Born on 9th April, 1964, Hans Raj Hans" name is synonymous to Punjabi folk songs; he is known for his classical variations in singing. Majority of his life, Hans Raj Hans has been singing folk songs but only recently he sang a number of Gurbani shabads and other religious songs. Hans Raj Hans is also known to be the recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Shri award for arts.

Early Life of Hans Raj Hans
Raj Hans was born at Shafipur, a small village near Jalandhar in Punjab, to a humble Sikh farm worker family. His introduction to the genre of music took place as he drew inspiration from street musicians and from the holy shrines, which had a spiritual legacy.

Hans Raj Hans got his real influence during his teenage years when Ustad Puran Shah Koti saw his talent and took him under his strict supervision. Hans explicated into a skilled singer who has a great diversity under the expert tutelage of Ustad Puran. And with time, Hans Raj Hans exhibited his excellence in folk based Bhangra melodies. He later joined the D.A.V. College in Jalandhar, Punjab after passing high school. Apart from singing, Hans has also featured as a protagonist in a Punjabi feature film Mehandi Shagna Di and also made a guest appearance in the film "Baisakhi".

Musical Career of Hans Raj Hans
In his young age Hans Raj Hans learned music from the renowned music director Charanjit Ahuja. After that he started singing Punjabi folk, devotional and Sufi music and also sang in several movies and released his own Indipop albums. His most notable work is with the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the 1999 action thriller Kachche Dhange. Their duet song "Ishke Dee Gali Vichon Koi Koi Langhda" gained huge popularity on the Bollywood and Indi pop scene. In the year 1997, Hans Raj Hans bagged the honour of being the first Punjabi singer, who was formally invited to perform in Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Political Career of Hans Raj Hans
Almost a decade back on 16th May, 2009, Hans Raj Hans unsuccessfully competed for a Punjab seat in the Jalandhar constituency on a Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) ticket. On 10th December, 2016 Hans Raj Hans joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Discography of Hans Raj Hans
Over his course of musical career Hans Raj Hans has composed and sold a number of albums and has also sang in various Bollywood movies and released several devotional songs. Listed below is an elaborate list of Hans Raj Hans" albums.