    Hindi film songs