Aditya Gadhvi is an Indian playback singer and lyricist who has lent his voice to several songs and albums. He is famous for performing at folk concerts and Navratri events. Aditya has worked as a backup singer in many of AR Rahman’s shows.
Wiki/Biography
Aditya Gadhvi was born on Sunday, April 3, 1994 (age 28; as of 2022) in Himmatlal Park, Surendranagar district, Gujarat. His zodiac sign is Aries. He completed his schooling at St. Kabir’s School and his college studies at St. Xavier’s College. After completing one year at St. Xavier’s College, he joined KM Music College, a higher education institution under the AR Rahman Foundation.
Aditya Gadvi childhood photos
Pictures of Aditya’s hometown
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): Chest 38″, Waist 32″, Biceps 14″
family
Aditya Gadhvi was born in a Gujarati family.
Parents and siblings
Aditya’s father’s name is Yogesh Gadhvi. He is a folk singer and former president of the Gujarat Sangeet Natak Akademi. Aditya’s mother Aarti comes from a family of folk singers. He has a sister, Jahnvi Gadhvi. His grandfather’s name was Amardan and his grandmother’s name was Pushpa.
Photos of Aditya’s father Yogesh Gadhvi
Profession
Movie
Aditya has dubbed for several Gujarati films. Aditya collaborated with AR Rahman to create the background music for the Bollywood film Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014). He has dubbed for two songs in the movie Kama Sutra 3D, namely Har Har Mahadeva and Aygiri Nadani, composed by Chennai music directors Sachin and Sreejith. Both songs were nominated for 2014 Oscars. Aditya said in an interview,
I am excited. I sang these two songs just two months ago. Just yesterday the music director informed me of the shortlist. I hope these songs get nominated and win Oscars too. “
Aditya was also offered to play a hero in a Gujarati film, but he turned it down as he was only interested in singing. Aditya said in an interview,
They even offered me the role of a hero in a Gujarati film. But Sufi music is my calling”.
singles
Aditya Gadhvi has expertise in folk songs and Sufi journals. He has released several songs and albums under his own name. He has recorded many hit songs like Aavi Rudi Ajwaali Raat with Aishwarya Majmudar, Pankhi Re Kesariya Baalam, Hansla, Vitthal Vitthal, Tichki, Gajro, Jago Jago, Adchithooku, Sapna Vinani Raat, Dakla, Amba re Amba etc. In 2018, Aditya recorded the song “Adchithooku” from the Tamil film Viswasam with South Indian music composer D Imaan.
live concert
Aditya Gadhvi is known for performing at live folk concerts and Navratri events.
Aditya shared a glimpse of his concert in Vasantotsav on Instagram
Aditya Ghadawi performs at concert
Awards
- The first-ever ‘Hemu Gadhvi Award’ was specially presented to him by Trans Media for his achievements in the field of music at a very young age.
- 2015: Global Indian Music Academy Awards (GIMA) Best Traditional Folk Single – Hansla
- 2018: Top Music Awards Best Folk Song “Haji Kasam”
- 2018: Certificate of Appreciation from The Times Person of the Year for his contribution to the advancement of folk music
Aditya wins Times Person of the Year award
- 2019: The title song of TV series “Kum Kum Na Pagla Padya” along with co-singer Rachintan Trivedi won the Transmedia Award for Best Music
- 2022: Travel Award 2022 for the YouTube series Dhanya Dhara Gujarat
Aditya attends Travel Awards 2022
Facts/Trivia
- Aditya Gadhvi performed Gujarati folk music across the state after winning the Lok Gayak Gujarat show. Not only in India, he also performed in Hong Kong.
- Aditya won the title of Gujarat TRP Highest Winner show on ETV’s Gujarat Lok Gaayak show.
- Aditya won the Xavier Voice competition at St. Xavier University.
- He has performed live with AR Rahman as a backup singer in Dubai, Vadodara and other places.
Aditya attends a concert organized by AR Rahman at Vadfest
Aditya performs with AR Rahman
- Priyanka Chopra attended an event hosted by Aditya in Ahmedabad while promoting her film The Sky Is Pink and performed Dandiya’s song in the film.
- Gujarat Titans, making their debut in the Indian Premier League 2022, have released their theme song “Aava De” sung by Gujarati folk singer Aditya Gadhvi.
- On January 26, 2015, Aditya lent his voice to the scene in Gujarat during the Republic Day parade, which was attended by US President Barack Obama, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thousands of other guests.
- Aditya is fondly called Kaviraj by his friends and family.
- Aditya often appears in various newspapers.
Aditya featured in DNA newspaper
Aditya posted on Instagram about his article, which appeared in The Times of India
- Aditya has an eponymous YouTube channel where he releases his songs; the channel has over 295,000 subscribers.
- Aditya loves cooking and trying new recipes.
Aditya posts on Instagram about his interest in cooking new dishes
- In 2018, Aditya performed at a TEDx event at Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara.
A look at Aditya’s performances at TEDx events
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