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Coke Studio India (season 1)
The first season of the Indian music television series, ''Coke Studio @ MTV'', ran from June 17, 2011, to August 19, 2011. The season featured nine regular episodes, culminating in a special "Best of Coke Studio @ MTV Season 1" episode. Origins & Format Coke Studio's journey began in Brazil in 2007. It started as a music project that brought together different Brazilian artists and blended their unique styles. The concept arrived in Pakistan in 2008 through a collaboration between Nadeem Zaman, Coca-Cola's Marketing Head, joined forces with Rohail Hyatt, a former member of the band Vital Signs. Together, they launched the Pakistani version of the show. The first season premiered in June 2008. Initially featuring a live audience, the show later transitioned to a closed studio format, which has remained consistent throughout the series. Coke Studio @ MTV stays true to the franchise's core concept by pairing established and upcoming artists for unique performances alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV India
MTV is an Indian pay television channel specialising in music, reality and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 as the Indian version of the original American network and is owned by JioStar, under a license agreement with Paramount Networks EMEAA. Most of the programming on the channel is produced in Hindi. MTV India has its headquarters in Vile Parle in Mumbai. Related channels In 2014, Viacom 18 launched ''Pepsi MTV Indies'', an indie music and subculture channel in partnership with Pepsi Co. In 2016, MTV Indies was replaced by MTV Beats, a 24-hour music-only channel. After its launch, MTV India changed its focus on broadcasting reality series. VH1 India airs the international productions of MTV instead of airing them on MTV India, along with international music. Programming MTV has numerous programs, including MTV Splitsvilla, MTV Dark Scroll, MTV Hustle and Brave Combat Federation. VJs Former * Amrita Arora * Anusha Dandekar * Ayushman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal (born 13 May 1984) is a UAE-born Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi and more languages films. He is a member of the band S5, launched by SS Music TV channel. He made his acting debut in the Malayalam movie '' By the People'', a suspense thriller. All the songs were sung by S5 members and it was then that A.R. Rahman noticed him and took an audition. Personal life Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district in Kerala. He was born and raised in Abu Dhabi, UAE. After his schooling in the UAE he went on to complete his B.Com. and Masters in Journalism from Madras Christian College. Dayal worked as an Events Coordinator with RR Donnelley. He quit his job in BPO to accomplish his career in music. On 5 June 2016, the singer married his model girlfriend Catherine Thangam in a close-knit ceremony in Bengaluru. Discography Albums * '' Isai'' * ''Ithu Premamo'' * ''Ithu Premamo 2'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. In 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate (''honoris causa'' degree) by Birmingham City University. Personal life and early career Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tamil family originally from Palakkad, Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical and Carnatic music as a child, and began playing the veena at the age of five under Shri Lalitha Venkataraman. Mahadevan studied music under Pandit Shrinivas Khale and T.R. Balamani. He is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai, affiliated to Mumbai University, and was a software engineer for the company, Leading Edge. After working for Leading Edge Systems (now Trigyn Technologies Limited), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafqat Amanat Ali
Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan (; ; born 26 February 1965) is a Pakistani pop and classical singer, songwriter, and composer belonging to the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani pop rock band Fuzön until 2006 and is a prominent playback singer in the Indian film industry and Pakistani television industry. The youngest son of noted classical vocalist Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Ali started his musical training at the age of four under the tutelage of his uncle, Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan, who was widely regarded as the foremost exponent of Hindustani classical music in Pakistan. Ali rose to prominence in both India and Pakistan with the lead single "Aankhon Ke Saagar" and the song "Khamaj" (also known as "Mora Saiyaan") from Fuzön's debut album, '' Saagar'' (2002). In 2006, Ali went on to achieve breakthrough success in Bollywood with two songs – " Mitwa" (from the film '' Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'') and "Yeh Honsla" (from the film '' Dor'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaan (singer)
Shantanu Mukherjee (born 30 September 1972), professionally known as Shaan, is an Indian playback singer, composer, actor and television host. He record songs primarily in Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu language. Known as the "Golden Voice of India", Shaan is considered among the greatest playback singers of India. He is also noted for his songs in the romantic genre, mainly during the 2000s. Shaan is a recipient of two Filmfare Awards and three International Indian Film Academy Awards. His most popular songs include — "Musu Musu Haasi Deu" from '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'' (1999), " Woh Ladki Hai Kahan" and "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe" from '' Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001), "Ghanan Ghanan" from '' Lagaan'' (2001), "Mere Samnewali Khidki Mein" from '' Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' (2002), "O Humdum Suniyo Re" from '' Saathiya'' (2002), "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" from '' Jism'' (2003), "Kuch To Hua Hai" from '' Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003), "O Jaana" from '' Tere Naam'' (2003), "Ladki Kyun" from '' Hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabri Brothers
The Sabri Brothers (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) were a musical band from Pakistan who were performers of Sufi qawwali music and were closely connected to the Chishti Order. They are considered one of the greatest Sufi qawwali singers of all times. The Sabri Brothers were led by Ghulam Farid Sabri and his brother Maqbool Ahmed Sabri. They are often referred to as ''Shahenshah-e-Qawwali'' (the King of Kings of Qawwali) and are also known as ''the roving ambassadors of Pakistan''. The band was initially founded by Maqbool Ahmed Sabri at the age of 11 years and was known as the Bacha Qawwal Party. His elder brother Ghulam Farid Sabri joined after insistence from their father. He became the leader of the group, and the band soon became known as the Sabri Brothers. They were the first-ever Qawwali artists to perform qawwali in the United States and other Western countries; they were also the first-ever Asian artists to perform at New York City, New York's Carnegie Hall in 1975. Orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richa Sharma (singer)
Richa Sharma (born 29 August 1974) is an Indian film playback singer as well as a devotional singer. In 2006, she sang Bollywood's longest track, the ''bidaai'' song, in film '' Baabul''. Career Under the tutelage of Pandit Aaskaran Sharma, Richa went on to get proper training in Indian classical and light music. Richa added ghazals; film songs, Punjabi and Rajasthani folk songs to her repertoire, thus making her voice reach out to more and more people in a variety of sounds. While music was at its peak in Richa's life, academic education had to be sacrificed and without any backing with a dream to make it big in the music world, Richa landed in Mumbai in 1994. She sang cover versions and bhajans to ensure she had her bread and butter and simultaneously continued her struggle in Bollywood. She made her debut in Bollywood with Sawan Kumar's ''Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya'' in 1996 and followed it up by a number of films until the big hit came by in the form of '' Taal'' where she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthiv Gohil
Parthiv Gohil (born 18 February 1976) is a playback singer for Indian films including '' Devdas'', '' Saawariya'', '' Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'', and '' Kisaan''. He is known in Gujarati Cinema for hit songs ''Aasmani'', ''Thai Jashe'', and ''Soni Gujarati Ni''. He co-produced 2020 Romantic Gujarati movie '' Golkeri''. He produced '' Kutch Express (film)'', which got released on January 6, 2023. Gohil also produced '' Shubhchintak'', scheduled for release on 30 May 2025. Background Gohil was introduced to classical music by his great-grandfather and father. Aged 10, he began lessons with Smt. Bhanuben Solanki, Smt. Dakshaben Mehta, and Shri Laxmipati Shukla, a disciple of Omkarnath Thakur. Aged 14, he won the Pandit Omkarnath Thakur Competition, which was followed by the state talent search competition. Under SPICMACAY's gurukul scholarship scheme, he was chosen to be trained under Zia Fariduddin Dagar, a descendant of Tansen. From him, Gohil learned the tenets of voice cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
