Shaan (singer)
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Shaan, real name Shantanu Mukherjee, is a popular Indian singer.
As a child, Shaan began his career by singing ad jingles. After giving it up for a brief period, he soon returned to it, and also began to sing remixes and cover versions.
His career began in 1995 with his first release, the remix album called Q-funk. However, he first achieved real success with Roop Inka Mastana, a remixed version of R D Burman's hits. A remix guru called Biddu, who rechristened him 'Shaan', made this possible for Shaan and was crucial to the album's production. In 1996, Shaan and his sister, Sagarika came out with Naujawan, their first big release. The album received a positive response from the public. Later in 1996 Shaan went solo with an album called Love-o-logy, which did not achieve similar success. Critics wrote him off as another talentless singer with nothing different or exciting to him.
His career was rescued after creating the album Tanha Dil, released in 2000, containing a mix of ballads and tunes. The album established him as a distinctive and talented singer.
Apart from his albums, Shaan has sung playback vocals for various Bollywood films, including Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi, Lakshya, Dil Chahta Hai, Kal Ho Na Ho, Hum Tum, Dus and Salaam Namaste. He currently hosts his own television show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, on Zee TV, which won the Music Programme of the Year award at the Indian Telly Awards in 2003.
Popular songs by Shaan include his first hit, Musu Musu Hasi, as well as Tanha Dil and Bhool Ja.recenly he has released a album with MLTR namely Take me to your ...
Discography
Albums
- Love-o-logy
- Tanha Dil
- Aksar
- Bhool Ja
- Bhool Ja and other hits
- Tishnagi
Movie Hits
- Fanaa
- Dus
- Kal Ho Na Ho
- Salaam Namaste
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