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Hariharan

Background information
Born April 3, 1955 (1955-04-03) (age 53)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Genre(s) Ghazal
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1977–present
Website www.hariharanonline.com

Hariharan (Tamil: ஹரிஹரன், born 3 April 1955 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Thiruvananthapuram ( Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം Tiruvanantapuraṁ) also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In Poetry, the ghazal ( Arabic / Persian / Urdu: غزل; Hindi: ग़ज़ल Turkish gazel) is a Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Thiruvananthapuram ( Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം Tiruvanantapuraṁ) also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A playback singer is a Singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Kannada (kn [[wiktಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ನಡ]] Kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used In Poetry, the ghazal ( Arabic / Persian / Urdu: غزل; Hindi: ग़ज़ल Turkish gazel) is a

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Early life

Hariharan grew up in Mumbai, and has bachelor degrees in science and law. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial The son of renowned Carnatic vocalists, Shrimati Alamelu and the late H. Carnatic music (also spelled Karnatak music or Karnatik music, and originally called Karṇāṭaka sangīta or Karṇāṭaka sangītam in India A. S. Mani (full name:anantha Subramani Iyer), Hariharan inherited his parents' musical talents. Alamelu was Hariharan's first guru (mentor). From here he picked up Carnatic music skills. Carnatic music (also spelled Karnatak music or Karnatik music, and originally called Karṇāṭaka sangīta or Karṇāṭaka sangītam in India He was also exposed to Hindustani music from a young age. Hindustani Classical Music ( Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत Urdu: ہندوستانی شاستریے سنگیت In his teens, inspired by the songs of Mehdi Hassan and Jagjit Singh, Hariharan developed a passion for ghazals and started training in Hindustani music from Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. Mehdi Hassan, TI, PP, HI ( Urdu: مہدی حسن) affectionately called Khan Sahib ( Urdu: خان صاحب In Poetry, the ghazal ( Arabic / Persian / Urdu: غزل; Hindi: ग़ज़ल Turkish gazel) is a Prof. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan PhD, DLitt, SI, was a Researcher, Critic, linguist, Author He used to put in nine hours of singing practice everyday. The committed Hariharan also put heart and soul into learning Urdu when he decided to become a ghazal singer. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised He has perfected his Urdu diction to such standards that even his audiences in Lucknow, the heartland of the language, have been wowed over. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Lucknow is also a mansion in New Hampshire Lucknow ( लखनऊ لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh

In 1977, Hariharan bagged the top prize in the All-India Sur Singaar competition and was promptly signed on by the late music director Jaidev to sing for the Hindi film Gaman. Jaidev ( 3rd August 1919 - January 6 1987) ( Jaidev Verma) was a legendary music composer in Bollywood films most known for Gaman (गमन is a Bollywood film released in 1978 It is the directorial debut of Muzaffar Ali, who went on to make the successful His debut song "Ajeeb Saane He Mujh Par Qarar" in that movie became such a hit that it won Hariharan an Uttar Pradesh state award, as well as a Best Singer National Award nomination, and Hariharan's playback singing career took off. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U

Rise to fame

At the start of his career, Hariharan did the concert circuit and also performed on TV. He sang for a number of TV serials (e. g. , Junoon). In addition, he cut several successful ghazal albums, writing most of the scores himself. One of Hariharan's first ghazal albums was "Abshaar-e-Ghazal" with Asha Bhonsle, which went gold in sales. Asha Bhosle (आशा भोंसले (born September 8, 1933) آشا بھونسلے is an Indian singer Another outstanding ghazal album was "Gulfam", which not only hit double platinum in sales but also fetched Hariharan the Diva Award for the Best Album of the Year in 1994.

Hariharan entered the world of Tamil films in 1992 introduced by debutant music director A. Tamil cinema or Kollywood ( Tamil: கோலிவுட் kōlivūṭ) is the English name of the popular Tamil Film Industry based in the R Rahman with the patriotic song "Thamizha Thamizha" in Maniratnam's film Roja. Mani Ratnam (மணி ரத்னம் (born June 2, 1956 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India) is a critically acclaimed South for the town in Mozambique see Roja Mozambique Roja ( 1992) is a Tamil Film directed by Mani He was judged best male playback singer in the 1995 Tamil Nadu State Government Film Awards for his soulful rendition of the song "Uyire Uyire" also by music director A. Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. R Rahman in Maniratnam's Bombay (Hariharan sang the song with K.S. Chitra). Mani Ratnam (மணி ரத்னம் (born June 2, 1956 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India) is a critically acclaimed South This article is about the film See Bombay (disambiguation for other uses K S Chithra, credited as Chitra, is a six time National film awards winning singer who has made her mark in the Indian (film playback industry "Uyire Uyire" is better known as "Tu Hi Re" in its Hindi version. In 1998, Hariharan won the national award for the best playback singer for the soulful rendition of the song "mere dushman mere bhai" from the Hindi movie Border, composed by Anu Malik. Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions such as Governments States or subnational administrative Anwar Malik, better known as Anu Malik (अनु मलिक or Annu Malek is a music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry

The year 1996 was a career milestone; he released the fusion album Colonial Cousins with Bombay-based composer/singer Leslie Lewis. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Leslie Lewis is an Indian composer perhaps best known for his work as part Colonial Cousins, a duo composed of Lewis and Hariharan. This was the first Indian act to be featured on MTV Unplugged. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth It won a string of awards including the MTV Indian Viewers' Choice award.

Hariharan has also acted in a Tamil film with Khushboo, titled Power of Women & also played cameo roles in the Tamil film Boys & the Malayalam film Millennium Stars. BOY is a Canadian Indie pop band The band consists of vocalist and general instrumentalist Stephen Kozmeniuk, drummer Maurie Kaufmann,

Recent years

In 2004, he was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri and Yesudas Award for his outstanding performance in music. Padma Shri (also spelt Padma Shree, Padmashree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India generally Swaralaya Yesudas award (or usually referred to as Yesudas Award) is a prestigious award for music artists in recognition to their outstanding performance

Hariharan also collaborated with Pakistan based band Strings for a track called "bolo bolo". Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Strings is an internationally acclaimed Pakistani pop band comprising two members Hariharan released an album called destiny with Punjabi / bhangra artiste Daler Mehndi. Daler Mehndi (ਦਲੇਰ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ dalēr mahindī) born August 18, 1967, is a Bhangra / pop Singer from His newest Ghazal album "Lahore ke rang, Hari ke sang" with renowned ghazal composers from Pakistan won him rave reviews and critical acclaim inside and outside india. He also coined the terminology "Urdu Blues" with his immensely successful album "Kaash" which featured musicians like Anandan Sivamani the percussion maestro, Ustaad Rashid Mustafa on tabla, Ustad Liyaqat Ali Khan on Sitar & Ustad Sultan Khan on Sarangi. Anandan Sivamani (born 1959 popularly known as Sivamani, is an Indian Tamil Percussionist. This article is about the Indian drum For the drum with the same name in Arabic, see Goblet drum. The sitar ( Hindi: सितार Urdu: ستار Persian: سی تار) is a Plucked stringed instrument. Ustad Sultan Khan is a renowned Indian Sarangi player and singer specializing in the Hindustani Classical music tradition. The Sarangi ( Hindi Hariharan also worked with tabla maestro Zakir Hussain on his ghazal album Haazir. Ustad Zakir Hussain ( Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन Urdu: زاکِر حسین born March 9, 1951, is a famous Tabla

His Major Ghazal Albums

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