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Vijay Prakash was born on 21 February, 1976 in Mysuru, Karnataka, India, is an Indian singer and music composer. Discover Vijay Prakash's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?
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Singer |
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48 years old |
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Pisces |
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21 February, 1976 |
| Birthday |
21 February |
| Birthplace |
Mysuru, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Vijay Prakash Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, Vijay Prakash height not available right now. We will update Vijay Prakash's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Vijay Prakash Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Vijay Prakash worth at the age of 48 years old? Vijay Prakash’s income source is mostly from being a successful singer. He is from India. We have estimated Vijay Prakash's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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singer |
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Timeline
Vijay Prakash (born 21 February 1976) is an Indian Playback singer and also a Music director from Karnataka.
He has given his voice for predominantly Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi, Malayalam and Marathi language films.
After moving to Mumbai in 1996, he became a student of Suresh Wadkar.
Prakash was a participant in the program Sa Re Ga Ma on Zee TV, hosted by Sonu Nigam.
He made it to the mega-finals in 1999.
Later he compered Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee Kannada.
Vijay Prakash is married to Mahathi Prakash in 2001 and they have a daughter named Kavya Prakash.
He got his first break in Hindi cinema with the film Baaz in 2002, and his first song for A. R. Rahman was in Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades, followed by the same composer's Tamil title track for the movie New.
His song "Kavite" in Kannada movie Gaalipata too became famous.
He has done backing vocals for about 25 foreign films, including the film Couples Retreat, with music by A. R. Rahmaan.
He has recorded for ads like "Kabhi chatpataa" for Knorr Soups and "Na sar jhuka hain kabhi" for HDFC Life Insurance.
He is also one of four artists credited for the song "Jai Ho", which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Specifically, he sang the portion with the words "Jai Ho" that takes an extended high pitch at numerous junctures of the song.
The song also won a Grammy Award in the category "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media."
He has also won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Artist – Kannada twice for the songs Gatiya Ilidu from the Kannada film Ulidavaru Kandante and Belageddu from Kirik Party..
He is one of the judges for the Kannada and Tamil reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee Kannada and Zee Tamil.
He was born in Mysore, India to Carnatic Artists Lopamudra and Late L. Ramasesha, and is himself trained in Carnatic music.
He was trained carnatic classic music by Bellary.M.Raghavendra
In 2008 he sang the "Condom a capella" ringtone composed by Rupert Fernandes and produced by the BBC World Service Trust for an Indian safe sex campaign.
In 2009, his song, "Jai Ho"(Only chorus, original song sung by Sukhwinder Singh), won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
He was one of the Judges in Confident Star Singer 2 (Kannada), which aired on Asianet Suvarna in 2009.
He has sung "Om Sivoham", a Sanskrit song penned by Vaali and composed by Ilaiyaraaja which was the main theme song of 2009 Tamil film Naan Kadavul.
In 2010, he became a regular artist under composer A. R. Rahman, as he performed several of his numbers such as "Hosanna" (Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya, Ye Maaya Chesave), "Beera Beera, Veera Veera (in Tamil & Telugu Versions)" (Raavan & Raavanan), "Powerstar" (Komaram Puli) and "Kadhal Anukkal" (Enthiran).
Prakash has debuted as a music composer for the 2013 Kannada film Andar Bahar starring Shivrajkumar.
He also won the Vijay Music Awards for the Best Male Playback for the song "Hosanna" from Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.
In 2013, he appeared as one of the artists in Coke Studio @ MTV.
In 2013, his song 'Khaali Quater', written by lyricist Yograj Bhat, went viral on social media.
The song 'Hoge' that he has sung for the film 'Nam Life Story' in Kannada is also going viral.
Prakash won the Karnataka Government's 'Best Playback Singer' award for the year 2016 for the song "Nammooralli Chaligaladalli" from the film Beautiful Manasugalu.
In 2018, the song 'Bombe Helutaite' from the film Raajakumara inspired by the song 'Aadisi nodu bilisi nodu' from the film Kasturi Nivasa became one of the industry evergreen songs.
In 2021, the duo created another magical
song dedicated to the student-teacher relationship named 'Paatashala' in the film Yuvarathnaa .
Prakash was also the brand ambassador of Nissan Evalia 'moves like music' campaign, which featured six young prominent artists of India.
He is one of the very few Indian musicians who have had the honour of performing at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA.
