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Somesh Mathur (born in 1977) is an Indian singer, songwriter, and music producer.
Somesh Mathur has released 21 albums and 43 music videos, [1] including 'Ghalib', 'Jai Ganesha', 'Shiva Shlokas', 'Radhai Ram Radhai Shyam', and "Time Stood Still". He has composed over 200 songs and performed in over 1600 concerts worldwide. [2] He also received the MTV Video Music Award (2005–2006) for his album with Asha Bhosle, [3] Asha - A Brand New Album, for the song "Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo". He is the first Indian to be inducted as a mentor and a voting member [4] at the Recording Academy, an American learned academy of musicians, producers, and other musical professionals.
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to sales or chart position." The Record of the Year award is one of the four "General Field" categories at the awards presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959.
For commercially released singles or tracks of new vocal or instrumental recordings. Tracks from a previous year's album may be entered provided the track was not entered the previous year and provided the album did not win a Grammy. Award to the artist(s), producer(s), recording engineer(s) and/or mixer(s) if other than the artist.
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