website genre years_active alias birth_place label name background spouse residence birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
http://www.pammibai.com , https://www.youtube.com/user/livefolkstudio punjabi bhangra folk 1980 -- present bhangre da sher jakhepal , sangrur , punjab , india folk studio pammi bai ਪ ਮੀ ਬਾਈ solo_singer harpal kaur sidhu patiala 09 november 1965 pammi bai
 parmjit singh sidhu singer musician choreographer - bhangra
pammi bai

parmjit singh sidhu -lrb- ; more popularly known as pammi bai born 9 november 1965 -rrb- is an indian singer , songwriter and bhangra dancer .
he is considered as one of the most notable figures in the world of punjabi music specialising in the traditional folk dance of punjab - bhangra .
he is best known for his signature smile and promotion of traditional punjabi folk music , dance and vibrant dress .
he was born in jakhepal in the district of sangrur , punjab , india and now resides in patiala .
he gained national attention with the song `` ashke . ''
since then , he has gone on to record over 12 albums and has recorded over hundreds of songs .
he is often called as bhangre da sher .
he is one of the few singers who has been working on preserving the rich punjabi tradition and not falling prey to the westernization of culture , and has put in a lot of research and hardwork in upholding the folk tradition of punjab he has performed along with his troupe in more than 25 countries around the world .
he was honured with the prestigious shromani award in punjabi folk singing -- 2009 by govt .
punjab and now the punjabi university , patiala gives a great honors to pammi bai with fellowship in dept. of punjabi development .
he is also running the live folk studio pvt ltd , a platform to promote folk music and musicians and give talented youngsters a chance to audition and sing live in patiala .
he is married to harpal kaur sidhu and has a son and daughter .
