Neha Kakkar was born in the music family on 6 June 1988 at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. She has two siblings Sonu Kakkar and Tony Kakkar. Sonu and Tony are also famous playback singers. Neha was brought up in Delhi and attended New Holy Public School, Uttam Nagar, Delhi. She appeared in Indian Idol Season 2 while studying her class 11.