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- Biddu abstract "Biddu, or Biddu Appaiah (Kannada: ಬಿದ್ದು ಅಪ್ಪಯ್ಯ, Hindi: बिद्दु अप्पय्या) (born 1944), is an Indian-born, England-based music producer, composer, songwriter and singer who produced and composed many hit records worldwide during a career spanning five decades. Considered one of the pioneers of disco, Euro disco, and Indi-pop, he has sold millions of records worldwide, and has received Grammy and Ivor Novello awards for his work. He has been ranked at number 34 on NME's "The 50 Greatest Producers Ever" list.Biddu was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He began his music career in the 1960s, singing as part of a music band in India before moving to England where he would start his career as a producer. He eventually found some success producing a hit song for Japanese band The Tigers in 1969, scoring the soundtrack for 1972 British film Embassy, and producing several early disco songs that would find a niche audience in British northern soul clubs during the early 1970s.His international breakthrough came in 1974 with "Kung Fu Fighting" performed by Carl Douglas; the song became one of the best-selling singles of all time with eleven million records sold, helped popularize disco music, was the first worldwide disco hit from Britain and Europe, and established Biddu as one of the most prolific dance music producers from outside the United States at the time. He soon began producing his own instrumental albums under the name Biddu Orchestra, which started an orchestral disco trend in Britain and Europe with 1975 hits "Summer of '42" and Blue Eyed Soul; his solo albums eventually sold 40 million copies worldwide. He also launched the careers of other British disco stars such as Tina Charles, helping her sell 36 million records within a few years, and Jimmy James; scored soundtracks for several British films such as The Stud (1978); and produced a hit song for late French singer Claude François. Biddu also experimented with electronic disco and Hi-NRG music from the mid-1970s, and influenced British New Wave bands such as The Buggles, founded by two of his former session musicians Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes.Following the decline of disco in the Western world, he later found success in Asia during the 1980s, where he launched the careers of the late Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan and her brother Zohaib; he produced their debut album Disco Deewane, which charted in fourteen countries and became the best-selling Asian pop album up until that time, and helped the duo eventually sell 60 million records worldwide. During that decade, he also produced several hit Bollywood soundtracks for films such as Qurbani (1980) as well as several hit songs for Japanese pop idol Akina Nakamori and Chinese pop singer Samantha Lam (林志美). In the 1990s, he popularized Indi-pop with the hit album Made in India (1995), which became the best-selling pop album in India and launched the career of Alisha Chinai, after which he would launch the careers of several more Indi-pop acts such as Shaan and his sister Sagarika as well as Sonu Nigam. In the 2000s, Biddu has been active in the Western and Indian music scenes producing albums which are more spiritual and Eastern-oriented. He will be rearranging a classical hit for Luke Kenny's untitled thriller film.".
- Biddu activeYearsStartYear "1960".
- Biddu associatedBand Akina_Nakamori.
- Biddu associatedBand Alisha_Chinai.
- Biddu associatedBand Carl_Douglas.
- Biddu associatedBand Claude_Fran%C3%A7ois.
- Biddu associatedBand Jimmy_James_(singer).
- Biddu associatedBand Kelly_Marie.
- Biddu associatedBand Nazia_Hassan.
- Biddu associatedBand Sagarika.
- Biddu associatedBand Shaan_(singer).
- Biddu associatedBand Shweta_Shetty.
- Biddu associatedBand Sonu_Nigam.
- Biddu associatedBand The_Buggles.
- Biddu associatedBand The_Tigers_(Japanese_band).
- Biddu associatedBand Tina_Charles_(singer).
- Biddu associatedBand Zohaib_Hassan.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Akina_Nakamori.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Alisha_Chinai.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Carl_Douglas.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Claude_Fran%C3%A7ois.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Jimmy_James_(singer).
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Kelly_Marie.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Nazia_Hassan.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Sagarika.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Shaan_(singer).
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Shweta_Shetty.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Sonu_Nigam.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist The_Buggles.
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist The_Tigers_(Japanese_band).
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Tina_Charles_(singer).
- Biddu associatedMusicalArtist Zohaib_Hassan.
- Biddu background "solo_singer".
- Biddu birthDate "1944".
- Biddu birthPlace Bangalore.
- Biddu birthPlace India.
- Biddu birthPlace Karnataka.
- Biddu birthYear "1944".
- Biddu genre British_soul.
- Biddu genre Disco.
- Biddu genre Electronic_dance_music.
- Biddu genre Euro_disco.
- Biddu genre Film_score.
- Biddu genre Funk.
- Biddu genre Hi-NRG.
- Biddu genre House_music.
- Biddu genre Indian_pop.
- Biddu genre J-pop.
- Biddu genre Northern_soul.
- Biddu genre Pop_music.
- Biddu genre Post-disco.
- Biddu genre Rock_music.
- Biddu genre Synthpop.
- Biddu genre World_music.
- Biddu occupation Record_producer.
- Biddu occupation Singing.
- Biddu occupation Songwriter.
- Biddu viafId "34051783".
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- Biddu wikiPageRevisionID "602081694".
- Biddu associatedActs Akina_Nakamori.
- Biddu associatedActs Alisha_Chinai.
- Biddu associatedActs Carl_Douglas.
- Biddu associatedActs Claude_François.
- Biddu associatedActs Jimmy_James_(singer).
- Biddu associatedActs Kelly_Marie.
- Biddu associatedActs Nazia_Hassan.
- Biddu associatedActs Sagarika.
- Biddu associatedActs Shaan_(singer).
- Biddu associatedActs Shweta_Shetty.
- Biddu associatedActs Sonu_Nigam.
- Biddu associatedActs The_Buggles.
- Biddu associatedActs The_Tigers_(Japanese_band).
- Biddu associatedActs Tina_Charles_(singer).
- Biddu associatedActs Zohaib_Hassan.
- Biddu background "solo_singer".
- Biddu birthName "Biddu Appaiah".
- Biddu birthPlace Bangalore.
- Biddu birthPlace India.
- Biddu birthPlace Karnataka.
- Biddu dateOfBirth "1944".
- Biddu genre British_soul.
- Biddu genre Disco.
- Biddu genre Electronic_dance_music.
- Biddu genre Euro_disco.
- Biddu genre Film_score.
- Biddu genre Funk.
- Biddu genre Hi-NRG.
- Biddu genre House_music.
- Biddu genre Indian_pop.
- Biddu genre J-pop.
- Biddu genre Northern_soul.
- Biddu genre Pop_music.
- Biddu genre Post-disco.
- Biddu genre Rock_music.
- Biddu genre Synthpop.
- Biddu genre World_music.
- Biddu hasPhotoCollection Biddu.
- Biddu name "Biddu".