Abhijeet Sawant | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Known for | |
Spouse | Shilpa Edvankar (m. 2007) |
Children | 2 |
Musical career | |
Genres | Indian pop playback singing |
Instrument | Vocal |
Labels | Abhijeet Sawant |
Abhijeet Sawant is an Indian singer, television actor, anchor and the winner of first season of Indian Idol. [1] He was the first runner up of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star and finished third in Asian Idol . [2] [3] [4] He was also the first runner up of Bigg Boss Marathi 5 . [5]
Sawant was born on 7 October 1981. He grew up in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra and developed an interest in music. Sawant has revealed that he was not a good student academically, and it was his uncle, a professional artist who guided Sawant in finding his career path. While working on his music career, he studied sound engineering, and IT at University of Mumbai. [6] After graduating from Chetana College of Commerce & Economics, Sawant joined the music industry. [7]
Abhijeet Sawant won the 1st season of Indian Idol , an adaptation of the Pop Idol format, in 2004. His first solo album, Aapka Abhijeet Sawant, was released on 7 April 2005. That year he also did playback singing in the movie Aashiq Banaya Aapne , performing the song Mar Jaawan Mit Jaawan. [8]
His second album, Junoon, was released on 10 July 2007. The title track charted in India. [9]
Abhijeet Sawant was a finalist of Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar on Star Plus in 2008. The show was a competition between the winners and runners-up of various singing reality shows on Indian television. Sawant became the first runner up of the show.
He released his third studio album in 2013 which was titled Farida. [10] [11]
Sawant made his acting debut in the movie Lottery in 2009. [12] He also made a small appearance at the end of film Tees Maar Khan .
He made a special appearance as himself in the romantic drama series Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai and thriller crime series C.I.D.
Sawant and his wife Shilpa participated in the Dancing Reality Show Nach Baliye (Season 4) in (2008–2009). They were eliminated after facing public votes. [13]
He co-hosted Indian Idol 5 along with Hussain Kuwajerwala.
He has joined the Shiv Sena with a mandate to attract youth to the party fold. [14] [15]
In 2024, he was the runner-up in the Bigg Boss Marathi season 5.
Original Albums
Year | Song | Film | Composer | Co-singer(s) |
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2005 | "Mar Jaavan Mit Jaavan" | Aashiq Banaya Aapne | Himesh Reshammiya | Sunidhi Chauhan |
2006 | "Yaad Teri Yaad" | Jawani Diwani - A Youthful Joyride | Sajid–Wajid | Shreya Ghoshal |
2010 | "Happy Ending" | Tees Maar Khan | Vishal–Shekhar | Harshit Saxena, Debojit Saha, Prajakta Shukre |
2012 | "Bechain Sapne" | Chittagong | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | |
2014 | "Sar Sukhachi Shravani" | Mangalashtak Once More | Nilesh Moharir | Bela Shende |
2014 | "Beating Beating" | Ishq Wala Love | S. J. Surya | Neha Rajpal, Kirti Killedar |
2015 | "Ye Na" | Baji | Atif Afzal | |
2016 | "Sau Tarah Ke Revisited" | Dishoom | Pritam | Aditi Singh Sharma |
"Ishqa" | Antara Mitra | |||
2017 | "Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna" | "Single" | Shomu Seal | None |
2017 | "Rangreza" | "Duet" | Sukumar Dutta | Pragya Patra |
2019 | "Tera Rishta" | “Single” | Shahzeb Tejani | Shahzeb Tejani |
2023 | "Tum Ho Nazmm Hamaarii" | Moods with Melodies | Himesh Reshammiya | None |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Lottery | Rohit Awasthi | [16] |
2010 | Tees Maar Khan | Himself | Special appearance |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 - 2005 | Indian Idol | Contestant | Winner [17] |
2005 | Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai | Himself | [18] |
CID | |||
2007 | Asian Idol | Contestant | [19] |
2008 | Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star | Runner-up | |
2008 - 2009 | Nach Baliye | ||
2010 | Indian Idol 5 | Host | |
2011 | Comedy Circus | Contestant | |
2015 | Comedy Nights With Kapil | Himself | |
2018 | Love Me India | Mentor | |
2024 | Bigg Boss Marathi 5 | Contestant | 1st Runner-up [20] |
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