Yogeshwar Amatya

Yogeshwar Amatya
Birth name	Yogeshwar Amatya
Born	(1964-04-03) April 3, 1964 (age 60) Kathmandu, Nepal
Genres	Pop rock folk
Occupations	Singer songwriter businessperson philanthropist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Single (Nepal)
Yogeshwar Amatya Parents Bhubaneswar Amatya (father) Lamu Amatya (mother)

Yogeshwar Amatya (born 3 April 1964) is a Nepali singer, musician, producer, actor, social activist, and photographer, best known for his song "Jaba Sandhya Hunchha" as well as the 1998 album Karai Kara Le. ^[1] Also in 1998, he released the album Ahile Chaahin Drabya Ko Aaasha Ma, Bastoo, which includes the song "Wakka Dikka".

Amatya participated as a solo artist in the song "Melancholy", which featured 365 other Nepali singers and musicians; the song set the Guinness World Record for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording". ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Family background

Amatya was born in Kathmandu, Nepal. His father, Bhubaneswar Amatya, was the founder and first president of the Nepal professional film company, Nepal Chalchitra Sangha, in 2024. ^[5] His mother, Lamu Amatya, pursued a nursing education and established the first nursing school for Nepal in Chettrapati. She was also the founder and first president of the Nursing Association of Nepal. ^[6]

Discography

Compilation albums

• Yogeshwor Amatya Jaba Sandhya
• Bhanchan Logne Manche Bhayar ^[7]

References

1. Thisaway (7 October 2007). "Profile of Nepali pop music artist..........: Yogeshwar Amatya" . Retrieved 18 September 2010.
2. "Most vocal solos in a song recording". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
3. "Nepali house-hold names go for the Guinness World Records". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
4. Pandey, Shreedhar. "National poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire turns singer". My Republica. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
5. "Historical Timeline of Nepali Cinema". Film Government of Nepal. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
6. "Government declares late Lamu Amatya Nepal's first nurse". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
7. "Yogeshwor Amatya - Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

External links

• "yogeshwor-amatya-collection". Nepal: jnepal.info.