Nikhil D'Souza (born 21 November 1981) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from

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, and is now signed to East West Records of

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Early life

Nikhil D'Souza was born and brought up in

and majored in Geology from

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but returned to his musical roots after an encounter with a friend.

Career

Nikhil's genre and musical style can be loosely defined as eclectic acoustic guitar-based pop. His songs have a full melodic quality to them due to his use of alternative tunings (favoured by such artists as Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley). Nikhil's major musical influences are Sting and Jeff Buckley. He was the South Asia Soloist Winner at SUTASI '09. Nikhil has released four songs with East West Records, a label owned by Warner Music UK. These include ''Silver and Gold'' and ''Beautiful Mind''. ''Rolling Stone Music Magazine'' in India has favourably featured Nikhil's music several times: Neha Sharma from Rolling Stone said his "strength as a songwriter is well established in his numerous gripping compositions. Most of his songs shiver with this arresting melancholy as his falsetto glides over twangy guitar riffs”. ''India Today'' also included Nikhil as part of their "Faces of the Future," and he has featured on MTV's COKE Studio series and Sofar Sounds.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Souza, Nikhil 1981 births Singers from Mumbai Bollywood playback singers Living people St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni Indian male singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters Acoustic guitarists Indian guitarists 21st-century guitarists 21st-century Indian male singers 21st-century Indian singers Indian Christians