Mannat Noor
Kelmash Devi, better known as Mannat Noor, is an Indian singer singing primarily in the Punjabi language. She has sung songs for films including "Laung Laachi", "Carry On Jatta 2", "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety" and National Award winning "Harjeeta". Her song Laung Laachi is the first Indian song to reach 1 billion views on YouTube. Career. Career Beginnings. After completing her schooling from Jammu she moved to Chandigarh but didn't get to perform on the college stage. Famous music director Gurmeet Singh was in her contact already through whom she got to meet Paviter Pitta, a  well known songwriter in the industry. At the same time he was looking for a new talent for his songs and through Gurmeet Singh he met Mannat whose magical voice sealed the deal for him. He would later go on to pen many of her songs including her official debut single which was "Sari Raat Nachna", December 2015. The song's music was given by R Guru. This was not really her first song as she had recorded many unreleased movies, though this helped her achieve a wider audience and recognition and she went on to collaborate with many recognised  names of the industry like J star. Breakthrough. She became extremely popular and a sensation after she sang for Laung Laachi movie title track Laung Laachi which remains most streamed Indian. This song made her a household name. She contributed her voice to other tracks on the soundtrack for the movie. She has also sung many Punjabi songs such as Make up and Reshmi Chunni. She has also supported Punjabi singer Ammy Virk on his concert tour,"Background Tour" in Australia. Influences. Her musical influences and role models are mostly female singers. She has stated her admiration for Bollywood female singer  Alka Yagnik and has admitted to be one of her greatest fans as she grew up listening to her songs. She also counts Punjabi singers like Jaspinder Narula and the legendary Surinder Kaur as her artistic influences.