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Shankar Mahadevan is a Tamil-Indian singer and composer, he became famous for his album entitled Breathless in which he sings constantly for over three minutes without pausing to take a breath that is not true ... he took the breath ... because it is not possible to sing in one breath a talented musician in Tamil cinema, he is a part of Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that provides music to Bollywood Movies

http://shankarmahadevancom/ (official site)

Biography

Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chennai in India for a Tamil family, he learned the Indian classical music and Carnatic music in his childhood and started playing Veena at the age of five [1] He went to OLPS High School in ChemburHe did his engineering in electronics from Rait (RI PatilNavi Mumbai) Frthe river and now he syndengs songs in Hindi Tamil KannadaTelugu Marathi and Carnatic

Careers

While a software engineer and has worked for Oracle Corporation, Shankar interest in music made him focus on music field, he received his first award as a playback singer in Chennai film music working with AR Rahman and win a National Film Award for his song in Kandukondain Kandukondain, a prominent star in the Kodambakkam film industry, he later gained more recognition by releasing his first music album called Breathless He later got into music direction and became a part Ehsaan of Shankar Loy trio, composing music for Bollywood movies

He has a successful run with the Fusion-Jazz band silk with Louis Banks on keyboard Sivamani on percussion Sridhar Parthasarathy on Mridangam ochKarl Peters on electric bass

Shankar Mahadevan has also provided vocals for several compositions of Remember Shakti which features maestros as Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin U Srinivas and Selvaganesh Vinayakram

He is also a mentor on Zee TV musical reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009

Awards

Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award

2007: Yesudas Award for his outstanding contribution to Indian film music

National Film Awards

2000: Best Playback Singer (Male) win the song: "Yenna solla Pogirai" from Kandukondain Kandukondain

Film Fare Awards

2003: Best Music Direction win for Kal Ho Naa Ho
2005: Best Music Direction win for Bunty Aur Babli ...

Star Screen AwArds

2000: Best Background Music nomination for Mission Kashmir
2001: Best Music Direction win for DilChahta Hai
2005: Best Music Direction win for Bunty aur Babli

Music Writing Filmography

* From Chandni Chowk to China (Hindi) ( 2008)
* THOD THOD Pyaar Magic (Hindi) (2008)
* Yavarum Nalam (Tamil) (2008) ... (Announced)
* Rock On (2008)
* Kismat Talkies (2009) ... (Announced)
* High School Musical 2 Soundtrack (Hindi Version)
* Taars Zameen Par (2007) ... (Released)
* Johnny Gaddaar (2007) ... (Released)
* Jhoom Barabas Jhoom (2007)
* Hey Baby (2007)
* Marigold: an Adventure in India (2007)
* Salaam-e-Ishq: A tribute to love (2007)
* Don - The Chase Begin Again (2006)
Kabhi Alvida Naa * Kehna (2006)
* Dil Jo BHI Kahey ... (2005)
Bunty Aur Babli * (2005)
* Vanity Fair (2004)
Phir Milenge * (2004)
* Lakshya (2004)
* Kyun ...! Ho Gaya Na (2004)
* Rudraksh (2004)
Kal Ho Naa * Ho (2003)
* Kucha Naa Kaho (2003)
* Nayee Padosan (2003)
* Armaan (2003)
* Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003 )
* Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002)
* Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
* Aalavandhan / Abhay (2001)
* Mission Kashmir (2000)
* Dillagi (1999)
* Shool (1999)
* DUS (1997)

Discography

* Breathless - Breathless is the album that first gave him fame, even the song "Breathless" which he sings the entire song without stopping to breathe
* Nine - Nine is Shankar's latest album Every song is a representation of an "atmosphere" in the joy sorrow love etc