Singh became more well-known with the release of "Tum Hi Ho" from Aashiqui 2 (2013).[3][4] He was given the Best Male Playback Singer award for the song, in 59th Filmfare Awards. In 2014, he collaborated with Jeet Gannguli - for whom he performed the rest of his tracks in Aashiqui 2 - for CityLights, where he rendered the romantic version of the song "Muskurane", which fetched him most nominations in the year. Gannguli composed "Suno Na Sangemarmar" and Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy's Sufi song, "Mast Magan" garnered him another two nominations in 60th Filmfare Awards.