Job Kurian (born 29 July 1982) is an Indian singer and composer who works in both
indie music and in
Malayalam films.
He won the
South Indian International Movie Award for Best Male Playback Singer in Malayalam in 2023.
Early life and education
Job Kurian was born in
Vattiyoorkavu, Kerala.
He attended St. Shantal, Christ Nagar, and
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan for schooling.
He pursued his
B.Tech. at
Malanad College of Engineering,
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
.
Personal life
Job married Athira on 10 November 2012 at St. Joseph's Church in Thiruvananthapuram.
The couple has two sons, with the first born on 25 April 2014.
Career
In 2006, Job participated in the television reality show ''Super Star'', aired on
Amrita TV, and became the runner-up.
He made his debut as a
playback singer
A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...
in the 2007 film ''
Goal
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A goal is roughly similar to ...
''.
With the album ''Thaalam'', he made his debut as a composer, alongside Charan and Yakzan.
In 2015, he debuted as a film composer in ''
Rasam''.
He started a music project in 2017 called ''Hope Project'', which consisted of four tracks.
Job has been featured along with bands like
Avial and Shankar Tucker Band.
Filmography
Discography
Accolades
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
21st-century Indian male singers
21st-century Indian singers
Malayalam playback singers
Singers from Thiruvananthapuram
People from Thiruvananthapuram district
South Indian International Movie Awards winners