His best-known hits include, ''Fikka Rang Ajj Di Dupehr Da'' - '' Tenu Bhuleya Ni Janda'' - 'Tu Pardes'[1] Nachhatar Chhatta was born on June 18, 1959, in Adampura, a village in the Bathinda district of Punjab, India.
The elder child of Sudagar Singh (ਸੁਦਾਗਰ ਸਿੰਘ) who was a laborer and Amar Kaur (ਅਮਰ ਕੌਰ), he used to sing when he grazed cattle in his childhood.
He acted as Pooran Bhagat in plays, like another Punjabi music legend Amar Singh Chamkila, however he would listen to Muhammad Sadiq more than others in his childhood.
In the Burj Rajgarh Tournament, he sang his first song ''Chaar Din Zindgi de Rakhi Saamb Ke'' (‘ਚਾਰ ਦਿਨ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੇ ਰੱਖੀਂ ਸਾਂਭ ਕੇ’) on stage.
Including Master Gurbaksh Singh Albela, he sang many cover songs, such as "Keval Bhadaur", "Geeta Deyalpuria", and "Balwant Khana" in his career.