[1] Sunny was born in Amarpura Basti, Bhatinda, Punjab, in a poor Sansi (Dalit) family.
He was fond of music since his childhood and after dropping out of school, he started performing at various functions and events in his locality.
He lost his father at the age of 13, and henceforth, to earn the livelihood of his family, he used to polish shoes at Bathinda Junction.
He appeared in the audition of Indian Idol Season 11 and got selected for the main show.
During the show, he received a few offers from other music composers to playback for them in their upcoming films.