Singer-Musician Shankar Mahadevan rings in his 57th Birthday today 3 March
Singer-Musician Shankar Mahadevan rings in his 57th Birthday today 3 March
Singer-Musician Shankar Mahadevan rings in his 57th Birthday today 3 March
As per the Grammy winner he feels overjoyed with the smallest achievement.
Notedly, this year, Shankar Mahadevan headlines after his and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain’s fusion band ‘Shakti’ won the Best Global Music Album award at the Grammys 2024.
He embarked on his singing career with Indiepop and rose to fame with ‘Breathless’ that topped the charts in 1998. . That being said, fame doesn’t get to him and he maintains that even the smallest achievements give him joy.
Shankar to a news agency, he articulated that he is someone who feels overjoyed with the smallest achievement and likes to share it with people.
This is one of the biggest awards that a musician can get, and to get it in the presence of such an august gathering felt surreal. The feeling of being from India grew deeper.
He added that this win signifies that Indian music is reaching out globally, and is being loved and appreciated by a global audience.
He further went on to add that this feeling cannot be replaced by anything else. It can’t be described in words or be replaced with materialistic pleasures.
He revealed that when when their names were announced on stage, it was like experiencing a trance. Since Zakir Hussain was backstage, after receiving another award, he couldn’t join us.
But, nevertheless, they went on stage, and he delivered the speech,” recalling how he extended his love for his fellow bandmates and dedicated his win to his wife, “whom every note of his music is dedicated to.
Shankar has won several awards over the years which also include three National Film Awards for Best Playback Singer. In 2019, he was honoured with the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth-highest civilian award for his contributions to Film Music under the category Arts.
In his career of more than 20 years, Shankar has sung hit songs like ‘Manmohini’, ‘Rind Posh Mal’, ‘Kay Sera Sera’, ‘Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe’, ‘Ghanan Ghanan’, ‘Pretty Woman’, ‘Maa’, and ‘Taare Zameen Par’ title track among others.
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