Vishal Singh was born and brought in Indore.[2] He made his acting debut as a child actor in the 1982 film Rajput. In 1988, Singh made his television debut as part of the cast of the television show Indradhanush on DD which was directed by Anand Mahendroo. The story was of four boys and their school life. After this show, Anand Mahendroo selected Singh for Dekh Bhai Dekh.In 90s he also played an important role of Bilal in the famous serial Gul Gulshan Gulfaam directed by Ved Rahi. He had also appeared in music videos "Maikhane se Sharab se" by Pankaj Udhas playing a drunkard and Sriram Iyer's 'Aisa Bhi Kabhi Hota Hai'. In 2011, he joined the cast of TV series, Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi played the role of father as Jeet Ahuja.