Rajesh Payal Rai ( ne, राजेश पायल राई) (born 30 September 1975) is a Nepalese singer and actor. he is known as a singer in the Nepali music industry. He has done
playback singing
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for more than 1500 hundred
Nepali movies. In addition, he has recorded several private
albums
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such as Darshan Namaste, Rai is King,Kamana,Jadau,Just For You,Murchana,Baiguni rahechau Mayale,Nigah,Asewaro,Love Letter,Syamuna etc. He has sung
Japanese
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Assamese] and
Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri songs as well. He performed on a world wide
tour
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and won several music awards from 1995-2015.He also participated in
Melancholy, an environmental song conceptualized, written, composed and directed by
Environmentalist
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Nipesh DHAKA and performed by 365 Nepali artists setting the
Guinness World Records
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.
Rai was assaulted and was put on a MMA style chock hold by a intruder during a New Year Eve’s stage performance in The US.
Childhood
Rajesh Payal Rai was born in
Khotang district
Khotang District ( ne, खोटाङ जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district, with Diktel as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2021) of 206,312.[Gurkha
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The Gurkha units are composed of Nepalis and Indian Gorkhas and are recruit ...]
) and his mother is Sancha Laxmi Rai. He has four brothers and one older sister Namita. He grew up in Buipa, Khotang.
Musical career
Rai recorded "failiyo maya dubo sari" in 1992, after he came to
Kathmandu
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on completion of his high school. Instantly, he was given opportunities to record new songs and perform live on stage programmes.
He has already sung for five hundred Nepali movies, setting a new record in the history of the Nepali film industry.
Rajesh , who was known as a modern & filmy singer, has also ventured into
folk
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singing with the release of his folk album jadow & jadow-2.
In the course of performing on stage shows, Rajesh has travelled to
Hongkong
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(16 times),
South Korea
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,
Australia
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,
Singapore
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,
Malaysia
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, Japan, U.K., USA, the Gulf countries, and others, to perform for the Nepalese
diaspora
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. He also went on a Nepal tour, singing in all 14
zones
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.
List of albums
Awards and recognition
, Nati Kaji Yuba Puraskar;
, 2018
Videos
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50dihJShaqQ
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1025EJ2Fyrg
Songs
*Darshan Namaste
*Namaga Ma Sanga Sahara Namaga
*Rai Is King
*Maya Nisthuri
*Maya Gardainau Re
*Ukali Janu
*Bhetai Ma Bhayo
*Palkiyo Palkiyo
*Timi Sanga
*Sunkoshi ko cheu
*Sarai Beauty
*Timro Muskan
*Sagar Sari Chokho Maya
*Failiyo Maya Dubo Sari
*Timle Bato Fereu Arey
*Maina Raja Maina Rani
*Kyarum
*Ukali Ma Jada Jadai
*Hini Jane Batuwako
*Maile Mayale Diyeko
*Timro Tasbir
*Nisthuri Lai
*Aaja Voli Timile
*Timilai Roje
*Soi Dhole Soi
*Nisthuri Mayale
*Lukera Hereu Mayale
*Timilai Roje
*dui chulthi badne lai
*ma ta marchu ki kya ho thuli
*diktel bazar
*nai nabhannu la 2
*ukali ma jada jadai e mero hajur 2
*mohani lagaune
*bas ma chaina mero mann
*diktel bazar 2
*intu mintu london ma
*sirai ful sirbandi
*timi jasti subasili
*khas ta kehi chaina
*yeta kulo katda kheri
*asato ma satgamay
*setamagurali
*yani maya
*rato galbandi
*aakhako nani vitra
*fulai fulko mausam timilai
*da da da darshan
*Yamano (Japanese)
References
External links
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* http://www.rajeshpayalrai.com/ retrieved on 29 December 2012
* http://www.filmykhabar.com/pictures/504/12654/
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Living people
1975 births
People from Khotang District
21st-century Nepalese male singers
Nepalese male actors
20th-century Nepalese male singers
Rai people