Singer and songwriter, Armaan Malik is a popular singer in today’s generation. He is well-known for songs like Wajah Tum Ho, Chale Aana, Kaun Tujhe, Sab Tera and more. A few months ago, the Malik family made headlines when composer, Amaal Mallik broke ties with his family. Recently, Armaan opened up about how heavy he felt carrying the ‘Malik’ surname.
Armaan Malik wanted to do something different from his family
Recently, at the NDTV Yuva 2025, Armaan Malik was titled ‘The Voice of the Generation’. At the event, the Butta Bomma singer, opened up about his journey and the legacy that he is creating. During the candid conversation, Armaan was asked if his family background helped him, to which he explained that initially he was bothered by the background. He shared that his entire family is composer, so he wanted to do something different, which was he became a singer. He was quoted as saying:
“Mujhe ye surname khatakta tha. My grandfather Sardar Malik was a composer in the 1960s, my uncle Anu Malik is a composer, my father Daboo Malik is a composer, and my brother Amaal Mallik too is a composer. Everyone in the family is a composer, so I thought, what’s something that I can do differently? So, I thought of becoming a singer.”
In the same conversation, Armaan was asked about his favourite singer and the singer mentioned that he has grown up listening to Sonu Nigam and Mohammed Rafi songs. Armaan revealed that whenever he goes on stage, he ends up thinking about how Sonu Nigam would sing there. In his words:
“My favourite singer is Sonu Nigam. I grew up listening to his songs. Whenever I go on stage, I just think about how he would sing it. I am also a fan of Mohammed Rafi sir. Their tone is something I love.”
Armaan Malik believes AI cannot replace human singing
Apart from sharing his musical journey, Armaan Malik opened up about the use of AI in generating music. He explained that if someone tells AI to generate a sad song, it will but it will never be able to add human emotion. He also highlighted the need for legal safeguards around the use of artists’ voices. He shared:
“AI is a tool to help us, musicians. You can give it an input like ‘I want a sad song,’ and it will generate something. But only a human can bring emotions to the table. Today, there’s no legislation when it comes to copyright of voices, whether it’s Kishore da or contemporary artists. AI-generated covers in different people’s voices are easily available in reels and social media content. I feel a strong layer of legislation needs to come into play.”
More about Armaan Malik
Armaan Malik is a popular Indian singer, songwriter and performer, who started singing at a young age. Over the years, he has sung hundreds of songs in many languages including Telugu, Hindi, English, Kannada and more. In his personal life, Armaan tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Aashna Shroff on January 2, 2025.
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