Sonu Niigaam has been a fan of the late Michael Jackson for most of his life so it is only natural for the star to pay tribute to the king of pop on what would have been his 51st birthday today.

In a project with other international musicians, Sonu asked fans on facebook to submit suggestions for a special tribute track set to be released today. Out of all the candidates that submitted songs, six people were chosen to contribute to the tune composed by duo Saikat-Shankar.

Sonu sings on the track together with the lucky winners Natalie Di Luccio, Jonita Gandhi, George Kuruvilla, Devika Mathur, Parashar Joshi, and Salman Asif.

The singer also pays his respects to Michael Jackson on his facebook page, praising him as his inspiration and hoping that his music will live on forever:

"Team Sonu Niigaam wishes the great Michael Jackson a very very happy birthday... Happy Birthday MJ...May you rest in peace wherever you are.. thank you for being our source of inspiration..may your music and your life continue to motivate generations... to come..We celebrate your life today on this forum...MJ, This One's for you.. We will always love you!!"

The artist also shared his feelings about the track with us.  "It is a beautiful unfolding of events. I look back and wonder who put this thought in my head of inspiring the Facebook community to write a song on MJ! I am overwhelmed at the way everything turned up so smoothly and feel in place just for his birthday. I see so many immense possibilities to create great music now, even more. This could be the beginning of another trend, an independent music industry free from the dogmas of the conventional mindset of the commerce of music.  I see concerts, I see albums, I see new singers, composers, super hit songs, so much will happen."

With stars like Sonu Niigaam, Michael’s music is sure to live on forever!

Check out the video below and be sure to download  the song for free!