One of the most talented Music Directors and Singers in Bollywood. He's been the most popular singer in the past decade for all of India. His concerts are as big as star actors like Shah Rukh Khan. His voice and style is well recognized all across the country. Truly a popular figure.
But besides for being very popular, he is also a very talented music composer. These days he is into acting, but when he put all his time into music, a lot of his movies were chartbusters. I remember once seeing a Top 10, nearly the whole list consisted of Himesh's movies. Some of his best music hits include, Tere Naam, Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, Humraaz, Airtraaz, Aashiq Banaye Aapne, and the list goes on. He has won best Music Director for Tere Naam from both Star Screen and Zee TV.
On top of this, he is also one of the best singers we have. He was the universal playback singer of the year in 2006. In other words, every award show gave him the award. There was no debate about it. He beat the rest of the bollywood through his singing, in his very first song.
Here's a look back at the Playback Singer of the Years in the past decade from 2002 and on:
2002: Udit Naryan
2003: Sonu Nigam
2004: Sonu Nigam
2005: Kunal Ganjawala
2006: Himesh Reshammiya
2007: Shaan
2008: Shaan
2009: Sukhwinder Singh
Truly an elite list. And it's not just Filmfare (The highest prestiged Award Function) that gave it to him, he also received it from Star Screen, Zee TV, IIFA, and the list goes on. Like I said, he was universally the best playback singer in bollywood that year. And for accomplishments like these, you are remembered forever.
Here are some of his best songs
Aashinq Banaya Aapne (Award Winning Performance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orgiH_eoIEk
Jhalak Dikhla Jaa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pab2_NPLKQM
Naam Hai Tera (I personally think this is arguably his best)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHbDGnjm9qc
Tera Suroor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS5WpLdGS_U
Lut Jaaon Lut Jaaon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us1JN5-4_Sg
Everytime I hear his voice, it feels like I'm listening to a legend, I then realize, I am listening to a legend, a living legend. I wish him all the best in acting too. He's already proven himself in Music Directing and Singing. If I had to name of The Top 5 singers and Top 5 Music Directors in Bollywood today (objectively), Himesh would be in both lists. Now that is impressive.
Feel Free to Add More! I'll edit my original post with other people's favorite/best singing performances by Himesh.