Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an

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and

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singer who predominantly sings in

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languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including

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, Sinhala and

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. He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. In 2004, he was honoured with the

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by the

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and is a two-time

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winner. Hariharan, associating with Lesle Lewis, formed

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, a two-member band. They have cut many private music albums and also scored music for few feature films in Tamil and Hindi. On 9 October 2021 at 13:47, Hariharan and late

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recorded under the label of T-Series crossed the 2-billion views mark on

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, making it the first devotional song in the world to do so.

Personal life and education

Hariharan was born to classical musicians H A S Mani and Alamelu Mani. HAS Mani - he was affectionately called Chellamani - groomed many Carnatic singers in Mumbai where he died in his early 40s due to cardiac arrest in 1963. His mother Alamelu Mani (b 1935) has had a long career as Carnatic vocalist and a distinguished teacher, and was honoured with the title Sangeeta Pracharya in 2019. Hariharan did his schooling at

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and graduated from

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. Thereafter he pursued his studies at the

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Career

Film career

At the start of his career, Hariharan did the concert circuit and also performed on TV. He sang for a number of TV serials (e.g., ''Junoon''). In 1977, he won the top prize in the "All India Sur Singaar Competition" and was promptly signed on by the late music director

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to sing for his new Hindi film ''

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'' (1978). His debut song "Ajeeb Sa neha Mujh Par Guzar gaya yaaron" in that movie became such a hit that it won him an Uttar Pradesh State Film Award, as well as a

nomination. Hariharan entered the world of

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in 1992 introduced by debutant music director

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with the patriotic song "Thamizha Thamizha" in

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's film ''

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''. He was judged best male playback singer in the 1995

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State Government Film Awards for his soulful rendition of the song "

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" also by music director A.R Rahman in Maniratnam's ''

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'' (Hariharan sang the song with

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). Hariharan has been one of the most trusted singers of Rahman and has sung many songs for him in long list of movies that includes '' Muthu'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Taal'', '' Rangeela'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Anbe Aaruyire'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' , '' No Means No'' etc. In 1998, Hariharan won the national award for the best playback singer for the soulful rendition of the song "Mere Dushman Mere Bhai" from the Hindi movie ''Border'', composed by

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. Hariharan got another National Award for the

song "Jiv Rangla" from ''

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'', set to tune by

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in the year 2009. He has sung more than 500 Tamil songs and nearly 200 Hindi songs. He has also sung hundreds of songs in

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and

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languages. Hariharan has acted in a Tamil film with

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, ''

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'' (2005), and played cameo roles in the Tamil film ''

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'' and the Malayalam film ''

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''.

Ghazals

Hariharan is one of the foremost Indian

singers and composers with more than thirty albums to his credit. In his early career, he cut several successful ''ghazal'' albums, writing most of the scores himself. One of Hariharan's first ghazal albums was ''

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'' with

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, which went gold in sales."Artist biography: Hariharan"
, Indianmusicinfo.com; retrieved 28 January 2011. Another outstanding ''ghazal'' album was ''

Gulfam ''Gulfam'' is an album of the Indian singer and Ghazal composer Hariharan, released in the year 1994 by Indian label Venus. It was composed and sung by Hariharan. This album not only got Hariharan Double Platinum in Sales but also the Channel V ...

'', which not only hit double platinum in sales but also fetched Hariharan the Diva Award for the Best Album of the Year in 1995. The other major ghazal albums by him are Hazir'' (1992)'', '' Jashn'' (1996), ''

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'' (1996)'', ''Paigham'' (1997), ''

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'' (2000), and

Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang ''Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang'' is an album of the Indian singer and Ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amator ...

'' (2005). His live concert recordings, '' Hariharan in Concert'' (1990), ''

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'' (1996) and '' Swar Utsav'' (2001) were run away successes. His latest ghazal album is '' Lafzz...'' (2008). Hariharan worked with tabla maestro

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on his album ''Hazir''. The album ''Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang'' won rave reviews and critical acclaim inside and outside India.

was an avid listener of his ghazals way before roping him in to sing his first song in Tamil film music, "Thamizha Thamizha", for the film ''

''.

Colonial Cousins

The year 1996 was a career milestone; he formed the band ''

'' with

-based composer and singer Lesle Lewis. Their first album, ''

'' was a fusion album and was the first Indian act to be featured on ''

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''. It won a string of awards including the MTV Indian Viewers' Choice award and Billboard Award for the Best Asian Music Group. By this single album, Hariharan established himself as one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. The next albums by this band were ''

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'' (1998) and '' Aatma'' (2001) but were fairly noticed. Colonial Cousins released their fourth studio album " Once More" on 29 October 2012 under the label Universal. The 2009 Tamil film ''

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'' had score and soundtrack composed by Colonial Cousins. They also scored the 2010 Tamil film ''

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''.

Recent years

In 2004, he was awarded the

and

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for his outstanding performance in music."Padma Shri Award recipients list"
India.gov.in. Retrieved on 1 January 2012. Hariharan collaborated with

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based band

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for a track called "Bolo Bolo". He released an album called ''Destiny'' with Punjabi/bhangra artist

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. He coined the terminology "Urdu Blues" with his fairly successful album ''

'' which featured musicians like

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the percussion maestro, Ustad Rashid Mustafa on

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, Ustad Liyaqat Ali Khan on

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and

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. He also performed the Swagatham song in the

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opening ceremony held in New Delhi on 3 October. Hariharan (Singer) 02

During 2010–2011, he appeared in a music show in

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named ''Hariyudan Naan'' which was aired every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hariharan collaborated with Sarangan Sriranganathan for "Sruthi" at the Sydney Hill Centre and the Melbourne Robert Blackwood Hall Australia in 2011 He unofficially released ghazal singer

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's first international single 'Gham e Duniya' at the Gateway Hotel, Bangalore. In an interview in 2012, he said that he was no longer receiving offers to sing for Bollywood as music composers wanted to experiment with singers from the younger generation. He was selected as judge for Asianet Star Singer Season 6 programme, a very popular music contest television show for upcoming singers in Malayalam. Hariharan was a part of the 'Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged', aired in December 2015.

Major awards

; Civilian Awards * 2004 –

;

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* 1998 –

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: "Mere Dushman", ''

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'' *

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–

: "Jeev Dangla Gungla Rangla", ''

'' ;

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* 2011 –

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– for the song "Pattu Paaduvaan" in the film "

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" music by Dr. Suresh Manimala ; Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award * 2004 – For his outstanding contribution to Indian film music ;

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* 2004 – Best Male Playback Singer – for various films * 1995 – Best Male Playback Singer – for the song "Koncha Naal" in the film ''

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'' ;

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* 1999 – Best Male Playback Singer – for the song "Hima Semalloyallo" in the film '' Annayya'' ;

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– Best Male Playback Singer – for ''Amrithamayi'' from ''

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'' *

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– Best Male Playback Singer – for "Aaro Padunnu" from ''

Katha Thudarunnu ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film stars Jayaram, Mamta Mohandas, Baby Anikha and Asif Ali .Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...

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– Best Male Playback Singer – for "Aaro Padunnu" from ''

Katha Thudarunnu ''Kadha Thudarunnu'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film stars Jayaram, Mamta Mohandas, Baby Anikha and Asif Ali .Vijay Awards The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest—the 10th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held in ...

- * 2009 – Best Male Playback Singer – for "Nenjukkul Peithidum" from ''

Vaaranam Aayiram ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sameera ...

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Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including Malayalam, Kannada, Marat ...

'' *'' Dil Ki Baat'' *'' Dil Nasheen'' *'' Ghazal Ka Mausam'' *''

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'' *'' Hariharan - Down the Years'' *'' Hariharan in Concert'' *''Horizon'' *''

Intoxicating Hariharan Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including Malayalam, Kannada, Mar ...

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Kuch Door Hamare Saath Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including Malayalam, Kannada, M ...

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Magic Moments "Magic Moments" is a popular song with music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David, one of the first compositions by that duo. The song was published in 1957. The song was recorded by Perry Como as the B-side of his "Catch a Falling Star". I ...

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Paigham ''Paigham'' () is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in lead roles, with Raaj Kumar, Pandari Bai, B. Saroja Devi, Motilal, Johnny Walker in other important roles. T ...

'' *'' Qaraar'' *'' Reflections'' *''

'' *'' Swar Utsav'' *''

Sukoon Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including Malayalam, Kannada, Marat ...

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The Great Ghazals Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including Malayalam, Kannada, Mar ...

'' *'' The Very Best of Hariharan Ghazals'' *'' Visaal – Ghazals for Connoisseurs'' *'' Waqt Par Bolna'' ; Albums by Colonial Cousins *''

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Jana Gana Mana "" (Sanskrit: जन गण मन) is the national anthem of the Republic of India. It was originally composed as '' Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata'' in Bengali by polymath Rabindranath Tagore. The first stanza of the song ''Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata' ...

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'' *''1995 Meghutam – The Cloud Messenger (Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt)'' *''2000 Sartaj'' *''2002 Tum Aaye'' *''2004 Dhaani'' *''2008 Tum Jo Mile'' *''2009 Lajwaab – Tribute to Medi Hasan'' *''Asha wali Dhoop'' *''Chand Ke Saath'' *''2011 Hasrat'' *''2011 Sarhadein: Music Beyond Boundaries'' *''2014 JIL (Just In Love): Music By Dr. Kelvin Jeyakanth''

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Success… on his terms

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

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