From Times Square Billboards to Coachella Stages: Know times when Diljit Dosanjh created history

Diljit Dosanjh is a 40-year-old Indian singer, actor and film producer. He works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. He hails from Jalandhar, Punjab. He started his career in the year 2002. He had successfully entered the Social 50 chart by Billboard in 2020. In 2024, he started his global concert tour named as Dil Luminati. Diljit has made a lot of achievements in his career and has created history for multiple times throughout his career.

Here are some of Diljit Dosanjh’s achievements:

• ·         First Punjabi artist to be featured at Times Square: Diljit Dosanjh has created history by being the first Punjabi artist to get featured at the Times Square. This achievement of Diljit showcased his global reach.
• ·         First Indian artist to perform at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival: Diljit is the first Indian artist to perform at Coachella Music and Arts Festival, which is one of the most prestigious music festivals in the world. This achievement was also celebrated by Amul India, a dairy products company. The company had shared a post of the singer’s achievement. The post read, “Diljit Dosanjh, the first Indian artist to perform at the esteemed music and arts festival!”
• ·         First turbaned Sikh to have a wax statue at Madame Tussauds: Diljit is the first turbaned Sikh to have a wax statue at Madame Tussauds. This statue was made in the honor of his contribution to Indian culture and his status as a global icon. His statue’s outfit was inspired by the look he wore at the Melbourne 2023 'Born To Shine' world tour.
• ·         Largest Punjabi show ever outside of India: During the North American leg, Diljit's Dil-Luminati Tour in Vancouver, Canada had broken the attendance records and had showcased the immense popularity of the Punjabi music worldwide. Diljit had entertained more than 50,000 concert attendees at the BC Place stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
• ·         First Indian artist to be featured on the cover of Billboard Canada: This is one of the major achievements of Diljit, the inaugural print edition of this magazine showcased exclusive photos of the singer along with the stories from his popular Dil-Luminati tour.