Rohit John Chettri, also known as RJC, is a vocalist, musician, music producer, lyricist and guitarist from Kathmandu.
Early life
Chettri's father was a music lover, and they used to play
musical instrument
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s like guitar and
harmonium
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together when his father would come back home in the evening after work.
When he was seven years old, he took part in an inter-school competition where he had to choose to either dance,
sketch or sing, Chettri sang a song of
Karna Das called "Jindagi ko k bharosa".
According to Chettri, this is when he realized he would become a singer-songwriter
In class 9, he formed a band with his friends called "Derailed" where he was the vocalist and drummer.
After class 10, or SLC, Chettri started performing at various pubs, bars and private events.
In 2011, he started working at
Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory.
Breakthrough
Chettri's song ‘Bistarai’ received more than a million views.
Chettri played at pubs and bars to raise money for the production of his first album, and two years after his YouTube breakthrough, Chettri released his first solo album, "Bistarai Bistarai" in September 2015.
1974 AD
Chettri became a part of the Nepalese rock band
1974 AD in 2015 when
Adrian Pradhan and
Phiroj Shyagden left the band for personal reasons. Chettri was chosen to fill their spot.
Together, the "new"
1974 AD released the album "Hazaar Sapana" in 2016.
Solo albums
First Album "Bistarai Bistarai"
Second Album "Jhari Pachi ko Indreni"
Third Album "Bidaai"
Fourth Album "Mitho Yaad"
References
External links
Rohit John Chettri Official website
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Nepalese singer-songwriters
Nepalese musicians
Living people
Nepali-language singers
1991 births