Siddharth Basrur is an Indian vocalist, composer, and playback singer. He began his career in the indie music scene with his first band, Kinky Ski Munky. He is the frontman of Mumbai's progressive metal band, Goddess Gagged. Basrur has contributed to Bollywood movies such as '' Haunted 3D'', '' Players'', and ''

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Early life

Siddharth Basrur was born in 1981 and developed an interest in music during his childhood. He dropped out of his first year of college and started working in a music store. Basrur grew up listening to a wide range of music, from

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, influenced by his father and uncles, who were fans of classic rock 'n’ roll. By the age of 15, alternative rock had become his favorite genre.

Career

Basrur earned a diploma in audio engineering and initially worked in the film industry, focusing on audio post-production. He later transitioned to content writing for

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in 2008 but eventually left to pursue music full-time. In 2000, Basrur composed vocal melodies for the band Kinky Ski Munky. His first significant break in commercial music came when he was asked by Chirantan, a friend involved in the making of the soundtrack for '' Haunted 3D'', to sing two songs for the movie. In 2016, he sang the Hindi version of "We Know the Way" for the Hindi-dubbed release of the

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animated feature film '' Moana''.

Performances and appearances

He was asked to open the show for the daughter of well-known late Indian sitar composer

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, who performed at the 'A Summer's Day' music festival, held in Mumbai on 2 March 2013. Basrur and

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performed a jam session at the

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store in

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on 20 October 2013. He has also performed live at IndiEarth at the Park, held in Chennai.

Music style and impact

Basrur's music ranges between a variety of genres like punk rock and indie rock, to metal music. In 2013, he released his solo album Chasing Rain in two chapters - respectively named Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.Indian Bands Hub
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Awards and nominations

Siddharth Basrur won the

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VMAI in 2013 for Roots Song of the Year. He has been nominated for the Radio Cit Awards in 2013, and also for the Jack Daniels Rock Awards in 2014 in the categories of song of the year and male artist of the yearNH
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Discography

Bollywood Kannada Tamil Telugu Malayalam IPL 2018 Solo Career Goddess Gagged

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Basrur, Siddharth 1981 births Living people Bollywood playback singers Indian male playback singers Indian male singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters