Jubin Nautiyal (born 14 June 1989) is an
Indian playback singer
A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not ap ...
and live
performer. In June 2022, he won the
IIFA award for “Playback Singer (Male)” for the song “Raataan Lambiyan.” He was awarded Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year at
8th Mirchi Music Awards for his song "Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise)" from ''
Bajrangi Bhaijaan.'' He also won the Rising Musical Star Award at Zee Business Awards. He has since recorded songs for films in various
Indian languages, predominantly
Hindi
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. He is signed on by
T-Series.
Early life
Jubin Nautiyal was born on 14 June 1989 in
Dehradun
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. His father, Ram Sharan Nautiyal, is a businessman and politician in
Uttarakhand
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and his mother, Neena Nautiyal, is a businesswoman. He showed an inclination towards music at an early age of four, taking after his father's love for singing. He did his schooling up to eighth grade from
St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun
St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun (SJA) is a co-educational Indian Certificate of Secondary Education school in Dehradun, the capital of the state of Uttarakhand in India. Founded in 1934, the school is governed by the Society of the Brothers of ...
. Thereafter, he continued his schooling at
Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, where he formally studied music as a subject and built a base in classical music. He also learnt playing
instruments
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like
guitar
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,
piano
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,
harmonium
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, and
drums. By the age of 18, Nautiyal was well known as a singer in his hometown of Dehradun. He performed live at many events and donated to charities.
After completing his schooling, he moved to
Mumbai
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in 2007 and joined
Mithibai College. He continued to train in music (under
Pandit Chhannulal Mishra in Varanasi) and ventured into Bollywood. During this time he met
A.R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...
who appreciated his voice quality and suggested that he continue to work and explore his voice for a few more years before entering into the
Indian Music Industry
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. Taking Rahman's advice, Nautiyal moved back to his hometown and continued to train under his schoolteacher, Mrs. Vandana Srivastava. He also took additional music lessons in the
Hindustani classical music
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from his Guru Mr Samant. He spent four years polishing his skills in music, traveling and playing with different musicians, and traveled to
Benaras to learn light classical from Chhannulal Mishra. He also took training in western music at a music academy in
Chennai
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where he had the opportunity to study under veteran guitarist
Prasanna.
Career
In 2011, Nautiyal participated in the television music reality show
''X Factor'' where he went up to being in the top 25 participants.
He made his debut in the Indian music industry with the song "Ek Mulakat" from the film ''
Sonali Cable
''Sonali Cable'' is a 2014 Indian Bollywood film directed by Charudutt Acharya and produced by Ramesh Sippy and Rohan Sippy. The script, penned by Acharya himself, was one of the eight scripts selected for Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute Scre ...
'' (2014). He also sang 'Meherbani' for ''
The Shaukeens'' in the same year. In 2015, he sang 'Zindagi' for ''
Bajrangi Bhaijaan'', 'Bandeyaa' for ''
Jazbaa'', 'Tu Itni Khoobsurat Hain Reloaded' for ''
Barkhaa'' and 'Samandar' with
Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awa ...
for ''
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon''.
He made his Telugu debut for ''
Sarrainodu'' under the music direction of
S. Thaman and Bengali debut in the movie
''Aashiqui''.
In 2016, Nautiyal performed on
''MTV Unplugged Season 5'' and sang
''Dahleez'''s track "Jiya Re". He worked with composer duo
Sachin–Jigar for the title track of series ''
Ek Duje Ke Vaaste'' and
Amit Trivedi for the film ''
Fitoor'' where he lent his voice for "Tere Liye" along with
Sunidhi Chauhan. He also worked with composer
Nadeem Saifi
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for the title track of
''Ishq Forever'' and also sang two songs for ''
Kuch Kuch Locha Hai'' under them. He also collaborated with
JAM8's Kaushik and Akash for "Gumnaam Hai Koi" for the film ''
1920 London''. His songs "Le Chala" for
''One Night Stand'' and "The Sound of Raaz" and "Yaad Hai Na (Reprise)" for ''
Raaz Reboot'' gave him an opportunity to work with composer
Jeet Gannguli and this collaboration continued till "Dhal Jaun Main" for
''Rustom''.
In 2017, he was the lead singer for the film ''
Kaabil
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'' which had music by
Rajesh Roshan
Rajesh Roshan Lal Nagrath (born 24 May 1955) is an Indian Hindi cinema music director and composer. He is the son of music director Roshan and singer Ira Roshan.
Personal life
Rajesh Roshan has a Punjabi Hindu father and Bengali Brahmin ...
, and also sang "The Humma Song" for
Dharma Productions's film ''
Ok Jaanu
''OK Jaanu'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Shaad Ali, with screenplay and story based on Mani Ratnam's Tamil film O Kadhal Kanmani, and produced by Ratnam and Karan Johar under their banners Madras Talkies a ...
''. He released a Hindi pop song along with
Pawni Pandey named 'Dil Budhhu' on
T-Series He sang for
''Raabta'',
''Tubelight'', ''
Commando 2'', and
''Machine''. He sang 'Banwra Mann' for ''
Jolly LLB 2'', 'Socha Hai' Remake for ''
Baadshaho'' and 'Raat Baaki' Remake for
''Ittefaq''. He also sang the title track of
Star Plus
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series ''
Tu Sooraj, Main Saanjh Piyaji'' with
Palak Muchhal and for Star Parivaar Awards 2017. In 2018, he sang 'Gazab Ka Hai Din Remake' with
Prakriti Kakar for ''
Dil Juunglee'', and 'Boond Boond' with
Neeti Mohan
Neeti Mohan (born 18 November 1979) is an Indian singer. She sings mainly in Hindi and few Tamil films, but has also done songs in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, and English. Born in Delhi, she was one of the winners of the Chann ...
for the film ''
Hate Story 4''. For the same film, he also sang 'Tum Mere Ho' with
Amrita Singh
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under
Mithoon's composition. This was also his first collaboration with Mithoon following ''
Baaghi 2''. He also sang 'Pehla Nasha Once Again' with Palak Muchhal for ''
Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz
''Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz'' () is an Indian Hindi language romantic drama film directed by Onir. The film stars Geetanjali Thapa and marks the debut of Zain Khan Durrani. The movie is produced by Yoodlee Films, a venture of Saregama. The ...
''.
In 2019, his songs 'Tujhe Kitna Chahein Aur Hum' from ''
Kabir Singh,'' "
Tum Hi Aana
Tum Hi Aana () is an Indian Hindi-language song from the soundtrack of the Indian feature film, ''Marjaavaan'' (2019). The pop ballad was released by major Indian label T-Series on 3 October 2019 as a single from the soundtrack. It was compo ...
" and "Kinna Sona" from ''
Marjaavaan'' became chartbusters''.''
Nautiyal and music composer
Mithoon teamed up again for 'Toh Aagaye Hum'. He also released a new song 'Main Jis Din Bhula Du' along with
Tulsi Kumar. In 2021, his new song
''Lut Gaye'' featuring
Emraan Hashmi
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and Yukti Thareja hit more than 915 million views on
YouTube
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. His next song "Bedardi Se Pyaar Ka" hit 55 Million Views in just 13 days. This music of
Tanishk Bagchi is sung by Nautiyal and
Asees Kaur was published by
T-Series. Nautiyal's next song, "Barsaat Ki Dhun", was released on 20 July 2021 featuring
Karishma Sharma
Karishma Lala Sharma (born 22 December 1993) is an Indian actress and model known for portraying Ragini in '' Ragini MMS: Returns'', Aaina in '' Ujda Chaman'', Tina in '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'' and Isha in ''Hum - I'm Because of Us
Hum may r ...
and
Gurumeet Choudhary in the music video.
In January 2022, his song "O Aasamanwale" was released by T-Series. It was an album of a musical love song in which Nautiyal was onscreen with the artist
Neha Khan. The song was written by Manoj Muntashir and composed by
Rochak Kohli.
On 1 February 2022, "Tumse Pyaar Karke" was released by T-Series featuring
Gurmeet Choudhary and Ihana Dhillon. This is the music of
Payal Dev
Payal Dev is an Indian playback singer and music composer who sings and composes music for Bollywood films.
She sang "Ab Tohe Jane Na Doongi" from the film '' Bajirao Mastani,'' as well as "Bhare Bazaar" from ''Namaste England''. Dev made her de ...
and sung by
Tulsi Kumar and Nautiyal.
He also sang "Manike" with Yohani in 2022 for the upcoming comedy film "Thank God", to be released on 25 October 2022.
Discography
Awards and nominations
See also
*
List of Indian playback singers
References
External links
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Bollywood playback singers
Musicians from Dehradun
Living people
1989 births
Indian male playback singers
Mithibai College alumni
Singers from Uttar Pradesh
21st-century Indian singers
21st-century Indian male singers