Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973)^[2], often called as the Lord of Chords and The Elvis Presley of India, is an Indian musician, singer, composer, music producer, recordist, music programmer, live performer and actor. He prominently sings in Hindi and Kannada language films. He has also sung in Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Tulu, Assamese, Odia, Nepali, Maithili and various Indian languages. He has also released Indian pop albums and acted in a number of films.^[3] He has been one of the highest paid Indian singers.^[4][5] He is one of the most versatile singers of bollywood industry.^{[citation needed]}