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Early life

Siddharth Basrur was born in 1981 and was interested in music since childhood. Basrur dropped out of his first year of college and started working in a music store, as it paid him more than his pocket money.Indian Express
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to Kishore Kumar. He was influenced by his father and uncles, who listened to a lot of classic rock 'n’ roll. At the young age of 15, Alternative Rock became his favourite genre.

Career

With a diploma in audio engineering, Basrur worked in the film industry doing audio post production for films. He quit his job as a sound engineer and took up content writing for

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in 2008, which he later quit in order to make music full-time. In 2000, Basrur composed vocal melodies for the band Kinky Ski Munky. Chirantan, a friend of Basrur who made music for ''

'', gave Basrur his first break in commercial music when he sang two songs for the movie.Chaai Paani Biskuut
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animated feature film '' Moana''.

Performances and appearances

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' performance at the 'A Summer's Day' music festival, held in Mumbai on 2 March 2013. Basrur and

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, on 20 October 2013. He has also performed live at IndiEarth at the Park, held in Chennai.

Music style and impact

Basrur's music ranges between a variety of genres like punk rock and indie rock, to metal music. In 2013, he released his solo album Chasing Rain in two chapters – Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.Indian Bands Hub
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Awards and nominations

Siddharth Basrur won the MTV VMAI in 2013, for Roots Song of the Year. He has been nominated for the Radio Cit Awards in 2013, and also for the Jack Daniels Rock awards in 2014 in the categories of song of the year and male artist of the yearNH
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Discography

Bollywood Sandalwood Kollywood IPL 2018 Solo Career Goddess Gagged

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Basrur, Siddharth 1981 births Living people Bollywood playback singers Indian male playback singers Indian male singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters