Shaan (singer)

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Shaan
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Shaan at Music Mania in 2013
Born
Shantanu Mukherjee

(1972-09-30) 30 September 1972 (age 51) [1]
Occupations
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Radhika Mukherjee
(m. 2000)
Children2
Parent
Relatives Sagarika (sister)
Awards See below
Musical career
Genres Filmi, Pop, Rock, Classical
Labels Universal Music, Times Music, Sony Music, Zee Music, T-Series, Tips, Saregama, Venus, YRF Music, OSA, Magnasound, EMI Virgin Records

Shantanu Mukherjee (born 30 September 1972), better known as Shaan, is an Indian playback singer, live performer, composer, actor and television host. He has recorded numerous songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and has established himself as one of the best and highest paid playback singers of Indian Cinema.

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Personal life

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Shaan with wife Radhika

Shaan was born on 30 September 1972 in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a Bengali family. [1] [2] [3] His grandfather was Jahar Mukherjee, a well known lyricist, his late father Manas Mukherjee, was a music director and his sister Sagarika is a singer as well. [4] He grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Early years in musical career

Shaan began his career singing jingles for advertisements. Along with jingles, began to sing remixes and cover versions. [5]

Shaan and his sister signed up with Magnasound recording company and recorded a few successful albums, including the hit album Naujawan followed by Q-Funk . [6] [7] Later, Shaan launched Love-Ology after this. In 2000, he sang a superhit song "Tanha Dil Tanha Safar" from his album Tanha Dil. [8]

In 2002, he won the MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India for best solo album for his album Tanha Dil. One year later, Shaan launched his album Aksar, which was successful and contained songs featuring international stars such as Blue, Melanie C and Samira Said. For both the albums Tanha Dil and Aksar, Shaan sang, composed and wrote the lyrics of all the songs, except the title track "Tanha Dil", which was composed by Ram Sampath. [9]

He released Tomar Aakash in 2004, a Bengali album, along with his sister and featuring his father's unreleased songs. [10] In 2006, he released a song with MLTR, "Take me to your heart". The song appears on his album Tishnagi, which is produced by Ranjit Barot and engineered by Ashish Manchanda. [11]

Career in playback singing

Shaan made his playback singing debut in 1999 in the movie Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi where he sung two songs in the film. The song "Musu Musu Hasi" instantly struck a chord among the viewers and was very relatable to the youth. [12] [13]

He has recently recorded a playback for an upcoming Bengali feature film Network which is composed by Dabbu. [14]

In 2023, Shaan recorded a romantic song composed by Pritam for Shah Rukh Khan in Dunki .

Working as host and judge

Shaan hosted the television show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee TV between the years 2000–2006. [5]

Shaan has been a judge on many talent shows. [15] Shaan is a team captain, judge and mentor on STAR Plus's Music Ka Maha Muqqabla for the team Shaan's Strikers. [16] Shaan appeared as a judge in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014–2015 [3] and The Voice India Kids 2016. [4] In 2015 and 2016, Shaan was the winning coach in each of the first two seasons of The Voice. He appeared as a judge in Bengali reality show 'Super Singer Season 2' (2020) and 'Super Singer Season 4' (2023).

Discography

Filmography

Films

Along with singing, Shaan has acted in the movie Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence , also starring Raveena Tandon. His songs have appeared in the movies, Zameen and Hungama .

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2000 Tarkieb Special appearance in the song "Dil Mera Tarse" Hindi
2001 Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence Kaushik NathHindi
Asoka Special appearance in the song "O Re Kaanchi"Hindi
2003 Hungama Special appearance in the song "Chain Aapko Mila"Hindi
Zameen As himselfHindi
2006 The Bong Connection Special appearance in the song "Majhi Re" Bengali
2007 Loins of Punjab Presents As himselfEnglish
2008 Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors As HimselfHindi
2014 Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya [17] Balwinder SinghHindi
Teen PattiAs himselfBengali
2017 Secret Superstar CameoHindi
2018 Helicopter Eela CameoHindi
2023 Music School AlbertHindi, Telugu, Tamil

Television

YearShowLanguageRole
2002–2005 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa [18] HindiHost
2005–2006 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 [18] HindiHost
2006 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu HindiHost
2006 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs HindiHost
2007 Amul STAR Voice of India HindiHost
2008 STAR Voice of India 2 HindiHost
20091st Mirchi Music Awards [ citation needed ]HindiHost
2009–2010 Music Ka Maha Muqqabla HindiSuperstar captain of Shaan's Strikers
2010 Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De HindiHimself [19]
20113rd Mirchi Music Awards [ citation needed ]HindiHost
25 March 20124th Mirchi Music Awards HindiHost
2013 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa – Season 6 HindiContestant [20]
2014–2015Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014–2015HindiJudge
2015–2017 The Voice India HindiCoach/Judge
2016 The Voice India Kids HindiCoach
2017 The Voice India Kids HindiJudge/Coach
2019 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2019 HindiJudge
2020 Super Singer [21] BengaliJudge
2021 Indian Pro Music League HindiCaptain of Bengal Tigers
2022 Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti HindiHost
2023 Super Singer [22] BengaliJudge

Advisor

Currently, he is a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.). [23]

Awards

Shaan's song "Chand Sifarish" (from the movie Fanaa ) and "Jab Se Tere Naina" (from Saawariya ) won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award and the Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer - Male, in addition to receiving several other nominations. In 2002, he won the MTV Asia Music Award for best solo album for his album Tanha Dil. [24] Following are the list of awards and nominations in different categories.

YearCategorySongResult
MTV Asia Music Awards
2002 Best Solo Album"Tanha Dil"Won [24]
Zee Cine Award
2004Best Playback Singer – Male"Suno Na" from Jhankaar Beats Won
2007Best Playback Singer – Male"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa Won
2008Best Playback Singer – Male"Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya Won
Bollywood Movie Awards
2007Best Male Playback"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa Won
Star Screen Awards
2007Best Male Playback"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa Won
Filmfare
2002Best Playback Singer – Male"Koi Kahein Kehta Raahein" from Dil Chahta Hai Nominated
2003Best Male Playback Award"Nikamma" from Kya Dil Ne Kahan Nominated
2006Best Male Playback Award"Dus Bahane" from Dus Nominated
2007Best Male Playback Award"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa Won
2008Best Male Playback Award"Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya Won
Filmfare – South
2014Kannada cinema: Best Playback Singer – Male"Kannalle Kannittu" from Shravani Subramanya Nominated
IIFA
2007Best Male Playback Award"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa Won
2008Best Male Playback Award"Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya Won
2010Best Male Playback Award"Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" from 3 Idiots Won
GIMA
2010Best Male Playback Singer Award"Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" from 3 Idiots Won
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
2008Best Song Award"Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om" from Om Shanti Om Won
Indian Television Academy Awards
2018Best Title Music Song Award"Tu Kahe Toh" from Haasil Won
Producers Guild Film Awards
2006Best Male Playback Singer Award"Main Aisa Kyon Hoon" from Lakshya Nominated
2008Best Male Playback Singer Award"Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya Won
2015Best Male Playback Singer Award"Chaar Kadam" from PK Nominated

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