Music of Nepal refers to the various musical genres played and listened to in Nepal. With more than fifty ethnic groups in Nepal, the country's music is highly diverse. Genres like Tamang Selo, Chyabrung, Dohori, Adhunik Geet, Bhajan, Filmi music, Ghazal, Classical music, songs and Ratna music are widely played and popular, but many other less common genres are yet to be cataloged. Western musical genres like Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B also regularly feature on the Nepalese music charts. Most of the country's musical bands are based in the Kathmandu valley. Musical genres from Tibet and India have greatly influenced Nepalese music.
Baniyani is a Village Development Committee in Jhapa District in the Province No. 1 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5043 people residing in 985 individual households. Laxmi Higher Secondary School, Baniyani Health-Post, and an Armed-Force Camp are located in the vicinity. Mechi River flows to the east on the border of Nepal and India.
Nepali Tara is a Nepali reality television series that debuted on NTV in 2005. The show is a talent contest to decide the best new singer in Nepal based on viewer voting and participation. It's loosely based on British TV series Pop Idol, but is independently produced and is not a licensed adaptation. The first season was conceived by Brazesh Khanal and executed by Neelbarahi Films Studio 4, as the production house, aired in Nepal television. It became immensely popular with the Nepali Television audience. The packaging of the program was unique
Holos Krainy is a Ukrainian reality talent show that premiered on the 1+1 network on 22 May 2011. Holos Krainy is part of the international syndication The Voice based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It was the second international adaptation of the programme, after the American version. There is also a children version of the same show, Holos. Dity.
Himalaya Television, founded in 2010, is a nationwide private television company of Nepal. Himalaya TV has the state-of-art digital broadcasting equipment for production, post-production and broadcasting.
Glasat na Bulgaria is a Bulgarian reality singing competition and local version of The Voice of Holland. Its first season was held in the summer of 2011 on bTV. One of the show's important premises is the singing talent's quality. Four coaches train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.
Mero Best Friend is a Nepali romantic comedy movie based on the grounds of friendship and violence. The movie centers on the lives of two best friends played by Resh Maratha and Priyanka Karki. Originally Jharana Bajracharya was cast as the female lead but she was later replaced by Priyanka Karki. While this is Prasanna Poudel's second movie venture, Karki debuts into Kollywood with this movie. It also includes Bimlesh Adhikari and Keki Adhikari in a special appearance. The movie ‘MBF’ is made under Ashabadi Films banner, produced by Prajita Bajcharya. The story and the screenplay is written by Achyut Adhikari. The music composers are Sugam Pokhrel, Rajanraj Shivakoti, Ashusen Lama, and Pramod Kharel. The lyrics of the songs are written by Bhupendra Khadka, Harihar Acharya, and Ahsusen Lama. Action by Himal KC, editing by Surendra Poudel & Tekendra Shah, and cinematography by Late Bidur Pandey.
Dinesh Subba (Limbu) (Nepali: दिनेश सुब्बा) is a composer, singer and lyricist of Nepali music.
Nepal Idol is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created and owned by FremantleMedia. Nepal Idol 2017 is the first season of Idol Franchise in Nepal which aired on AP1 TV.
The Voice is a Chinese-language Malaysian-Singaporean reality talent show and a version of The Voice format created by John de Mol. The series premiered on Mandarin Chinese-language channels StarHub TV E City and Astro AEC. It was hosted by Siow Hui Mei and Wong Hoon Hong. The coaches were Sky Wu, Della Ding, Hanjin Tan and Gary Chaw.
The fifth season of The Voice of Vietnam began on May 20, 2018. The coaching panel this season consists of returning coaches Thu Phương, Tóc Tiên, Noo Phước Thịnh; and former The Voice Kids coach Lam Trường.
"Melancholy" is an environmentally-themed song sung by 365 Nepali artists. This song was intended to promote an environmental message by breaking the Guinness World Records for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording", which it successfully did. It was written, music composed and directed by environmentalist Nipesh Dhaka. The song was recorded as a single on 19 May 2016. The recording sessions were inaugurated by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli at 8 am and continued until 6 pm. The song was released on 2 September 2017 by President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Army Officer's Club, Kathmandu.
The fifteenth season of the American reality television show, The Voice premiered on September 24, 2018, on NBC. Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, and Blake Shelton returned as coaches from the previous season. Jennifer Hudson, who last coached in season 13, returned for her second season replacing Alicia Keys. For the first time in its history, the show featured a fifth coach, Kelsea Ballerini, who selected contestants to participate in The Comeback Stage.
The winner of the first season of The Voice of Nepal was CD Vijaya Adhikari from Team Deep. The runner-ups were Shrijay Thapaliya, Kushal Acharya and Saptak Durtraj from Team Pramod, Team Sanup and Team Aabhaya respectively. The finale of the season one was held in Qatar, on December 14, 2018.
La Voz Senior is a Mexican reality talent show that premiered on July 15, 2019 on Azteca Uno. It is based on and part of The Voice franchise created by television producer John de Mol.
The twenty-first season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on September 20, 2021, on NBC. Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend returned as coaches for their twenty-first, eighth, and sixth seasons, respectively. Ariana Grande made her first appearance as a coach this season, replacing Nick Jonas. Meanwhile, Carson Daly returned for his twenty-first season as host.
Badri Pandey is a Nepali songwriter, producer, and music composer. He is also known as B. Pandey, a lyricist of the Nepali music industry. He has written over 150 songs across various genres, starting his career in 2001 with "Shankha Nagara," voiced by Rajesh Payal Rai and Binaya Niroula. He was bornon 4 March 1980 in Nuwakot District of Nepal.
The twenty-third season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on March 6, 2023, on NBC. The season is presented by Carson Daly, who returned for his twenty-third season as host. The panel of coaches for the season consists of Blake Shelton, who returned for his twenty-third and final season as a coach; returning coach Kelly Clarkson, who returned for her ninth season after a one-season hiatus; and debuting coaches Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan.
