| Navtej Singh Rehal | |
| Native Name: | ਨਵਤੇਜ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੈਹਲ |
| Birth Place: | Denmark |
| Nationality: | Danish / Indian |
| Other Names: | Naf |
| Citizenship: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation: | Singer, lyricist |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
| Organization: | Bombay Rockers |
| Known For: | Pop rock, bhangra, hip hop |
| Notable Works: | Crash and Burn, Introducing, Outsourced |
Navtej Singh Rehal, popularly known as Naf, is the lead singer of the Indo-Danish music band named Bombay Rockers. His co-partner is Thomas Sardorf.Rehal delivers the Punjabi vocals and plays guitar and keyboards in the band.[1] His debut album Introducing has gone five times platinum with sales of over 100,000 albums. It was No.1 for 15 consecutive weeks on the Indian album charts.[2]
Rehal along with Sardorf performed for the first time in front of 25,000 people at Roskilde Festival in Denmark.[3] His band Bombay Rockers achieved worldwide fame with the song Rock the Party.[4]
Rehal was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Indian parents, and as such, he has his roots in India. He grew up in the multicultural suburb Nørrebro and went through the whole public school system – from nursery to high school in Denmark, except for two years, where he went to school in India and, as he states it: "experienced his own culture". At the age of 13, he began to dance hiphop, funk, breakdance and Indian bhangra.
In the year 2003[5] Rehal and Sardorf met each other through a mutual friend at a record label. After then, they collaborated for the first time for the song called Ari Ari.[6] This first single became a rage in the Danish dance clubs and got a massive national airplay in Denmark.[7]
In 2005, Rehal along with Sardorf performed at the major Indian metropolitan cities : Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi. They also performed at the International Club in Bangladesh. They also performed in the major cities in Germany. During his concert in Bangladesh, Rehal advised the audience not to buy unauthorized CDs.[8]
Naf and Sardorf released the album Rock and Dhol in the year 2010. The duo worked out for two years for the album.[9] It was an electro inspired album.[10] The album consisted of 12 tracks and they also shot a video for one of the songs 'Let's dance'.[11] Eleven songs from this album were brand new while the last one was an electro-mix version of Let's Dance. In this album, they also made the use of traditional Indian sounds like Sitar and Punjabi beats.[12]
| Song title | Language | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teri to Teri ta Hamesha Yaad Satawe | 2004 | ||
| Sexy Mama | 2004 | ||
| Substitute | 2004 | ||
| Rock Tha Party | 2004 | ||
| Wild Rose | 2005 | ||
| Musikk feat Bombay Rockers | 2005 | ||
| Dhola | 2007 | ||
| Out of Control | 2007 | ||
| Play Me Like Dat | 2007 | ||
| Kushi | 2007 | ||
| Beautiful | 2007 | ||
| Supernatural | 2007 | ||
| Sajna Ve | 2007 | ||
| Lullaby | 2007 | ||
| Amazin' Girl | 2007 | ||
| Intro | 2007 | ||
| Lights, Camera, Action | 2007 | ||
| Ladies 2 Tha Floor | 2007 | ||
| Lovesick Part II | 2007 | ||
| Bounce Back | 2007 | ||
| Rock Tha Party | 2010 |
| Year | TV Series | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Snurre Snups Sondagsklub | Himself | Episode – 20.4[13] | |
| 2004 | Snurre Snups Sondagsklub | Himself | Episode – 21.3 | |
| 2005 | Snurre Snups Sondagsklub | Himself | Episode – 22.11 | |
| 2006 | Konzoom | Himself | – | |
| 2007 | GO' Aften Danmark | Himself | Episode dated 24 September 2007 |