Euphoria (Indian band)

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Euphoria
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Euphoria band members at the filming of their video Alvida, in April 2018
Background information
Origin Delhi, India
GenresIndian pop rock •pop rock • pop • indie pop
Years active1998–present
LabelsArchies Music • T Series • Saregama • Universal Music India • Universal Music Group • Dhoom Records
Members
  • Palash Sen – vocals
  • Debajyoti Bhaduri – bass
  • Rakesh Bhardwaj – dholak and percussion
  • Prashant Trivedi – tabla and percussion
  • Vaishali Barua – backup vocals
  • Vishal Mehta – drums
  • Vishal Dixit - keyboards
  • Aditya Shankar Benia - guitars
  • Amborish Saikia - guitars
  • Ashok Roy - guitars
  • Akshat Sharma - flute
  • Jayashree Basu – backup vocals
Website www.dhoom.com

Euphoria is an Indian pop rock band formed by Palash Sen in 1998 in Delhi, India. The name "Euphoria", is a term used in Psychiatry to describe a feeling one gets in the state of Mania, was decided upon by Sen, who at the time was a student of medicine at the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. Euphoria has released 7 studio albums. They have released 16 singles by adopting the DIY method, and embracing the digital revolution in the music industry. They were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012 by the Indian Recording Arts Academy at the Palm Expo in Mumbai. Alongside jaunty pop rock songs, Euphoria have also been known to produce music with a satirical message. Their 2011 album's title-track, Item, pokes fun at Bollywood for its obsession with so-called ‘item numbers’, Gumsum was written as a letter to India's Prime Minister at the time Manmohan Singh, whilst Jeene Do addresses the common man's frustration with terrorism and politics. [1]

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Influences

Initially rooted in English rock the band through its various line-up changes, found its calling in the sound of fusion rock music arrangements with Hindi lyrics and melodies. They released their debut album "Dhoom" in 1998. [2] [3]

Early years (1998–1999)

Euphoria was formed in 1998 by a then medical student Sen and his friends. [4] Their first single was titled 'Dhoom Pichuk Dhoom' – and it had a popular video , directed by filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar. [2] [3]

"Halla Bol" music video (2016)

Euphoria launched their brand new single on 21 June 2016, co-written by Sen and Deekshant Sahrawat, Halla Bol, also composed and led by as vocalist by Sen, describes the song as "the war cry of the meek, the quiet and the non-pretentious common man. This almost six-minute song features the band’s commentary on India’s various issues with spoofs on Arvind Kejriwal, Arnab Goswami, Vijay Mallya and Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’. [5]

Discography

Films

Euphoria composed the soundtrack for the 2010 Malayalam film Best of Luck. [6]

Albums

Albums and singles of Euphoria are listed below: [7]

Singles

Songs

Collaborations

Key facts

Sen is also an actor, who acted in the Bollywood movie Filhaal. Also, Sen has starred in a film called Mumbai Cutting, in which he plays the lead role. Euphoria created the background score for this movie.

References

  1. ↑ Wiser, Danny (4 February 2021). "INDIA: Item - Euphoria". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Dr Palash Sen: Dhoom Pichak became a hit because of Pradeep dada". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Summit concludes on euphoric note amid music and loud cheers". 13 February 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  4. ↑ Kumari, Barkha (27 May 2018). "20 years of Euphoria". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Euphorias New Song Halla Bol Trends as Twitter Struggles to Listen - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Euphoria music in 'Best of Luck' – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Euphoria launches new album – Follow Your Dreams a music album in support of the 'I pledge to stop student suicides' movement". Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
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