Devotional songs have always been an integral section of the musical journey of Sonu Nigam. He has sung many devotional songs for the last three decades. Sonu Nigam stated that from childhood his mother has taught him to faith in something that is beyond any intelligence and perception. Hence, following that incident she has taught him to pray at home and introduced him to gurudwaras, temples, dargahs, and churches. Whereas the singer has some beautiful songs in all these faiths and his new song, Jai Chhati Maiyya has been viewed over 12 million views in less than a week after its release.
Sonu Nigam has also done many concerts in Mumbai for the Chhath festival but he never knew that he would be received so much love for his first song Chhathi maiyya. Moreover, the singer has told that he enjoys singing devotional songs but that also comes with many responsibilities. The artist has also pointed out some facets of singing devotional songs. At first, the song must be sound real as it comes from the heart and it cannot be contrived. Secondly, to sing the devotional songs of different faiths there is required a trained voice for successfully presenting those.
Due to the fact of singing devotional songs for 30 years, Sonu Nigam has realized that these songs have made him more versatile. The artist has a strong and independent place in the heart of his listeners regardless of the film and pop songs. Besides Hindi film and non-film music, Nigam has also participated in regional music all over the country. Due to this opportunity, he has performed with some great regional music singers, lyricists, and composers. This time the singer has able to crack the song Jai Chhati Maiyya and shoot within less than four days.
Furthermore, this artist is one of the most successful Indian playback singers featured mainly in Hindi and Kannada. Sonu Nigam has begun his career at four years of age singing with his father Agam Kumar Nigam on the stage. Mohammed Rafi is always his motivation and idol for pursuing his career as a singer. He has sung many songs, released Indian pop albums, and even acted in movies. He married Madhurima and Bengali-born girl on 15th February 2002 and has one son Neevan Nigam. The singer is so popular In India that he has been one of the highest-paid Indian singers for a long time.