Rajdeep Chatterjee

Rajdeep Chatterjee
Born (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991
Jamshedpur Jharkhand, India
Genres Playback singing
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2011–present

Rajdeep Chatterjee is an Indian playback singer and musician from Jamshedpur in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2] HE participated in the Indian music shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Indian Idol 4 and Sitaron Ko Choona Hai.[3][4][5]

Early life

Chatterjee was interested in music from age two and studied under Pandit Shri Chandrakant Apte. He graduated with a degree in Indian classical music. He was top Finalist of Zee TV music show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs in 2006.[6] Rajdeep ranked fourth in 2008 on Indian Idol. He was declared one of the best singers of all four seasons of the show by judges Anu Malik, Javed Akhtar, Kailash Kher and Sonali Bendre.

He was declared as the "Jharkhand Icon" by the Symbiosis group along with Film director Imtiaz Ali.

He recorded a song for AR Rahman in his studio for his show in Germany and a song for a Tamil film with Shreya Ghoshal.

Rajdeep's first ever Bollywood playback is in the movie Bodyguard, where he is part of the team of "Band of Powers" who sang the title track of that movie. Recently he sang the title track for Akshay Kumar's newest release, Khiladi 786 he voiced music the action movies Policegiri and Gunday. He has performed more than 200 shows in India as well as abroad.[7]

Reality shows

Year Show Role Channel Note
2006 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs contestant Zee TV Eliminated
2008–2009 Indian Idol 4 contestant Sony TV Eliminated
2012 Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2 Contestant STAR Plus Eliminated

Discography

Year Film Song name(s) Co-singer(s) Music Director(s)
2012 Khiladi 786 "Khiladi (Title Track)" Vineet Singh, Aman Trikha, Alam Gir Khan, Yashraj Kapil Himesh Reshammiya
2012 Khiladi 786 "Khiladi – Remix" Vineet Singh, Aman Trikha, Alam Gir Khan, Yashraj Kapil Himesh Reshammiya
2013 Policegiri "Ab Tere Bin Jeelenge Hum" Aman Trikha, Yashraj Kapil Keshavl Himesh Reshammiya
2014 Gunday "Gunday – Bangla Version" None Himesh Reshammiya

References

  1. "McDonald's goes hi-tech to attract young customers". zeenews.india.com. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  2. "The Album Is A Mixed Bag/". bollywoodlife.com. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. "Rising Talents to Vie for IYS 'Singing Superstar' Title". daijiworld.com.com. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  4. "Indian Actress Singer Vasundhara Das to judge finalists at Singing Superstar". bellevision.com. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  5. "Rajdeep Chatterjee". indianidol.sify.com. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  6. "Powerhouse of talent". newindianexpress.com. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  7. "Indian Idol 4 Stars Rajdeep and Torsha Rock Washington DC". washingtonbanglaradio.com. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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