Biddu was born in India, where he started his career playing in a pop band whose influences lay in the classic repertoire of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Following his early success, he decided to head West and move into the international music arena. He quickly struck gold, signing the unknown Carl Douglas and producing Kung Fu Fighting which went on to decome a hit all over the world. He also wrote and produced hits for Tina Charles and soul legend Jimmy James.Around this time, Biddu became involved in Indian music; he composed the cult ‘Aap Jaisa Koi’ for the film Qurbani, which set a new landmark for sales in India. He followed this up with a pop album Disco Deewane, with Nazia Hassan, which became the largest-selling pop album in Asian history, and was the first Indian album to hit the charts in the fourteen countries. In 1995, Biddu wrote and produced the three-million-selling album Made in India with singer Alisha Chinai. To date, Biddu has sold over thirty-eight million records worldwide.
The amazing story of the boy from Bangalore who followed his dream and lived it too Biddu left India when he was in his twenties and ended up hitchhiking across the Middle East after being cheated of all his money. Eventually he arrived in London with just the clothes on his back and his trusty guitar. What followed were years of hardship and struggle, but also wonderful music and gathering fame. From the nine-million-selling Kung Fu Fighting to the iconic youth anthem of Made in India and the numerous hits in between, Biddu’s music made him a household name in India and elsewhere. In this first public account of all that came his way— the people, the events, the music tours and companies—he writes with a wicked sense of humour about his remarkable journey with its fairy-tale ending.
ISBN: 9788172239213
Punlished by: Harper Collins Publishers India
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