Abhay Jodhpurkar
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| Born | July 31, 1991 Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
Abhay Jodhpurkar (born July 31, 1991) is an Indian singer born in Madhya Pradesh, discovered by A.R. Rahman from KM Music Conservatory a higher education institution founded in 2008 by the A. R. Rahman foundation. Abhay became popular with his latest song "Moongil Thottam", a duet with Harini in the movie Kadal mainly due to his soulful singing and near to perfect diction in Tamil language.[1]
Educational background
Abhay Jodhpurkar has completed his Bachelors in Bio Technology from SRM University, Chennai.[2]
Singing career
Abhay has learnt Qawwali for two years since 2010 and got the opportunity to sing in A.R. Rahman's Sufi albums. His music journey started when he got into A.R. Rahman's school KM Music Conservatory. Following his love for music, he was spotted by Rahman in a cultural event. His first break came in for Godfather (2012) a Kannada film.[3]
He has been featured in the recent album by Naiem Reza "Dancing Petals".[4]
Playback singing discography
| Year | Song title | Film name | Language | Music director | Co-singers |
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| 2012 | "Aalapane Mellane" | Godfather | Kannada | A.R. Rahman | Maria Roshini Vincent, Blaaze |
| "Deepavali" | Sonu Kakkar, Apoorva, Arun Haridas | ||||
| "Neene Ee Kanna" | Chinmayi | ||||
| 2012 | "Uyir Thozi" | Konjam Koffee Konjam Kaadhal | Tamil | Phani Kalyan | Nivas, Gayathri SG, Shakthisree Gopalan, Phani Kalyan |
| 2013 | "Moongil Thottam" | Kadal | Tamil | A.R. Rahman | Harini |
| 2013 | "Pachani Thotta" | Kadali | Telugu | A.R. Rahman | Harini |
References
- ^ "A.R. Rahman's new find Abhay Jodhpurkar". Only Filmy. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "The big break-Abhay Jodhpurkar". The New Indian Express. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "The big break". The New Indian Express. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "Shweta Subram Featured with Abhay Jodhpurkar in 'Dancing Petals'". India West. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-04-27.