it took a long time for singer and composer armaan malik to leave the venue at his recent concert in bengaluru thanks to thronging fans it was a phenomenal experience bengaluru has always been a special city for me and i have sung many kannada songs the kind of love and appreciation i receive here is heartwarming says the young heartthrobthe best part about being a performer he admits is to experience the audience sing every song of his word to word i choose to sing across various states and in various languages since i consider myself a pan india singer this way i can connect with the locals wherever i go i can do a routine show each time but i want to build a connection with my listeners and feel their love he informs collaborating with ed sheeran and allu arjunthis year has been very exciting for me he gushes i had the opportunity to meet ed sheeran in copenhagen and it was a dream come true we spoke about music and life in general and he is an extremely humble personality he saysarmaan also collaborated with superstar allu arjun and the korean girl group tribe for a special song called meme aagatu i have sung many songs for allu sir and am so glad to have been a part of this project the song features hindi telugu and even korean lyrics and celebrates asian music in a unique waya musical familywith his father and uncle composers daboo and anu malik being popular armaan says that people assume that he had it easy which is untrue i always had a fire in me to prove that everything wasnt handed over to me on a platter thats why i took part in a popular musical reality show when i was just 10 i am also creating my own path by being the first singer from my family my father uncle and brother amaal are all composers he saysrise of independent musicwhile the hindi film industry has been going through a lull the film music industry too has taken a backseat with remixes being more popular than originals film narratives are changing and there is more of a requirement for background music in films now he opinesask him why one doesnt see more talented singers like sonu nigam and shaan anymore and he says tastes are changing there was an era of rafi and kishore then kumar sanu and udit narayan and then sonu shaan and kk and now arijit singh each decade brings with it a new wave of young singers and young listeners there is nothing wrong about this phenomenon and it doesnt make these wonderful artistes any less talented honestly i too am a fan of all these singers and miss their voices in movieshowever armaan is happy to see the rise of nonfilm music there is a metamorphosis of sorts happening in the music industry its a great period for independent music and for artistes like