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{{short description|Indian dancer (born 2005)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Akshat Singh
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|04|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Liluah]], [[West Bengal]], India<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/I-am-Howrah-ka-rasgulla-Akshat-Singh/articleshow/30718540.cms I am Howrah ka rasgulla: Akshat Singh]. [[Times of India]]. Stuti Agarwal. 20 February 2014.</ref>
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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<ref name=Axst>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140608151409/http://colors.in.com/in/jhalak-dikhhla-jaa/contestants/akshat-singh-589.html Akshat Singh profile at Colors TV portal]. [[Colors TV]].</ref>
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| occupation = {{hlist|[[Dancer]]|Actor}}<ref name=Axst/>
| known_for ={{ubl|''[[Dance India Dance]]''|''[[India's Got Talent]]''|''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]''|''[[Little Big Shots]]''|''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''<ref name=Axst/>}}
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'''Akshat Singh''' (born 21 April 2005) is an Indian [[dancer]] who came into prominence by showcasing his talent in the [[West Bengal|Bengali]] dance reality show ''[[Dance Bangla Dance]]''. He then took part in India's reality show ''[[India's Got Talent]]'' and became an overnight sensation. Singh was also a contestant of ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' (season 7).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Jhalak-Dikhhla-Jaa-Akshat-Singh-I-dont-have-a-six-pack-like-Salman-Khan-but-I-have-a-one-pack/articleshow/36822982.cms|title=Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa: Akshat Singh: I don't have a six pack like Salman Khan, but I have a one pack|work=[[Times of India]]|first=Tanvi|last=Trivedi|date=20 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=Axst/> He debuted as an actor in the Malayalam film ''[[Ayal Njanalla]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=C Pillai|first1=Radhika|title=Mrudula Murali, Fahadh Faasil to act in Ayal Njanalla|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Mrudula-Murali-Fahadh-Faasil-to-act-in-Ayal-Njanalla/articleshow/45402997.cms|access-date=25 January 2015|website=The Times of India|date=8 December 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
Akshat's first work was in 2011 on the Bengali channel [[Zee Bangla]], where he performed in [[Dance Bangla Dance]]. In 2014, he made his appearance on [[United States|American]] talk show [[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]],<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/did-8-year-old-bollywood-681289?mobile_redirect=false Akshat Singh: Where Did the 8-Year-Old Bollywood Dancer Come From?]. [[The Hollywood Reporter]]. Kanika Lal. 18 February 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.indiatoday.in/story/indias-got-talent-akshat-singh-the-ellen-degeneres-show/1/344334.html India's Got Talent fame Akshat Singh gets standing ovation on The Ellen DeGeneres Show]. [[India Today]]. 19 February 2014.</ref>
before later participating on [[India's Got Talent]]. His dancing style proved popular, with the video of his performance on [[YouTube]] with five hundred thousand (5 lakh) views.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/indias-talent-michael-jackson-video-3048852 Meet hilarious Michael Jackson wannabe who has taken India's Got Talent by storm]. ''Daily Mirror''. 22 January 2014.</ref> Singh's popularity soon landed him a role performing for a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] television commercial advertisement of Pari Pari Curry.<ref>[http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/04/02/bollywood-style-commercial-for-snack-company-goes-viral-in-japan/ Bollywood-style commercial for snack company goes viral in Japan]</ref><ref>Rocket News. Krista Rogers. 2 April 2014.</ref><ref>[http://us.india.com/showbiz/indias-got-talents-akshat-singh-dances-in-japanese-ad-bollywood-style-watch-video-15959/ India’s Got Talent’s Akshat Singh dances in Japanese ad]. india.com. Shweta Parande. 11 March 2014.</ref> On 27 August 2017, he appeared on the Australian version of the variety show ''[[Little Big Shots (Australian TV series)|Little Big Shots]]'', with the video highlight of this appearance achieving just under 35 million views on [[YouTube]]. In 2019, he auditioned for ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' and danced his way to winning a golden buzzer on DripReport's Indian version of "The Box", though failed to reach the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/21/britains-got-talent-golden-buzzer-act-akshat-singh-no-stranger-reality-tv-storming-ellen-show-five-years-ago-9279694/|title=Britain's Got Talent Golden Buzzer act Akshat Singh is no stranger to TV|last=Deen|first=Sarah|date=2019-04-21|website=Metro|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Ayal Njanalla]]'' || Mottu || [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Lakshmi (2018 film)|Lakshmi]]'' || Arnold || [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|}

==Personal life==
Singh lives in [[Mumbai]] and studies in 10th grade.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-want-to-get-back-to-my-studies-now-akshat-singh-2018574 I want to get back to my studies now: Akshat Singh]. [[Daily News and Analysis]]. 14 September 2014.</ref>
Singh admitted to one of his interviews that he is an ardent fan of actor [[Salman Khan]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Salman-Khan-calls-Akshat-Singh-bhai/articleshow/38319123.cms Salman Khan calls Akshat Singh ‘bhai’]. [[Times of India]]. Neha Maheshwari. 14 July 2014.</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian male dancers]]
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[[Category:Artists from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Dancers from West Bengal]]
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[[Category:Britain's Got Talent contestants]]

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