Adrian Pradhan (born August 18) is a Nepalese vocalist, composer and songwriter of Nepali music. He was born and raised in

Kalimpong Kalimpong (Hindi: कलिम्पोंग) is a town and the headquarters of an Kalimpong district, eponymous district in the Indian states and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of . The town i ...

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

. He is the lead member of the Nepali rock band

1974 AD 1974 AD is a Nepali rock band, formed in Kathmandu, Nepal in the early 1990s. They experiment with various genres of music including Nepali folk, ragas, rock, funk, blues and jazz. 1974 AD are amongst the most successful recording artist ...

. Pradhan was the lead vocalist of the band until March 2015, after which he was replaced by Rohit John Chhetri. Pradhan reunited with the band in 2019 and has been associated with 1974 AD since.

Early life

Pradhan's musical journey started during his school years at

St. Augustine's School, Kalimpong St. Augustine's School is an Anglo-Indian School in the hill station town of Kalimpong in West Bengal, India, established in 1945. About St. Augustine's is a minority Christian School established and administered by the Roman Catholic Dioces ...

, where he was a member of the school choir. The mouth organ and keyboard were his first instruments and he picked up the guitar in the year 1989 and switched to drums in the year 1995. His first band was ''Eurika'' where the foundation of a musical career was laid. Later he was involved with the band ''Flames'' which toured India and was featured in the ''Sun Magazine'' (Indian Edition).

With 1974 AD

Pradhan joined

in 1994 as a pianist. Along with fellow band-member

Phiroj Shyangden Phiroj Shyangden () is an Indian singer (American citizen), guitarist, composer, songwriter in the Nepali language. He is the founding member of the band 1974 AD and The Original Duo. Shyangden lives in New York, USA. Early life Phiroj Shyangd ...

, he was the front man of the band and did the vocals, played the drums and harmonica.

The Original Duo

In 2016 Pradhan reunited once again with former 1974 AD band member Phiroj Shyangden under the name 'The Original Duo'. They toured five states in USA in 2016. alongside Nepal, UK, and Australia in 2017-18.

Albums

*Adrian Pradhan discography (solo) *Adrian Pradhan discography (with 1974 AD)

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