| Akhil | |
| Alias: | Akhil Pasreja |
| Birth Place: | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
| Genre: | Pop, Hip Hop, Bhangra |
| Years Active: | 2013—present |
| Label: | T-Series Akhil Music Official Desi Music Factory Speed Records Crown Records |
Akhil Pasreja, known mononymously as Akhil,[1] is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and music performer.[2] [3] He made his Bollywood singing debut in Luka Chuppi (2019).[4] He was born in an Arora family in Jalandhar, Punjab.
In February 2014, his first single "Muradaan " was released under HSR Entertainment (formerly Yellow Music).[5] He previously sang a song titled "Pee Lain De" in 2012 though.
His Punjabi-language single "Khaab", which was released in February 2016 became popular on YouTube.[6] In February 2019, a Hindi remake of Khaab, Duniyaa, was recorded for the film Luka Chuppi.[7]
In June 2016, he collaborated with music composer "Manni Sandhu" for a single titled "Gani" for his album Welcome to the Future, released by Speed Records.[8] A year later, he released the single "Life" starring Bollywood actress Adah Sharma.[9] [10]
In 2017 he was awarded "Best Breakthrough Act" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards.[11]
| Year | Film | Track | Co-Singer(s) | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vaapsi | Saari Saari Raat | Speed Records | Punjabi Movies | |
| 2017 | Jindua | Takdi Ravan | Jonita Gandhi | ||
| 2018 | Ishqaa | Ishqaa | Times Music | ||
| 2019 | Luka Chuppi | Duniyaa | Dhvani Bhanushali | T-Series | Bollywood Debut |
| Track | Year | Music | Lyrics | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muradaan | 2014 | Anil Saberwal | Akhilll | HSR Entertainment (formerly Yellow Music) | |
| Supne | Storm DJ | Akhil | HSR Entertainment (formerly Yellow Music) | ||
| Makhual | 2015 | Manni Sandhu | Akhil | Speed Records | |
| Khaab | 2016 | BOB | Raja | Crown Records | Breakthrough single Has crossed 700 Million Views |
| Gani | Manni Sandhu | Akhil / Vakeel Saab | Speed Records | ||
| Teri Kami | BOB | Happy Raikoti | |||
| Zindagi | 2017 | Desi Routz | Maninder Kailey | [12] | |
| Life | Preet Hundal | Preet Hundal | |||
| Mere Khuda | BOB | BOB | |||
| Rukh | BOB | Akhil | [13] [14] | ||
| Bollywood | Preet Hundal | Babbu | [15] | ||
| Akh Lagdi | 2018 | Desi Routz | Bittu Cheema | [16] | |
| Rang Gora | BOB | Jass Inder | [17] | ||
| Teri Khamiyaan | B Praak | Jaani | |||
| Beautiful | BOB | Akhil / BOB | G.K Digital, Lokdhun Punjabi | Featuring Sara Gurpal | |
| Karde Haan | 2019 | Manni Sandhu | Akhil | Crown Records | [19] |
| Gaddaar | BOB | Akhil / BOB | Planet Recordz | ||
| Kalla Sohna Nai | Mix Singh | Babbu | Desi Music Factory | ||
| Deewana | 2020 | Desi Routz | Maninder Kailey | Desi Music Factory | |
| Bachalo | Enzo | Nirmaan | White Hill Music | ||
| Dooja Pyaar | 2021 | Sunny Vik | Raj Fatehpur | Sony Music India | |
| Perfect | BOB | BOB | Akhil Music | ||
| Paagla | Sunny Vik | Raj Fatehpur | Desi Music Factory | [20] Featuring Avneet Kaur | |
| Shopping Karwade[21] | BOB | Navi Kamboj | White Hill Music | ||