Mohammad Faiz

Who is Mohammad Faiz?

Mohammad Faiz, born on 18 February 2008 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is one of the most promising young voices in Indian music — the singer who won the reality show Superstar Singer 2 in 2022 and has since moved fluidly between Bollywood playback and self-made independent singles. Prized for a soulful, classically grounded voice that belies his age, he has built a fast-growing catalogue and a large online following, and his 2026 single Eyes marked his step into writing and composing his own music.

Early life and classical roots

Faiz was born into a music-loving family in Jodhpur. His maternal grandfather, the classical singer Ustad Shakur Khan, began training him in Hindustani classical music at the age of eight, giving him the foundation of pitch, control and ornamentation that defines his singing today. That gharana-style grounding — rare in a pop-era child performer — is the reason his voice carries a maturity and emotional weight well beyond his years.

The talent-show prodigy

Long before he was a household name, Faiz was a fixture on India's televised singing contests. He was a West Zone winner on Love Me India Kids in 2018 and went on to finish first runner-up on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs in 2019, building a reputation as one of the country's most gifted child singers and sharpening his stagecraft season after season.

Winning Superstar Singer 2

His breakthrough came on Superstar Singer 2, where he was mentored by playback singer Arunita Kanjilal. His very first performance — Arijit Singh's "Khamoshiyan" — went viral and made him an early favourite, and he went on to lift the trophy in 2022 against a strong field of finalists. The win turned the teenager from Jodhpur into a national name and opened the doors of the film industry.

Bollywood playback breakthrough

Faiz translated his fame into screen credits quickly. His biggest came with "Dekhha Tenu" from Mr. and Mrs. Mahi (2024), one of the year's most-played Hindi songs, which proved he could carry a mainstream film romance. He followed it with "Mere Naal Tu" from the Punjabi film Saunkan Saunkanay 2 (2025), showing his reach across languages and industries.

Building a solo catalogue

Alongside film work, Faiz has steadily released non-film singles that lean into his strengths as a balladeer — among them "Kabhi Shaam Dhale", "Tu Hi Tu" and its unplugged version, "Teri Galiyon Mein" and "Matt Jaao". These independent releases, many self-driven, let him build a direct relationship with listeners on YouTube and streaming rather than waiting for film offers.

Voice and style

Faiz's signature is the romantic ballad delivered with classical poise: clean, emotive and restrained, more interested in feeling than vocal acrobatics. His Hindustani training shows in his phrasing and his comfort with melancholy, while his recent work — like the R&B-and-trap-tinged Rajasthani-pop of Eyes, produced with Hiten — shows a young artist actively modernising that foundation.

Recent work and what is next

With "Eyes" (2026), Faiz crossed an important line — from interpreter of others' songs to author of his own, taking on the writing and composition himself. Still in his late teens, with a classical pedigree, a reality-show crown, hit film credits and a growing independent catalogue, Mohammad Faiz is positioned as one of the defining voices of Indian music's next generation. We will keep this page updated as his catalogue grows.