Career
His most notable works include the songs Kabira for the movie "Yeh jawani Hai deeewani", "Iktara" from "Wake up Sid", Ishq Waale Chor Hain for the Hindi movie Kya yahi sach hai with Vishal Khurana, Saibo for the Hindi movie Shor in the City a duet with Shreya Ghosal, Maldar Ki Jeb for the movie Bhindi Baazaar Incorporated. and Aali Re for the movie Number One Killed Jessica. Tochi Raina belongs to Patiala (Punjab). He was born Sahib and Surjit Singh in Darbhanga, Bihar, went to school in Nepal where his father, a government employee, was posted.
He hails from a family with music background.
He later moved to Delhi where he started learning music under Pandit Vinod Kumar — a disciple of Indian classical singer Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. He also learnt music from Ustad Bhure Khan, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ustad Altaf Hussain Sarang, Pint
Mani Prasad and Pint Sitaram. According to him his Gurus not only taught him music, but also to visualize his breath.
Slowly, he started visualizing words and he turned to spirituality and Sufi music
He also sung the Song "Rabba" in Coke Studio Music Television Season 3 which is composed by Amit Trivedi. He moved to Mumbai to make a career as a playback singer. Tochi got his first commercial break with Bulleshah in A Wednesday! in 2008.
