Shaan is a famous Indian playback singer, actor, music director and anchor. He is considered one of the most versatile singers in Bollywood. He has sung in multiple languages including Hindi, English, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Kannada. He has been called the “Golden Voice of India”, the “Sound of Heaven” and the “Magician of Melody”.
Wiki/Biography
Shaan was born as “Shantanu Mukherjee” on Saturday, September 30, 1972, in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh (age 49; as of 2021). His zodiac sign is Libra.
As a child, Shaan and his sister
He spent his childhood in the Bandra area among mostly Catholics. He attended a Jesuit school in Bandra. He received musical training from Ghulam Mustafa Khan.
Shane and Ghulam Mustafa Khan
He also took classes at Suresh Wadkar’s Ajivasan Music Academy. After discovering that his grades were unsatisfactory, he skipped the exam out of embarrassment and did not continue attending classes at the college.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family, caste and wife
He belongs to a Bengali Brahmin family. His father Manas Mukherjee was a music composer and singer.
Manas Mukherjee, Shahn’s father
His mother Sonali Mukherjee, a singer, passed away “peacefully in her sleep” on January 20, 2022.
Shaan and his mother
His grandfather, Jahar Mukherjee, was a lyricist. He has a sister named Sagarika who is a singer.
Shane and his sister
Shaan married Radhika Mukherjee in 2003.
Shane and his wife
The couple has two sons named Shubh Mukherjee and Soham Mukherjee.
Shane and his sons
Profession
as a singer
As a child, Shaan began his career by singing jingles for commercials. Then he took a short break. He returned and continued singing the songs and began singing remixes and covers of the songs. At the age of 17, he sang a line from the song “Kitni Hai Pyari Pyari Dosti Hamari” in the film Parinda (1989). He and his sister then signed with Magnasound Records. They recorded some successful albums such as “Naujawan” and “Q – Funk”.
Then there’s “Roop Tera Mastana,” a remix of RD Burman’s hits. He has produced several hit albums like “Loveology”, “Tanha Dil”, “Aksar” and “Tishnagi”.
He made his Bollywood debut with the songs “Musu Musu Hasi” and “Wo Pehli Baar” from the film Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999).
Shaan has sung many hit Bollywood songs such as “Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai”, “Main Aisa Kyun Hoon”, “Bum Bum Bole”, “Jab Se Tere Naina” and “Cinema Dekhe Mamma”. Shaan made his Bengali debut in 2013 with the song “Olite Golite Jane Galo Naam” from the film Guru.
He made his Telugu debut in 2002 with the song “Cheliya Cheliya” from the movie “Manmadhudu”.
He made his Kannada debut with the song “Amma Amma I Love You” from the film Maurya (2004). He made his Tamil debut with the song “Poo Poothathu” from the film “Mumbai Xpress (2005)”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFJ43DQhZc
He made his Marathi debut with the song “Jaanta Ajanta” from the film “Lagna Pahave Karun (2013)”. Shane has also sung for Pakistani films. The first song he sang was “Jaadu Bhari” from the Pakistani film Love Mein Ghum (2011).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_TgGXSvPts
As a composer, lyricist, actor and presenter
Shaan has composed music and lyrics for his albums Loveology, Tanha Dil, Aksar and Tishnagi. He made his acting debut with the film “Tarkieb (2000)”. He has acted in films such as Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence (2001), Hungama (2003), Balwinder Singh’s Famous Ho Gaya (2014) and Helicopter Ella 》(2018).
He hosted the “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa” series from 2001 to 2006. He even hosted the first and second seasons of The Voice India. Apart from this, he has also hosted several award ceremonies.
dispute
- On October 28, 2018, during his concert in Assam, he was allegedly attacked with paper balls and small stones by the audience for singing Bengali songs in Assam. However, Shane denied all speculations about stones being thrown at him. He added that he enjoyed the concert in Assam.
- In 2010, he had a heated argument with Mika Singh on the music reality show Music Ka Maha Muqabla over the contestants and their performances.
Awards
- Honored by New York City for 2011 anti-tobacco campaign
- In 2009, he won the Star Parivar Award for Favorite Host for the show “The Voice of India”
- In 2002, he won the MTV Asian Music Award for Best Solo Album for his album “Tanha Dil”
Film Audience Award
- In 2008, he won the Best Male Singer Award for the song “Jab Se Tere Naina” from the movie “Saawariya”
- In 2007, he won the Best Male Singer Award for the song “Chand Sifarish” from the movie “Fanaa”
- Kannada Filmfare South Filmfare Awards 2014: Best Male Playback Singer (for the song “Kannalle Kannittu” from the film “Shravani Subramanya”)
favorite thing
- Food: Gujarati food, fish sticks, mutton biryani
- Poets: Rabindranath Tagore, Gulzar
- Travel destination: Mykonos, Greece
Salary/Net Worth
He earned Rs. 2-3 lakhs per song. His net worth is approximately $21 million (approx.).
sign
Shaan’s signature
fact
- He loves sports and plays tennis.
- During his initial days in the industry, Shaan was known by the name “Raja” which was also his nickname. Talking about changing his pen name from ‘Raja’ to ‘Shaan’, he said –
Raja is not only my nickname; When I worked with Raju [Singh, composer] on Zee [Music] For the 1993 project, he asked me to sign the contract in the name of Raja. Bidu [composer-producer] Change it from Raja to Shaan. He says Shantanu [his original name] The name is too long. I might shorten it to Shaan because I like the name and find Shaantanu a bit of a beggar. “
- When he first started in the industry, Shaan made money from tuition and selling cable TV spots. He also runs DTP services, creating layouts and printed materials for clients such as Jet Airways, East West Airways, Maersk and others.
- When Shaan started singing songs at age 5, he was asked to stand in front of a microphone with other children. As he aged, his voice became hoarse, so he was placed away from the microphone. He was so frustrated at that moment that he asked them not to call him again.
- He lost his father to smoking when he was 14 years old. After her father died, her mother started working as a singer.
- Describe how he discovered he was a musician. Shane said –
When I was 16, I lost my father. Before that, I had trouble accurately understanding the nuances of other singers when singing. Once I tried to sing Subhanallah Haseen Chehra from Mohammed Rafi saab’s “Kashmir Ki Kali” (1964) and I performed it perfectly. I took all my notes correctly. I also felt like I saw my father’s shadow on the window. This was a spiritual moment for me.
- Shaan and KK were friends before they started their singing careers. They met on a local train in Mumbai during a difficult phase of their careers. According to KK, they were all wearing headphones, but somehow they were able to hold a conversation. That’s how they got to know each other.
Shaanxi and KK
- In 2013, he participated in “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6”.
Shaan performs on Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 6
- He is the ambassador of Salam Mumbai NGO’s anti-tobacco campaign.
- The song “Shuruaat” from his album “Tishnagi” was made into a music video to promote the film “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” (2005).
- Lyrics “Musu Musu Hasi, Deu Malai Lai” from Shaan’s hit song “Musu Musu” is a Nepali song by the band “The Himalayan Band”, the actual lyrics of the song is “Musu Musu Hasi, Deu Nai Lai Lai” .’The reason why the lyrics were changed was because Shaan misunderstood the lyrics and wrote “Nilai” instead of “Malai”. Later, the composer came to know about this but decided to keep the lyrics as “Malai”.
- Shaan is one of the few Indian singers to have collaborated with international artists such as Blue, Michael Learns To Rock, Mel C and Samira Said.
- He enjoys traveling and travels frequently. The reason he gave was that during his childhood, his family never went on vacation. He was so dedicated to his career that even though he settled in Mumbai in 1991, three years later, at Babul Supriyo’s insistence, he went to see India Gate. He further added –
I realized I wasn’t supposed to age like this. That’s when I started going on vacation. A trip to South Africa in 2001 was a turning point – I was alone on Signal Hill and had never experienced such silence before. That’s when I realized that rest is important. “
- Shahn said he sounded like Saif Ali Khan when he spoke. Talking about this, he said –
I’ve seen some poor imitators do a good imitation of him and I hope that’s not the way I sound. But I was told so, so I probably did that too. But he was great and said I was his voice. That feels good. “
- His album Tanha Dil became a huge success soon after its release in 2000.
- Shaan has served as a judge on many reality TV shows including the popular shows ‘Music Ka Maha Muqabla’ and ‘The Voice India’.
Shane to be a judge on The Voice of India
- Shaan has an app called “Shaan Official App” that allows his fans to interact with him and get updates from him, through which Shaan also organizes many competitions for them.
- Shaan has his own Youtube channel “Singer Shaan” through which he shares his music videos.
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