Jubin Nautiyal

Jubin Nautiyal is an Indian playback singer and live performer associated primarily with Hindi film music. He rose to prominence in the mid-2010s with romantic songs in Bollywood and has since become one of the regular voices on the Hindi film and non-film single circuit, working with composers such as Rochak Kohli, Tanishk Bagchi, Rocky-Shiv (Rochak) and others, and labels including T-Series.

Key Facts

Background

Born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Jubin Nautiyal grew up in a Garhwali family with roots in the hill districts of the state. He took an interest in music from an early age and trained in Indian classical music. He moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in playback singing, where he was associated for a time with the Indian reality singing show X Factor India in its first season (2011), which gave him early national exposure.

Career

Early years

After his television exposure, Nautiyal worked through live shows and recording sessions before getting his first notable Bollywood break. He sang "Ek Mulaqat" for the film Sonali Cable (2014), a song that brought him recognition in the Hindi film industry.

Breakthrough and rise

He gained wider audiences with songs such as "Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise)" from Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and "The Humma Song" from OK Jaanu (2017), the latter a recreation of A. R. Rahman's original "Humma Humma" from Bombay (1995). He also recorded "Bawara Mann" for Jolly LLB 2 (2017).

Established playback work

Through the late 2010s and early 2020s, Nautiyal became a regular voice on Hindi film soundtracks and non-film singles released on YouTube under labels such as T-Series. Notable tracks include:

• "Tum Hi Aana" from Marjaavaan (2019)
• "Lut Gaye" (2021), with Emraan Hashmi featuring in the music video
• "Raataan Lambiyan" from Shershaah (2021), a duet with Asees Kaur
• "Meri Aashiqui" (2021)
• "Dil Galti Kar Baitha Hai" (2021)
• "Tujhe Bhulna Toh Chaaha"
• "Barsaat Ki Dhun" (2021)

He has also recorded devotional and bhajan content, including renditions associated with Hindu festivals and temple traditions, which form a steady part of his discography.

Style and reception

Nautiyal's voice is generally placed in the lighter tenor range, and he is most often cast for romantic ballads and emotional film tracks. He cites legacy playback singers including Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar as influences, and his classical training is often noted in his sustained notes and ornamentation. Several of his tracks have crossed high streaming and view counts on platforms such as YouTube and Spotify, contributing to the rise of the YouTube-led Hindi non-film single as a commercial format.

Live performance and other work

Apart from studio work, Nautiyal performs widely at concerts in India and overseas, including tours in the United Kingdom, the United States, the Gulf region and Australia, often as part of multi-artist Bollywood music tours. He has also taken part in televised music events and film promotional concerts.

Significance

Within the Hindi film music industry, Jubin Nautiyal is considered part of a post-2010 generation of playback singers — alongside contemporaries such as Arijit Singh, Armaan Malik and Darshan Raval — who built careers through a combination of film soundtracks and high-volume streaming singles. He is also among the more visible artists of Uttarakhandi origin in mainstream Hindi popular music.

Related topics

• Bollywood Music
• Playback Singing in India
• T-Series
• Shershaah
• Marjaavaan
• X Factor India
• Dehradun
• Music of Uttarakhand
• Arijit Singh
• Armaan Malik

References

• Soundtrack credits for Sonali Cable (2014), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), OK Jaanu (2017), Jolly LLB 2 (2017), Marjaavaan (2019) and Shershaah (2021).
• Official artist channels and releases on T-Series and other Indian music labels.
• Coverage in Indian entertainment publications including The Times of India, Hindustan Times and The Indian Express.