Sonu collapses!!

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Sonu collapses!

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The singer fainted while performing on stage in Bangalore on Sunday night

Sonu Nigam

The exacting ways of showbiz took a toll on singer Sonu Nigam's health recently. The singer had to perform in Bangalore even while he was running high fever he insisted on performing. Once on stage, Sonu collapsed after performing for almost two hours despite his discomfort. The function was organised by the Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Hospital, to celebrate the launch of its new high-tech wing.

Eager fans who had collected at Palace Grounds, Bangalore to watch Sonu belt out anthems witnessed a different scene altogether. "He was suffering from fever, running a temperature of 102 degree Celsius. He had a sore throat but he kept rehearsing. He had just flown in from the US and hadn't taken a break. The event organisers offered to postpone the show but he asked them not to do anything of the sort as he didn't want them to undergo losses," confirms his business manager, Ben Johnson.

Sonu pumped energy into his performance until the very end. When his audience asked for him to sing 'Bijuria' in the end, he joked with the cheering crowd saying that he was beginning to feel giddy and that he should be taken to a hospital, just in case. Ben Johnson says, "Yet he danced with a lot of vigour. His discomfort was very apparent. Just before he finished the song, he began to feel nauseous and made a quick exit. He collapsed on the steps."

His bodyguards lifted him up and took him to a hospital. Sonu is recuperating at home currently.