Shaan (singer)

Shaan
Shaan
	Shaan at Music Mania in 2013
Born	Shantanu Mukherjee; 30 September 1972 (age 51); Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Playback singer; Composer; Actor; Television presenter;
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Radhika Mukherjee (m. 2000)
Children	2
Parent	Manas Mukherjee (father);
Relatives	Sagarika (sister)
Awards	See below
	Musical career
Genres	Filmi, Pop, Rock, Classical
Labels	Universal Music, Times Music, Sony Music, Zee Music, T-Series, Tips, Saregama, Venus, YRF Music, OSA, Magnasound, EMI Virgin Records

Shantanu Mukherjee (born 30 September 1972), better known as Shaan, is an Indian playback singer, live performer, composer, actor and television host. He has recorded numerous songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and has established himself as one of the best and highest paid playback singers of Indian Cinema.

Early life and family

Shaan was born on 30 September 1972 in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a Bengali family.^[1]^[2]^[3] His grandfather was Jahar Mukherjee, a well known lyricist, his late father Manas Mukherjee, was a music director and his sister Sagarika is a singer as well.^[4] He grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Shaan is married to Radhika Mukherjee, with whom he has two sons.^[5]^[6]

Career

Early years in musical career

Shaan began his career singing jingles for advertisements. Along with jingles, began to sing remixes and cover versions.^[7]

Shaan and his sister signed up with Magnasound recording company and recorded a few successful albums, including the hit album Naujawan followed by Q-Funk.^[8]^[9] Later, Shaan launched Love-Ology after this. In 2000, he sang a superhit song "Tanha Dil Tanha Safar" from his album Tanha Dil.^[10]

In 2002, he won the MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India for best solo album for his album Tanha Dil. One year later, Shaan launched his album Aksar, which was successful and contained songs featuring international stars such as Blue, Melanie C and Samira Said. For both the albums Tanha Dil and Aksar, Shaan sang, composed and wrote the lyrics of all the songs, except the title track "Tanha Dil", which was composed by Ram Sampath.^[11]

He released Tomar Aakash in 2004, a Bengali album, along with his sister and featuring his father's unreleased songs.^[12] In 2006, he released a song with MLTR, "Take me to your heart". The song appears on his album Tishnagi, which is produced by Ranjit Barot and engineered by Ashish Manchanda.^[13]

Career in playback singing

Shaan made his playback singing debut in 1999 in the movie Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi where he sung two songs in the film. The song "Musu Musu Hasi" instantly struck a chord among the viewers and was very relatable to the youth.^[14]^[15]

He has recently recorded a playback for an upcoming Bengali feature film Network which is composed by Dabbu.^[16]

In 2023, Shaan recorded a romantic song composed by Pritam for Shah Rukh Khan in Dunki.

Work as host and judge

Shaan hosted the television show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee TV between the years 2000–2006.^[7]

Shaan has been a judge on many talent shows.^[17] Shaan is a team captain, judge and mentor on STAR Plus's Music Ka Maha Muqqabla for the team Shaan's Strikers.^[18] Shaan appeared as a judge in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014–2015^[3] and The Voice India Kids 2016.^[4] In 2015 and 2016, Shaan was the winning coach in each of the first two seasons of The Voice. He appeared as a judge in Bengali reality show 'Super Singer Season 2' (2020) and 'Super Singer Season 4' (2023).

Discography

Filmography

Films

Along with singing, Shaan has acted in the movie Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence, also starring Raveena Tandon. His songs have appeared in the movies, Zameen and Hungama.

Year	Film	Role	Language
2000	Tarkieb	Special appearance in the song "Dil Mera Tarse"	Hindi
2001	Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence	Kaushik Nath	Hindi
2001	Asoka	Special appearance in the song "O Re Kaanchi"	Hindi
2003	Hungama	Special appearance in the song "Chain Aapko Mila"	Hindi
2003	Zameen	As himself	Hindi
2006	The Bong Connection	Special appearance in the song "Majhi Re"	Bengali
2007	Loins of Punjab Presents	As himself	English
2008	Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors	As Himself	Hindi
2014	Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya^[19]	Balwinder Singh	Hindi
2014	Teen Patti	As himself	Bengali
2017	Secret Superstar	Cameo	Hindi
2018	Helicopter Eela	Cameo	Hindi
2023	Music School	Albert	Hindi, Telugu, Tamil

Television

Year	Show	Language	Role
2002–2005	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa^[20]	Hindi	Host
2005–2006	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005^[20]	Hindi	Host
2006	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu	Hindi	Host
2006	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs	Hindi	Host
2007	Amul STAR Voice of India	Hindi	Host
2008	STAR Voice of India 2	Hindi	Host
2009	1st Mirchi Music Awards^{[citation needed]}	Hindi	Host
2009–2010	Music Ka Maha Muqqabla	Hindi	Superstar captain of Shaan's Strikers
2010	Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De	Hindi	Himself^[21]
2011	3rd Mirchi Music Awards^{[citation needed]}	Hindi	Host
25 March 2012	4th Mirchi Music Awards	Hindi	Host
2013	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa – Season 6	Hindi	Contestant^[22]
2014–2015	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014–2015	Hindi	Judge
2015–2017	The Voice India	Hindi	Coach/Judge
2016	The Voice India Kids	Hindi	Coach
2017	The Voice India Kids	Hindi	Judge/Coach
2019	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2019	Hindi	Judge
2020	Super Singer^[23]	Bengali	Judge
2021	Indian Pro Music League	Hindi	Captain of Bengal Tigers
2022	Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti	Hindi	Host
2023	Super Singer^[24]	Bengali	Judge

Popularity and public image

Shaan is described in the media as one of the most popular singers of Indian cinema.^[25]^[26] Shaan is also among the highest-paid singers in India.^[27] India TV placed him in its "Top 10 Bollywood Singers" of all time list.^[28] A total of six songs of his were placed in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time" list.^[29] Shaan is a member of the Board of Advisors of I.I.M.U.N., since 2021.^[30]

Awards and nominations

Shaan's song "Chand Sifarish" (from the movie Fanaa) and "Jab Se Tere Naina" (from Saawariya) won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award and the Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer - Male, in addition to receiving several other nominations. In 2002, he won the MTV Asia Music Award for best solo album for his album Tanha Dil.^[31] Following are the list of awards and nominations in different categories.

Year	Category	Song	Result
MTV Asia Music Awards
2002	Best Solo Album	"Tanha Dil"	Won^[31]
Zee Cine Award
2004	Best Playback Singer – Male	"Suno Na" from Jhankaar Beats	Won
2007	Best Playback Singer – Male	"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa	Won
2008	Best Playback Singer – Male	"Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya	Won
Bollywood Movie Awards
2007	Best Male Playback	"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa	Won
Star Screen Awards
2007	Best Male Playback	"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa	Won
Filmfare
2002	Best Playback Singer – Male	"Koi Kahein Kehta Raahein" from Dil Chahta Hai	Nominated
2003	Best Male Playback Award	"Nikamma" from Kya Dil Ne Kahan	Nominated
2006	Best Male Playback Award	"Dus Bahane" from Dus	Nominated
2007	Best Male Playback Award	"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa	Won
2008	Best Male Playback Award	"Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya	Won
Filmfare – South
2014	Kannada cinema: Best Playback Singer – Male	"Kannalle Kannittu" from Shravani Subramanya	Nominated
IIFA
2007	Best Male Playback Award	"Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa	Won
2008	Best Male Playback Award	"Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya	Won
2010	Best Male Playback Award	"Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" from 3 Idiots	Won
GIMA
2010	Best Male Playback Singer Award	"Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" from 3 Idiots	Won
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
2008	Best Song Award	"Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om" from Om Shanti Om	Won
Indian Television Academy Awards
2018	Best Title Music Song Award	"Tu Kahe Toh" from Haasil	Won
Producers Guild Film Awards
2006	Best Male Playback Singer Award	"Main Aisa Kyon Hoon" from Lakshya	Nominated
2008	Best Male Playback Singer Award	"Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya	Won
2015	Best Male Playback Singer Award	"Chaar Kadam" from PK	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b Sen, Torsha (21 November 2013). "Jeetey hai Shaan Se!". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b @singer_shaan (8 September 2016). "I have never been to Khandwa... Born and brought up in Mumbai. But My Inspiration was born in Khandwa:)" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 May 2022 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b Vijayakar, Rajiv (29 May 2012). "Death of the Bollywood Playback Singer". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram / Interview : Attuned to the lines of destiny". The Hindu. 23 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ Ganguly, Srijani (17 May 2017). "Giving talents their due exposure; that's what Shaan's wife, Radhika Mukherjee's music company is about". India Today. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ Vajpayee, Soumya (18 June 2022). "Father's Day Special: Shaan: Both my boys found their calling in music very early". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Sharma, Ria (21 June 2021). "World Music Day 2021: Shaan opens up on remixes, says 'songs with good melody, lyrics should be recreated'". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Shaan and Sagarika make their debut in Hindi pop with 'Naujawan'", India Today, 15 May 1996, retrieved 9 October 2021
^ "Shaan se, Sagarika", The New Indian Express, 3 March 2009, retrieved 9 October 2021
^ "As Shaan's son leaves for college, singer says 'Tanha Dil has come full circle'". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ Zaman, Rana Siddique (23 April 2010). "Sing me those days". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Music is in our blood – Sagarika". OneIndia.com. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015 – via Bollywood Hungama.
^ "Interview of the Week- Shaan, Musician". Musicplus. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Shaan is Teenyboppers' Delight – Bollywood Articles". Ww.smashits.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ Das, Ananya (30 September 2022). "On Shaan's birthday, we list down his 10 best tracks: From Musu Musu Hasi to Tanha Dil". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ Bangaliana, Sholoana (February 2023). "Upcoming Bengali Film Network Announced | Sholoanabangaliana Portal".
^ Srivastava, Priyanka (22 May 2007). "'I love winning awards'". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ Nagpal, Anju (20 March 2010). "Amul Music Ka Maha Muqqabla winner is Shankar's rockstar". news-live.net. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "Balwinder Singh... Famous Ho Gaya". Bollywood Hungama. January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Shaandar singer speaks his heart out". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ "Disney channel brings singing sensation shaan on popular tween show ishaan". Indian Television Dot Com. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ "I've pushed myself more in dance than music: Shaan". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2013.
^ "Super Singer welcomes new judges Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Shaan and Kaushiki Chakraborty". The Times of India. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Super Singer Season 4 to welcome Monali Thakur, Shaan and Rupam Islam as judges". The Times of India. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Chand Sifarish to Jab Se Tere Naina: Shaan's songs that dominated bollywood". Times of India. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Shaan's best 10 best tracks: From Musu Musu Hasi to Tanha Dil". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
^ "Concerts for crores!". Times of India. 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "Top 10 singers of Bollywood of all time". India TV. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ "100 Greatest Bollywood Song of All Time". BBC. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "I'm content with my achievements: Shaan". Hindustan Times. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

External links

Shaan at IMDb

[hind_Jeet-1] Sen, Torsha (21 November 2013). "Jeetey hai Shaan Se!". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[birthplace-2] @singer_shaan (8 September 2016). "I have never been to Khandwa... Born and brought up in Mumbai. But My Inspiration was born in Khandwa:)" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 May 2022 – via Twitter.

[:0-3] Vijayakar, Rajiv (29 May 2012). "Death of the Bollywood Playback Singer". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[:1-4] "Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram / Interview : Attuned to the lines of destiny". The Hindu. 23 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[5] Ganguly, Srijani (17 May 2017). "Giving talents their due exposure; that's what Shaan's wife, Radhika Mukherjee's music company is about". India Today. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[6] Vajpayee, Soumya (18 June 2022). "Father's Day Special: Shaan: Both my boys found their calling in music very early". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[:2-7] Sharma, Ria (21 June 2021). "World Music Day 2021: Shaan opens up on remixes, says 'songs with good melody, lyrics should be recreated'". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[8] "Shaan and Sagarika make their debut in Hindi pop with 'Naujawan'", India Today, 15 May 1996, retrieved 9 October 2021

[9] "Shaan se, Sagarika", The New Indian Express, 3 March 2009, retrieved 9 October 2021

[10] "As Shaan's son leaves for college, singer says 'Tanha Dil has come full circle'". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[11] Zaman, Rana Siddique (23 April 2010). "Sing me those days". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[12] "Music is in our blood – Sagarika". OneIndia.com. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015 – via Bollywood Hungama.

[13] "Interview of the Week- Shaan, Musician". Musicplus. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[14] "Shaan is Teenyboppers' Delight – Bollywood Articles". Ww.smashits.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[15] Das, Ananya (30 September 2022). "On Shaan's birthday, we list down his 10 best tracks: From Musu Musu Hasi to Tanha Dil". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[16] Bangaliana, Sholoana (February 2023). "Upcoming Bengali Film Network Announced | Sholoanabangaliana Portal".

[17] Srivastava, Priyanka (22 May 2007). "'I love winning awards'". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[18] Nagpal, Anju (20 March 2010). "Amul Music Ka Maha Muqqabla winner is Shankar's rockstar". news-live.net. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[bollywoodhungama-19] "Balwinder Singh... Famous Ho Gaya". Bollywood Hungama. January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[auto-20] "Shaandar singer speaks his heart out". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[21] "Disney channel brings singing sensation shaan on popular tween show ishaan". Indian Television Dot Com. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[22] "I've pushed myself more in dance than music: Shaan". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2013.

[23] "Super Singer welcomes new judges Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Shaan and Kaushiki Chakraborty". The Times of India. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[24] "Super Singer Season 4 to welcome Monali Thakur, Shaan and Rupam Islam as judges". The Times of India. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[25] "Chand Sifarish to Jab Se Tere Naina: Shaan's songs that dominated bollywood". Times of India. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[26] "Shaan's best 10 best tracks: From Musu Musu Hasi to Tanha Dil". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

[27] "Concerts for crores!". Times of India. 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[28] "Top 10 singers of Bollywood of all time". India TV. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[29] "100 Greatest Bollywood Song of All Time". BBC. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[30] "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[TanhaDil-31] "I'm content with my achievements: Shaan". Hindustan Times. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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Shaan (singer)

Early life and family

Career

Early years in musical career

Career in playback singing

Work as host and judge

Discography

Filmography

Films

Television

Popularity and public image

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links

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