Abhijeet Sawant
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Abhijeet Sawant is an India
n singer. He is the winner of Indian Idol
(Season 1
), a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series
format, which began with Pop Idol
in the UK. He was the first runner up of Clinic All Clear - Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar
, and came at third place in Asian Idol
.
family. He is originally from Mumbai
, Maharashtra
. The singer married his childhood sweetheart Shilpa in a low-key affair on December 4, 2007.
Abhijeet joined the right wing Shiv Sena in a function on July 25, 2009.
(telecasted in the Indian Channel Star Plus). He became the first runner up of the show. On his defeat to his feltant from Indian Idol
(telecasted in the Indian Channel Sony), Rahul Vaidya
in the show, he said,
. His first song "Mohabbatein Lutaunga" was the first major hit of this album and his career. His second album, Junoon - Abhijeet Sawant
was released on 10 July 2007. The title track "Junoon" was a major hit and stayed on top of record charts for weeks. The second single "Ek shaqs" was also a minor hit. He has joined the Shiv Sena
with a mandate to attract youth to the party fold.He gets his First break in bolly by Himesh Reshammiya in Aashiq Banaya Aapne movie by the smash hit "Marjawaan Mitjawaan."
He also performed at Star Parivaar Awards
2008, along with Ruprekha Banerjee
, Ishmeet Singh Sodhi
who were the champions and Rahul Vaidya
, Prajakta Shukre
, Vinit Singh
who were the challengers; which was the theme of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar.
He, along with his wife Shilpa, participated in the Dancing Reality Show, Nach Baliye
(Season 4) in (2008–2009). Though being the Judges hot favorite pair, they were eliminated after facing public votes and could not make it to the finals. He made his debut into acting by the movie Lottery. He also made a small appearance at the end of film Tees Maar Khan
.
He co-hosted Indian Idol 5
along with Hussain Kuwajerwala
.
which was held in Jakarta
, Indonesia
from December 15 to 16, 2007, which was won by Hady Mirza
of Singapore Idol
. He performed Everything I Do by Brian Adams and his own song Junoon in the platform. Though Abhijeet did not win he stood third out of the rest. Despite not winning, he was credited by the judges for giving Asian audience a taste of Indian music.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n singer. He is the winner of Indian Idol
Indian Idol
Indian Idol is an adaptation of the Pop Idol format. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004-2005 and followed that with second , third and fourth seasons...
(Season 1
Indian Idol 1
The first season of Indian Idol premiered on 28 October 2004 on Sony Entertainment Television. It concluded on March 5, 2005. It was hosted by Mini Mathur and Aman Yatan Verma. Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam, and Farah Khan were the judges...
), a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
format, which began with Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
in the UK. He was the first runner up of Clinic All Clear - Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar
Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star
Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star was an Indian reality television series which aims to bring the winners of 'all' singing reality shows completed previously and the runners-up together competed for the 'Superstar' title under 'one roof'...
, and came at third place in Asian Idol
Asian Idol
Asian Idol is a reality singing competition, which featured winners of Idol competitions from six Southeast and South Asian countries consisting of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam...
.
Biography
Abhijeet Sawant, son of Shridhar Pandurang Sawant was born in a Buddhist MarathiMarathi people
The Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...
family. He is originally from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. The singer married his childhood sweetheart Shilpa in a low-key affair on December 4, 2007.
Abhijeet joined the right wing Shiv Sena in a function on July 25, 2009.
Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar
Abhijeet Sawant was a finalist of Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi SuperstarJo Jeeta Wohi Super Star
Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star was an Indian reality television series which aims to bring the winners of 'all' singing reality shows completed previously and the runners-up together competed for the 'Superstar' title under 'one roof'...
(telecasted in the Indian Channel Star Plus). He became the first runner up of the show. On his defeat to his feltant from Indian Idol
Indian Idol 1
The first season of Indian Idol premiered on 28 October 2004 on Sony Entertainment Television. It concluded on March 5, 2005. It was hosted by Mini Mathur and Aman Yatan Verma. Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam, and Farah Khan were the judges...
(telecasted in the Indian Channel Sony), Rahul Vaidya
Rahul Vaidya
-Life before fame:The son of an engineer with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Vaidya grew up in Mumbai, where he studied music under Suresh Wadkar and entered various child talent competitions. While he was a Second Year Junior College student in Mithibai College, he participated in Indian...
in the show, he said,
Career
His first solo album, Aapka Abhijeet Sawant, was released on April 7, 2005. The album contains songs sung by Abhijeet, Amit Sana and Prajakta ShukrePrajakta Shukre
Prajakta Shukre , is an Indian singer who works in Bollywood films, as well as reality shows. She was studying science in 12th standard in Jabalpur when she decided to participate in Indian Idol Season 1. She finished at 4th place....
. His first song "Mohabbatein Lutaunga" was the first major hit of this album and his career. His second album, Junoon - Abhijeet Sawant
Junoon - Abhijeet Sawant
Junoon was the second album by Abhijeet Sawant, the winner of the first Indian Idol. The album was released in 2007 by Sony BMG. Its title track, "Junoon", remained at the top of the Indian pop music charts for several weeks.-Discography:...
was released on 10 July 2007. The title track "Junoon" was a major hit and stayed on top of record charts for weeks. The second single "Ek shaqs" was also a minor hit. He has joined the Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray...
with a mandate to attract youth to the party fold.He gets his First break in bolly by Himesh Reshammiya in Aashiq Banaya Aapne movie by the smash hit "Marjawaan Mitjawaan."
He also performed at Star Parivaar Awards
Star Parivaar Awards
STAR Parivaar Awards is a platform on which STAR Plus channel awards the best members of its family for entertaining its audiences and it takes place on a larger & grander scale every year following its launch.M.Haris-History:...
2008, along with Ruprekha Banerjee
Ruprekha Banerjee
Ruprekha Banerjee was one of the three finalists of Fame Gurukul, one of the most watched television shows in India - along with Rex D'Souza and Qazi Touqeer. On 20 October 2005, she managed to grab the top prize along with Qazi Touqeer....
, Ishmeet Singh Sodhi
Ishmeet Singh Sodhi
Ishmeet Singh Sodhi was the winner of Amul STAR Voice of India 2007. Hailing from Ludhiana , Punjab, India, Singh had won the Star Plus show in 2007. He also participated in another Reality Show called Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar. Ishmeet's first album was a religious Gurbani album called Satgur...
who were the champions and Rahul Vaidya
Rahul Vaidya
-Life before fame:The son of an engineer with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Vaidya grew up in Mumbai, where he studied music under Suresh Wadkar and entered various child talent competitions. While he was a Second Year Junior College student in Mithibai College, he participated in Indian...
, Prajakta Shukre
Prajakta Shukre
Prajakta Shukre , is an Indian singer who works in Bollywood films, as well as reality shows. She was studying science in 12th standard in Jabalpur when she decided to participate in Indian Idol Season 1. She finished at 4th place....
, Vinit Singh
Vinit Singh
Vineet Singh is a Bollywood playback singer.-Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005:...
who were the challengers; which was the theme of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar.
He, along with his wife Shilpa, participated in the Dancing Reality Show, Nach Baliye
Nach Baliye
Nach Baliye is a dance, reality-television series on the Indian STAR Plus channel. The contestants are couples who are television stars. The first and second season aired on Star One and then shifted to Star Plus. Its name in Punjabi is inspired by a song from the Bollywood film Bunty Aur Babli .-...
(Season 4) in (2008–2009). Though being the Judges hot favorite pair, they were eliminated after facing public votes and could not make it to the finals. He made his debut into acting by the movie Lottery. He also made a small appearance at the end of film Tees Maar Khan
Tees Maar Khan
Tees Maar Khan is an 2010 Hindi action comedy film directed by Farah Khan, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor make special appearances in the film. The film was released on 24 December 2010...
.
He co-hosted Indian Idol 5
Indian Idol 5
The Fifth Season of Indian Idol started broadcasting from April 26, 2010, on Sony TV. Anu Malik returned as the judge while Salim Merchant and Sunidhi Chauhan were the two new judges this season. The top-17 finals format is used in this season, one among whom will emerge as 'Desh Ki Awaaz'...
along with Hussain Kuwajerwala
Hussain Kuwajerwala
Hussain Kuwajerwala is an Indian actor, anchor and dancer. His most prominent roles to date have been Sumit Wadhwa in the soap Kumkum and Chirag Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi...
.
Asian Idol
Abhijeet Sawant competed in the first edition of Asian IdolAsian Idol
Asian Idol is a reality singing competition, which featured winners of Idol competitions from six Southeast and South Asian countries consisting of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam...
which was held in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
from December 15 to 16, 2007, which was won by Hady Mirza
Hady Mirza
Hady Mirza is a Singaporean singer of Bugis descent, with his grandparents hailing from Sulawesi. He is the winner of the second season of the reality TV show Singapore Idol...
of Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...
. He performed Everything I Do by Brian Adams and his own song Junoon in the platform. Though Abhijeet did not win he stood third out of the rest. Despite not winning, he was credited by the judges for giving Asian audience a taste of Indian music.
Albums
- Junoon - Abhijeet SawantJunoon - Abhijeet SawantJunoon was the second album by Abhijeet Sawant, the winner of the first Indian Idol. The album was released in 2007 by Sony BMG. Its title track, "Junoon", remained at the top of the Indian pop music charts for several weeks.-Discography:...
- Aap Ka Abhijeet Sawant
- Indian Idol 1Indian Idol 1The first season of Indian Idol premiered on 28 October 2004 on Sony Entertainment Television. It concluded on March 5, 2005. It was hosted by Mini Mathur and Aman Yatan Verma. Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam, and Farah Khan were the judges...
Playback Singer
- "Mar Jaavan Mit Jaavan" (Aashiq Banaya AapneAashiq Banaya AapneAashiq Banaya Aapne is a Bollywood film starring Emraan Hashmi, Sonu Sood and Tanushree Dutta. It was released on 2 September 2005. The film marked the debut of actress Tanushree Dutta. The film was shot under the banner Shagun Film Creations...
) - "Yaad Teri Yaad" (Jawani Diwani - A Youthful Joyride)
- "Happy Ending"(Tees Maar KhanTees Maar KhanTees Maar Khan is an 2010 Hindi action comedy film directed by Farah Khan, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor make special appearances in the film. The film was released on 24 December 2010...
)with Prajakta ShukrePrajakta ShukrePrajakta Shukre , is an Indian singer who works in Bollywood films, as well as reality shows. She was studying science in 12th standard in Jabalpur when she decided to participate in Indian Idol Season 1. She finished at 4th place....
, Debojit SahaDebojit SahaDebojit Saha, , is Indian-Bengali singer and was the winner of Zee TV's reality series, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.-On Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005:He is a Silcharite....
, Harshit SaxenaHarshit SaxenaHarshit Saxena is an Indian Singer and Music Composer. He is one of the well-known contestant of Amul STAR Voice of India and Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar. He made his playback debut in Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan.-Amul STAR Voice of India:...
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