Sandeep Acharya (4 February 1984 – 15 December 2013) was an Indian singer. He won the second season of the popular reality television show
''Indian Idol'' in 2006. Acharya was from to
Bikaner
Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division.
Formerly the capital of ...
,
Rajasthan
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.
He died on 15 December 2013 in
Gurgaon's Medanta Hospital.
Award
Acharya was the runner up in 'Golden Voice of India'.
He was the winner of
''Indian Idol Season 2''.
Acharya's win gained him a 1 crore contract from
Sony BMG, a music album contract and a brand new
Maruti Baleno Māruti can refer to:
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car.
Sandeep also participated in 'Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1 9X' in Mika's team.
Sandeep won the award for best new talent during the
Bollywood Music Awards in
Atlantic City,
New Jersey
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.
Television
Acharya made an appearance as himself in romantic drama series ''
Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai
''Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai''
(''How Is This Love'') is an Indian series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television, produced by Balaji Telefilms, starring Mohammed Iqbal Khan
Mohammed Iqbal Khan (born 10 February 1981), more commonly known as Iqbal ...
'' on
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Death
Acharya died following an illness that caused jaundice on 15 December 2013. He was rushed to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon after his health deteriorated.
He was at a wedding in Bikaner when his situation worsened and his relatives had to rush him to the hospital, where he died. His younger brother informed media about his death, "Last night, doctors said his condition was under control and he was showing signs of recovery. We were all hoping we'd soon take him home. But nobody knew that he would leave us forever."
Discography
* "Mere Sath Sara Jahan"
* "
Woh Pehli Baar"
* '
Indian Idol
''Indian Idol'' is the Indian music competition television franchise based on the ''Pop Idol
''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show w ...
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* Intezaar By Adarsh RM – Teri Akhiyon Ne and O Ladki
References
External links
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1984 births
Rajasthani people
Indian Idol winners
2013 deaths
People from Bikaner
Deaths from liver disease
20th-century Indian musicians
20th-century Indian male singers
20th-century Indian singers
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