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Today i.e. on March 03 (Shankar Mahadevan Birthday), Bollywood singer Shankar Mahadevan is celebrating his 58th birthday. Shankar Mahadevan makes people crazy with his melodious voice. Apart from being a great singer, he is also a music composer. Shankar Mahadevan has sung songs for many Bollywood films. He has spread the magic of his voice not only in Hindi but also in many other languages. He entered the world of music at a very young age. At the same time, Singer Shankar Mahadevan started learning music at the age of just 5 years. So on the occasion of his birthday, let us know some interesting things related to the life of Singer Shankar Mahadevan...
Shankar Mahadevan Childhood: Early Life & Musical Journey
Shankar Mahadevan was born on 01 March 1967 (Shankar Mahadevan Childhood) in a Tamil family in Chembur, Mumbai. He was fond of singing since childhood and for this he took classical music lessons. Shankar Mahadevan completed his studies from OLPS School in Chembur, Mumbai. Then he graduated in Electrical Engineering. But Mahadevan's love for music never diminished. He remained associated with music even during his college days.
Shankar Mahadevan: Software Engineer to Music Maestro
Shankar Mahadevan, who became a singer-composer from a software engineer, was interested in music since childhood, he also became an expert in it. But he did not ignore studies either. He took a degree in Computer Science from a college in Mumbai, later he also worked as a software engineer. But after working for some time, Shankar Mahadevan felt that he should also make a career in the world of music. Eventually Shankar Mahadevan completely came into the world of music
Shankar Mahadevan Love Story: A Musical Romance Journey
The love story (Shankar Mahadevan Love Story) was also quite filmy If we talk about Shankar Mahadevan's personal life apart from his career, then his love story has also been quite filmy. Shankar Mahadevan fell in love with Sangeeta in his adolescence. Both used to play badminton. During this time, the closeness between the two increased. Their relationship lasted for about 10 years. Suddenly Sangeeta's brother got a whiff of this love story. He informed the family about it. The family had no problem with Shankar and Sangeeta's relationship. But they were prevented from meeting. Despite this, they used to meet secretly. Shankar Mahadevan married Sangeeta in the year 1992. Also, after some time, he decided to leave his job and make a career in music. His wife fully supported him in this decision. Sangeeta and Shankar Mahadevan have two sons, Siddharth Mahadevan and Shivam Mahadevan. Both are singers.
Shankar Mahadevan Breathless: The Album That Changed Everything
In the year 1998, Shankar's first album 'Breathless' proved to be a turning point for his singing career. Shankar Mahadevan got a lot of fame from this album. People liked this album very much and Shankar got a lot of fame in Bollywood. After which Shankar Mahadevan sang songs for many films one after the other. Shankar Mahadevan formed a music group with his friends and started a new journey of music.
Shankar Ehsaan Loy: The Trio That Redefined Bollywood Music
Shankar Mahadevan's popularity today is not just the result of his hard work, it is also the contribution of two people named Ehsaan and Loy. Ehsaan Noorani is a guitarist and Loy Mendoza is a keyboard player, he composes electronic fusion music. Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy came together as a band years ago, in 1980 Ehsaan used to make jingles (radio advertisements) in Mumbai, while Loy used to write for TV. Later in 1989 Shankar started singing in Ehsaan's jingles. Then all three worked together in Mukul Anand's film 'Das (1997)'. A song from this film 'Hindustani' became very famous. It was after this that Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy formed a music band. Since then, these three have composed music for 'Dil Chahta Hai', 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Rock On', 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' and many other hit films.
Shankar Mahadevan: How Bathroom Tunes Created Magic
Shankar Mahadevan, along with Ehsaan and Loy, composed and sang the songs of Dil Chahta Hai. But the audience will be surprised to know that the idea of the tune of a song of this film came to Shankar's mind while cleaning his teeth. A few years ago, Shankar Mahadevan told in Kapil Sharma's comedy show that the idea of the tune of many such songs came to him in the bathroom. He believes that the solitude of the morning is special for any creative person, many good ideas come during this time.
Shankar Mahadevan Breathless: The Song That Made History
He became famous for singing songs in one breath. In the year 1988, Shankar Mahadevan came up with an album 'Breathless'. In this album, he sang a song 'Koi jo mila to mujhe aisa lagta hai...'. He was seen singing this song without taking a breath, he did not even take a break. This song gave Shankar Mahadevan a different identity in the world of music, the audience also started recognizing him because of this song. This album of Shankar also received the Screen Award for the Best Non-Film Album that year. Even today, when Shankar Mahadevan sings the song 'Breathless', the audience listens to it with bated breath.
Shankar Mahadevan: National Awards & Musical Legacy
Singer Shankar Mahadevan has been awarded the National Award four times. In the year 2011, he also started an online academy. Through this academy, the singer teaches music to children across the country and the world. Shankar received his first National Award for the Tamil film 'Kandokandani-Kandokandani' with famous singer A.R. Rahman. Apart from this, he has also won the Best Male Playback Singer Award three times. Shankar Mahadevan was also given the Best Music Director Award once. He rules the hearts of millions of people because of his excellent songs and melodious voice. The owner of a melodious voice, let us tell you that Shankar Mahadevan is married to Sangeeta Shankar Mahadevan. His son is Siddharth Mahadevan, who is a singer like his father. He started his singing career with the song 'Zinda' from the film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'. Shankar Mahadevan's younger son Shivam Mahadevan is also a singer.
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