Nikhil D'Souza

Nikhil D'Souza
Background information
Born	(1981-11-21) 21 November 1981 (age 44)
Origin	Mumbai, India
Genres	Filmi Indie pop Alternative rock
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, acoustic guitar
Labels	East West Records T-Series

Nikhil D'Souza (born 21 November 1981) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Mumbai, India, ^{[1] [2]} and is signed^{[ when? ]} to East West Records of Warner Music UK. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life

Nikhil D'Souza was born and brought up in Mumbai and majored in Geology from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai but returned to his musical roots after an encounter with a friend. ^{[5] [6]}

Career

Nikhil's major musical influences are Sting and Jeff Buckley. ^[4] He was the South Asia Soloist Winner at SUTASI '09. ^[7]

Nikhil has released four songs with East West Records, a label owned by Warner Music UK. These include Silver and Gold and Beautiful Mind. ^{[8] [9]}

Neha Sharma from Rolling Stone India said his "strength as a songwriter is well established in his numerous gripping compositions. Most of his songs shiver with this arresting melancholy as his falsetto glides over twangy guitar riffs”. ^[10] India Today also included Nikhil as part of their "Faces of the Future," and he has featured on MTV's COKE Studio series and Sofar Sounds.^{[ citation needed ]}

Discography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Song	Film	Composer(s)	Co-singer(s)
2010	Shaam	Aisha	Amit Trivedi	Amit Trivedi, Neuman Pinto
	Mere Bina	Crook	Pritam	–
	Anjaana Anjaani Ki Kahani	Anjaana Anjaani	Vishal–Shekhar	Monali Thakur
	Main Jiyunga	Break Ke Baad
2011	I'm The One	Ishaan
	Khwaab Ye Kal Ke			Rajiv Sundaresan
	Khwab (Rock)	Kucch Luv Jaisaa	Pritam	–
	Khwab (Raghav's Confession)			–
	Hello Hello Laila	Dhada	Devi Sri Prasad	Neha Bhasin
	You're So Beautiful	Haunted	Chirantan Bhatt
	Lamha Lamha	Ye Stupid Pyar	Vipin Patwa
2012	Gubbare Gubbare	Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu	Amit Trivedi
	Dil Ye Bekarar Kyun Hai – Reprise	Players	Pritam	Priyani Vani
	"Dil Ye Bekarar Kyun Hai - Remix"			Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal
	Jannatein Kahan (Power Ballad)	Jannat 2
	Sang Hoon Tere
	Tera Naam Japdi Phiran	Cocktail		Javed Bashir, Shefali Alvares
	Tera Naam Japdi Phiran - Remix
	Anu Vidhaiththa Boomiyile (Tamil)	Vishwaroop	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Kamal Haasan
	Koi Kahin (Hindi)
	Dooriyan	Cigarette Ki Tarah	–	–
2013	Out of Control	David	Mikey McCleary	Preeti Pillai
	Bas Main Aur Tu	Akaash Vani	Hitesh Sonik	Vasudha Sharma
	"Bas Main Aur Tu (Reprise)"
	Jaata Hai Tujh Tak	Murder 3	Anupam Amod	–
	Jaata Hai Tujh Tak (Film Version)			–
	"Close to You" (Extended Play)	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Pritam	-
	"Suno Na" (Extended Play)			-
	Thu Hi Rey	Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde	Anoop Rubens	Nithya Menen
	Alvida	D-Day	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Sukhvinder Singh, Shruti Hassan, Loy Mendonsa
	Har Kisi Ko	Boss	Chirantan Bhatt
	Ninne Ninne Chusthunte	Adda
2014	O Gujariya	Queen	Amit Trivedi	Shefali Alvares
	Bebaak	Filmistaan	Arijit Datta	–
	Waakeyi	Amit Sahni Ki List	Raghu Dixit	Shruti Pathak
	Bezubaan	Life is beautiful!	John Hunt	–
	Love Me Thoda Aur	Yaariyan	Pritam	Arijit Singh, Monali Thakur
2015	Lip to Lip	Katti Batti	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Ritu Pathak
	Tu Mila	Timepass 2	Vishal–Shekhar	Shamali Kholgade
2016	You and Me	Befikre	Vishal–Shekhar	Rachael Vergese
	"Dil Yeh Khamakha (Revisited)"	Saansein	Vivek Kar
2017	Parinda (Search)	Jab Harry Met Sejal	Pritam	Tochi Raina
	Aate Jaate Hanste Gaate	Golmaal Again	Abhishek Arora	Anushka Manchanda
2018	Phir Se Title Track	Phir Se...	Jeet Gannguli	Shreya Ghoshal
	Phir Se Title Track (Sad Version)
	Phir Se Title Track (Remix)
2019	Vaaste Single		Tanishk Bagchi	Dhvani Bhanushali
	Dil Hi Toh Hai	The Sky Is Pink	Pritam	Arijit Singh, Antara Mitra
	Dil Hi Toh Hai (Reprise)			Sreerama Chandra, Antara Mitra
2020	People [11]	Single:EP	-
	Waqt [12]	EP	-
	Aadatein		Gaurav Dagaonkar
2021	Tu Hi Hai Meri Zindagi		Jubair Muhammed
	Mauja
2022	"Saathiya"	Cuttputlli	Tanishk Bagchi	Zahrah S Khan
2023	"Kya Hume Socha Tha"	Starfish	OAFF	OAFF, Tulsi Kumar

References

1. "Party for the Telly Stars". The Times of India . 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012.
2. "Musician Nikhil D'Souza's new romantic single, Saiyaara, is all about the promise of staying together". www.indulgexpress.com.
3. "HappySing: Nikhil D'Souza". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
4. "East West Records". East West Records. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
5. "Chosen 1 : Nikhil D'Souza". Indian Rock mp3. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010.
6. "Premiere: Nikhil D'Souza – 'Still In Love'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
7. "Nikhil D'Souza -". Rolling Stone India. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
8. "Article | Neon Music". www.neonmusic.co.uk | Neon Music. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
9. "Creating Music From Your Own Experiences Is Rewarding | Singer Nikhil D'Souza". News 18. 8 May 2018.
10. "PlugUnplug featuring Nikhil D'Souza at Bonobo". Time Out. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
11. "People - 2 track EP". 11 May 2020.
12. "Waqt EP". 11 August 2020.

External links

• Nikhil D'Souza at IMDb