Shrikant Narayan (born 17 January 1968) is an Indian stage and playback singer, known for the

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'' which reached double platinum status in India in 1986. Narayan records music in a number of languages; Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.

Career

Narayan took part in music competitions during his youth, but did not pursue a singing career until winning a singing competition whilst attending

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in 1985–1986. He graduated from university in 1990 and would perform in the evenings, whilst working full-time during the day, latterly with pharmaceutical company

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. Narayan would leave May & Baker in 1997 to perform full-time. He has performed with

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. Narayan performed a 12-hour marathon concert titled ''Pukarta Chala Hoon Main'' in Mumbai on 25 December 2012, which featured 101 songs by

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, to celebrate what would have been Rafi's 88th birthday.

Achievements and awards

Narayan has been awarded the

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by the Maharashtra Government and the

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by the Madhya Pradesh Government.

References

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