Sugam Pokharel ( Nepali:सुगम पाेखरेल) is a Nepalese singer, music composer, songwriter, and radio jockey known for his contribution towards Nepali pop music. His first solo recording, ''Mero Sansaar'' (2001), became a top seller in Nepal. He gained recognition from the masses, particularly the youth, in the early 2000s, when pop music was not particularly popular among the general public. Because of this, he is seen as one of the most prominent figures in Nepali pop music.

Early life career

Sugam Pokharel was born in Mangalbare, Morang in 1979. His father was a government scribe in the Department of Land Reform Management but was also known as an advocate in the locality. His elder brother, Sunil Pokharel is a theater artist. After completing the

School Leaving Certificate (Nepal) The School Leaving Certificate, commonly abbreviated as SLC, is the final Test (assessment), examination of Class 11 and Class 12, which is also known as the +2 course in Nepal. The +2 course is generally pursued after completing the Secondary E ...

from

Biratnagar Biratnagar () is a List of cities in Nepal, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Koshi Province. With a Metropolitan Urban Agglomeration population of 244,750 as per the 2021 Nepal census, 2021 census, it is the largest c ...

, Sugam moved to

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

for his high school education. Initially having no desire to record music as a professional singer or to pursue a career as a pop singer, he decided to record a song when he met Sudin Pokharel in Kathmandu, who was also willing to record the song. They both recorded their first song, ''Ma Maya Garchu'' at NAAD Studio, Anamnagar in 1995, which was a disaster. After their unsuccessful debut, they recorded another song four months after their first release. The second release was titled ''Payera Timilai Yesto Khusi Chhu,'' it was not successful. Although facing two of the biggest flops in their debut career, their paramount desire to record hit songs didn't halt them from recording their third song, ''Panchi''. This also didn't do well in the market, and the collaboration between Sugam and Sudin ended.

Radio career

In 1997, Sugam started working as a librarian at Radio Sagarmatha, Nepal's first community radio, after three of the biggest flops in his early singing career with Sudin Pokharel. Later on, he started hosting a musical program.

Musical career

After back-to-back failures working with Sudin Pokharel a.k.a. DA69, he began his solo career with the album Shoonya (1MB), released in 2001. His first recorded song is ''Sayad Mero Prita''. His initial songs, such as ''Feri Tyo Din'', ''Kati Din Bitey'', ''Maya Ko Baato'', ''Samhalinchha Kaile Mann'', and ''Timi Ma Bhanda,'' established him as a Pop Star. He currently has 9 Albums in his account, including Shoonya, Highway, Sutra, Yatra, School Pathshala, Sugam Song Geet, etc. He often worked with Sudin Pokhrel (a.k.a. Rapper DA69) from his hometown of

. "The Unity" band (Rapper DA69, VJ Asif Shah, Aidray) was mostly associated with him in songs like ''Aaja Feri Din Bityo''. Girish Khatiwada, who hails from his hometown,

, was also associated with him. He also worked as one of the three judges of the Nepali singing reality show Nepal Idol for season 4, after the original three judges from the previous three seasons were busy with another project.

Albums

Bajagaja Current Band Members: * Dipendra Man Singh (Keyboard) * Krishna Lama (Guitars) * Anuj Ratna Bajracharya (Drums) * Manik Baniya (Bass) * Dinesh Thapa (Guitars)

Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pokharel, Sugam 1979 births Living people 21st-century Nepalese male singers Nepalese pop singers People from Morang District People from Biratnagar Bahun Nepalese Hindus Nepalese radio presenters