Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar Gujarat. He is the son of Gujarati music director Vipin Reshammiya & his wife Madhu. He did his schooling at Hill Grange School in Peddar Road area, Mumbai. Himesh lost his elder brother at the age of 11, & decided to take up music as his career after the incident, to fulfill his father's wishes. He is married to Komal & they have a 10 year old son named Swayam. 

Himesh started his career with a production house which aired quite a few TV soaps on Doordarshan Ahmedabad & Zee TV at the age of 16. Himesh became the first Indian to perform at the Wembley Stadium in London. He was first noticed in Bollywood for his work in the film Pyaar Kiya to Darna Kya. He composed music for several hit movies. 

Himesh has developed his own unique style of composition based on pop & techno beats with a lot of English words thrown in.  He is considered one of the major music directors in Bollywood. His peppy tunes cater mostly to the youth & the multiplex crowd, but he has also shown versatility, focusing on a more classical style & semi-classical tunes. 

He won a Filmfare Award in Best Male Playback Singer for title song of Aashiq Banaya Aapne, & he has also released a solo music album Aap Ka Suroor which became extremely popular. Himesh later became popular for his vocals which have the distinctive high-pitched nasal twang. He sings several of the songs that he composes. He scored the music & made his acting debut in Aap Ka Suroor, The film proved to be a hit. Now Himesh Reshammiya is coming with his new movie Karzzzz.