Job Kurian (born 29 July 1982) is an Indian singer composer/
Play back singer who has a mark in Independent stream and is a part of the Indian
Film industry
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, mainly in the
Malayalam
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language. He is the front man of his live act 'Job Kurian Live'. He is known for his smooth high-pitched voice.
Personal life
Job Kurian was born in
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
, Kerala. He attended St Shantal, Christ Nagar and
Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan for schooling. Prithviraj Sukumaran was his batchmate during his school days.
He pursued his BTech at
Malanad College of Engineering,
Karnataka
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. Job's family consists of his father, mother, two sisters and his wife Athira and their sons.
Career
Job Kurian is known for his smooth high-pitched voice. He has been prevalent in the Malayalam Playback Industry and independent music scene of
Kerala
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for the past 13 years, maintaining a high reputation. The TV shows such as straight from the heart, Music Mojo (3 seasons), Thalam (album), hope project, along with more than 40 tracks in the Malayalam
Film industry
The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post ...
and his energetic live concerts have earned him the reputation he still holds in the hearts of all the music lovers in
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
.
Job Kurian works with a regular set of wonderful co-artists who has a great rapport with him, both personally and musically, and travel
s together frequently in
India
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and Abroad, further strengthening the bond, giving the audience an impeccable and mesmerizing experience, the name of his live act is 'Job Kurian Live'. Job has featured along with a lot of popular bands like
Avial, Shankar Tucker Band and so on, sharing beautiful chemistry with such legendary artists on and
off stage.
Awards
Manorama Music Awards
* 2018 – Best Independent Musician
Indywood Music Awards
* 2018 – Best Independent Music project – Hope Project
Filmography
Discography
External links
* Job Kurian o
IMDB
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurian, Job
1982 births
Living people
21st-century Indian male singers
21st-century Indian singers
Malayalam playback singers