Fateh Singh | |
Native Name Lang: | punjabi |
Birth Name: | Fateh Singh |
Alias: | Fateh Doe |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1986 |
Birth Place: | Bangkok, Thailand |
Origin: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hayward, California, U.S. |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Years Active: | 2009–present |
Associated Acts: | Dr Zeus |
Fateh Singh, better known by his stage name Fateh Doe or mononym Fateh, is a Toronto-based Indo-Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. His music career gained traction in 2012 when he began to work with Dr Zeus.
Fateh Singh was born on October 19, 1986, in Bangkok, Thailand to Indian Punjabi Sikh parents from Jalandhar, Punjab, India. At the age of six his family moved to Hayward, California,[1] U.S. where he started listening to hip hop music. He attended John Muir Elementary School as a child and afterwards Hayward High School.[2] Later his family relocated in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fateh began rapping in Canada and changed his name to Young Fateh and then to Fateh. Subsequently, he then changed his name to Fateh Doe. He released three mixtapes California State of Mind (2009), One Verse Curse (2010) and Mr Wall Street (2011). He also once tried to meet Dr Zeus at his concert in a nightclub in California so he could give him CDs of his mixtapes.
Fateh gained popularity when he was discovered by Dr Zeus in 2012 through Jephin Varghese. He was featured in many tracks with Dr Zeus. He also joined the band "Zoo Babies" and was featured in the debut album of the band.[3] Fateh was then approached by many other artists including Amrinder Gill, Jaz Dhami, The PropheC and Gippy Grewal. He has also sung the song "Lovely" from 2014 Bollywood film Happy New Year. In August 2015, he released his debut solo single ‘Naiyo Jaan De’. He had also received four nominations ‘Breakthrough Act’, ‘Best North American Act’, and ‘Best Urban Asian Act’ at 2015 Brit Asia Music Awards. In 2016 he also released his debut album "Bring It Home". Fateh released his fourth album on October 23, 2020, under the name "Goes Without Saying". On January 27, 2022, Fateh released his fifth studio album “Hate That I Love You”.