Shankar Mahadevan

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Name = Shankar Mahadevan


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Born = March 3rd
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Genre = Pop, playback singing, composer
Occupation = Singer, composer
Years_active = 1998–present
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Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian singer and music composer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that provides music to Bollywood films.

Early life

Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, a suburb of Mumbai, India to a Tamil family. He learned Indian Classical Music and Carnatic music in his childhood and started playing Veena at the age of five [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021021/login/music.htm Nerd who started at 5 and still not Breathless] ] .He went to OLPS High School in Chembur.He did his engineering in electronics from R.A.I.T (D Y Patil,Navi Mumbai)

Career

Though a software engineer by profession and having worked for Oracle Corporation, Shankar's interest in music made him venture into the field of music. He got his first break as a playback singer in a Bollywood movie. He later rose to stardom by releasing his first music album called Breathless. He later got into music direction and became a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio, composing music for Bollywood films.

He enjoys a successful run with Fusion-Jazz band SILK with Louis Banks on Keyboards, Sivamani on percussion, Sridhar Parthasarathy on Mridangam and Karl Peters on Bass Guitar.

Shankar Mahadevan has also provided vocals for several compositions of Remember Shakti which features maestros like Zakir Hussain, John Mclaughlin, U. Srinivas and Selvaganesh Vinayakram.

He is also a mentor on Zee TV's musical reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 [ [http://entertainment.in.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1502783 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 Mentors] ] .

Awards

Filmfare Awards

2003: Best Music Direction win for "Kal Ho Naa Ho"

2005: Best Music Direction win for "Bunty Aur Babli"

Star Screen Awards

2000: Best Background Music nomination for "Mission Kashmir"

2001: Best Music Direction win for "Dil Chahta Hai"

2005: Best Music Direction win for "Bunty aur Babli"

Zee Cine Awards

2006: Best Music Director win for "Bunty aur Babli"

Music Composing Filmography

* "Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic" (Hindi) (2008)
* " Maya Bazaar " (Malayalam) (2008) ... (announced)
* "Yavarum Nalam" (Tamil) (2008) ... (announced)
* "Rock On" (2008)
* "Kismat Talkies" (2009) ... (announced)
* "High School Musical 2 Soundtrack (Hindi Version)
* "Taare Zameen Par" (2007) ... (Released)
* "Johnny Gaddaar" (2007) ... (Release)
* "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" (2007)
* "Hey Baby" (2007)
* "" (2007)
* "" (2007)
* "Don - The Chase Begins Again" (2006)
* "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" (2006)
* "Dil Jo Bhi Kahey..." (2005)
* "Bunty Aur Babli" (2005)
* "Vanity Fair" (2004)
* "Phir Milenge" (2004)
* "Lakshya" (2004)
* "Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na" (2004)
* "Rudraksh" (2004)
* "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (2003)
* "Kuch Naa Kaho" (2003)
* "Nayee Padosan" (2003)
* "Armaan" (2003)
* "Ek Aur Ek Gyarah" (2003)
* "Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?" (2002)
* "Dil Chahta Hai" (2001)
* "Aalavandhan/Abhay" (2001)
* "Mission Kashmir" (2000)
* "Dillagi" (1999)
* "Shool" (1999)
* "Dus" (1997)

Discography

* "Breathless" - Breathless is the album that first gave him fame, including the song, "Breathless," in which he sings through the whole song without pausing to breathe.
*"Nine" - Nine is Shankar's most recent album. Each song is a representation of a "mood," including joy, sadness, love, etc.

External links

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* [http://www.shankarehsaanloy.com/ Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (official site)]
* [http://music.indya.com/biographies/ind/shankar_mahadevan.html Biography]
* [http://shankarmahadevan.com Shankar Mahadevan Official Site]
* [http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/%7Ekailasan/analog_input/Shankar_m/shankar_m.htm Shankar Mahadevan Bio]

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