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Prakash Shrestha | |
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| Birth name | Prakash Shrestha |
| Born | 28 January 1957 Birgunj, Nepal |
| Genres | Film, Pop, Classical, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Playback Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Harmonium |
| Years active | 1973–present |
Prakash Shrestha is a Nepali singer. He has recorded 1000 songs and released 12 albums in the form of cassettes and CDs. He has more than 500 performances nationally and internationally. He has lent his voice to playback songs in more than 150 Nepali films.
Prakash Shrestha was born in Birgunj, Nepal. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Commerce from Thakur Ram college (Birgunj) and went to pursue training in India where he obtained a diploma in music (Sangeet Prabhakar) from Allahabad University. Besides singing, he was also a sportsman of exceptional ability, excelling in table tennis, cricket and football. He started his career as a singer in 1973 (2030) and since then he has made tremendous contribution to Nepali music industry.
Prakash shrestha is renowned for his melodious songs such as Fewatal ko angan, Safal timro, Kanchi he Kanchi and Gahirai ma Dubdai na Duba. He is also the most recorded artist in Nepal film industry. Prakash has also been working with the Nepal airlines corporation for a long time.
He has been awarded with many prestigious awards and honors which includes:
Prakash Shrestha has traveled far and wide both within and outside the country.
Every concert, every tour and every recording session has had its share of stories to tell. The singer has performed in Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Doha, Pyongyang, Seoul, Brunei, Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Singapore, Dubai, Sharjhah, Abu Dhabi, Karachi, Colombo, and many places in India including Delthi, Mumbai, Kolkata, varanasi, Sikkim, Mirik, Kalimpong and Darjeeling. He has sung in Moscow, Odessa, Moldavia and Terasport in Russia and also in London, Frankfurt, and Munich.
In 1999, along with Madan Krishna Shrestha, Haribansha Acharya, Kiran KC, Raja Ram Poudyal and dancer Saragna, Prakash went on two month stint doing shows all over America.
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