Adithya Srinivasan is an Indian singer. He is best known for his award winning ghazals, and international singles in classical, pop, and

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music genres. His notable performances include sharing stage space with Hariharan and opening for Ghulam Ali.

Music career

Adithya's tribute to 6 ghazals originally rendered by

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, Jagjit Singh, Hariharan, Ghulam Ali and

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won him the Singer of the Year Silver Award from Swar

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. Adithya's first international single, Gham-e-Duniya, written by the Mughal poet Mirza Ghalib, featuring a

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finalist, earned a 5-star rating on

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, and went viral on

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. In 2014, Adithya featured

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nominated pianist Jonathan Wesley and flautist Parth Chandiramani for Tu Hi Dilruba, landing a consideration in the 57th

Awards ballot, and a Silver Award in the

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VIMA Music Awards. Adithya collaborated with

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based composer Sonaljit and Hollywood screen & stage actress Yanna Fabian for Devanke in 2015, landing a consideration in the 58th

Awards ballot, a nomination in the 3rd Radio City Freedom Awards, and a Judge's Special Award in the

VIMA Music Awards. In 2017, Adithya released Aarzu, an all acoustic ghazal written by Daagh Dehlvi. The single featured musicians from across

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, and was mastered by

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winning engineer at the

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. Adithya was featured on

winning composer Laura Sullivan's single 900 Voices. In 2020, Adithya's music also served as the main theme song in

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Corporate career

Adithya studied

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and

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at the

Singapore Management University Singapore Management University (SMU) is a publicly funded private university in Singapore. Founded in 2000, SMU is the third oldest autonomous university in the country, modelling its education after the Wharton School. The university is trip ...

in collaboration with

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. He has worked in

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across

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Discography

*2011: ''Ghazal Ka Mausam – A Tribute to the Legends'' *2012: ''Kaash Aisa Koi Manzur Hota'' *2013: ''Gham e Duniya'' *2014: ''Tu Hi Dilruba'' *2015: ''Devanke'' *2016: ''Signature'' *2017: ''Aarzu'' *2021: ''Ghazal Ke Ishaare (Unreleased)'' *2023: ''Aayiram (Unreleased)'' *2024: ''Sri Hari Stotram''

Awards

References

External links

Official Website
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