Baljit Singh Sagoo, born May 19, 1964, in Delhi, India, known professionally as Bally Sagoo, is a British-Indian record producer and DJ raised in Birmingham, England. In 1989, he remixed the Punjabi track "Hey Jamalo" for Oriental Star Agencies, securing a role as their in-house producer and releasing his debut album Wham Bam in 1990. He followed with Star Crazy in 1991, Magic Touch with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in 1992, and Wham Bam 2 in 1993. In 1994, Sagoo signed with Sony Records and released Bollywood Flashback, featuring the track "Chura Liya", which became the first song by an Indian artist played on BBC Radio 1. In 1996, Sagoo released his first original album, Rising from the East, featuring the singles "Dil Cheez" and "Tum Bin Jiya". That year, he also toured India with Michael Jackson on the HIStory World Tour. He launched his record label Ishq Records in 1999, releasing Dub of Asia (1999), Anything But Silent (2001), and Hanji (2003). At the 2003 UK Asian Awards, the Spice Girls presented him with the Outstanding Achievement award. Sagoo composed music for films including Monsoon Wedding (2001) and Bend It Like Beckham (2002). In 2012, he opened a studio in Mumbai and merged Ishq Records into Fresh Dope Records.
