Abhijeet Sawant
{{Short description|Indian singer and television anchor}}{{Short description|Indian Singer and Television actor (Born 1981)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|10|07}}
| birth_place = Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India
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| nationality = Indian
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|composer}}
| years_active = 2004–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Shilpa Edvankar|2007}}
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Abhijeet Sawant is an Indian singer, television actor, anchor and the winner of first season of Indian Idol.{{Cite web|title=Indian Idol 12 winner to win Rs 25 lakh; here's how much the previous winners won|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/article/indian-idol-12-winner-to-win-rs-25-lakh-here-s-how-much-the-previous-winners-won/798609|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}} He was the first runner up of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star and finished third in Asian Idol.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-20|title=Indian Idol's First Winner Abhijeet Sawant Is Looking For Work Amid Lockdown- Details Inside! - Zee5 News|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/?p=606288|access-date=2021-08-14|website=ZEE5|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=March 21, 2018|title=Remember Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant? Here's what he is planning to do next|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/remember-indian-idol-winner-abhijeet-sawant-here-s-what-he-is-planning-to-do-next-1194080-2018-03-21|access-date=2021-08-14|website=India Today|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2008-07-14|title=Rahul Vaidya is the 'Superstar'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/rahul-vaidya-is-the-superstar/story-0dVNGUwi57oqofKm3jMS0L.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}} He was also the first runner up of Bigg Boss Marathi 5.{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Marathi 5 Finale: Suraj Chavan Lifts Trophy, Abhijeet Sawant Is First Runner-Up |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-marathi-season-5-grand-finale-suraj-chavan-wins-trophy-abhijeet-sawant-named-first-runner-up-6733143 |access-date= |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}
Early life
Sawant was born on 7 October 1981. He grew up in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra and developed an interest in music. Sawant has revealed that he was not a good student academically, and it was his uncle, a professional artist who guided Sawant in finding his career path. While working on his music career, he studied sound engineering, and IT at University of Mumbai.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Abhijeet Sawant: The Stardom, The Fall And The Rise Of A Star |url=https://jay-ho.com/abhijeet-sawant-the-stardom-the-fall-and-the-rise-of-a-star/ |website=jay-ho.com |language=en}} After graduating from Chetana College of Commerce & Economics, Sawant joined the music industry.{{cite web|title=Abhijeet Sawant Profile|url=http://www.marathisanmaan.com/bollywood-actors/abhijeet-sawant-2|date=1 September 2014|access-date=27 January 2019}}
Career
=Singing=
Abhijeet Sawant won the 1st season of Indian Idol, an adaptation of the Pop Idol format, in 2004. His first solo album, Aapka Abhijeet Sawant, was released on 14 April 2005. That year he also did playback singing in the movie Aashiq Banaya Aapne, performing the song Mar Jaawan Mit Jaawan.{{cite web |title=The value of singers in the industry has reduced: Abhijeet Sawant |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/the-value-of-singers-in-the-industry-has-reduced-abhijeet-sawant/story-DAuE5wOCS0RmasfbkOQOYM.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=3 August 2016}}
His second album, Junoon, was released on 10 July 2007. The title track charted in India.{{cite web |title=Indian Idol's First Winner Abhijeet Sawant Is Looking For Work Amid Lockdown- Details Inside! - Zee5 News |url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/indian-idols-first-winner-abhijeet-sawant-is-looking-for-work-amid-lockdown-details-inside |website=ZEE5 |language=en |date=20 April 2021}}
Abhijeet Sawant was a finalist of Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar on Star Plus in 2008. The show was a competition between the winners and runners-up of various singing reality shows on Indian television. Sawant became the first runner up of the show.
He released his third studio album in 2013 which was titled Farida.{{Cite web|title=Abhijeet Sawant launches new album - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/abhijeet-sawant-launches-new-album/1100937/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}{{Cite web|date=2013-04-10|title=Coming from a reality show: Abhijeet Sawant|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/coming-from-a-reality-show-abhijeet-sawant/story-wbJdLv7btgHTXA9gPHuiZN.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}
=Acting=
Sawant made his acting debut in the movie Lottery in 2009.{{cite news |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Abhijeet-Sawant-hits-jackpot/articleshow/3695671.cms|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120707151157/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-11/news-interviews/27949691_1_music-videos-big-plunge-murder-conspiracy|url-status= live|archive-date= 7 July 2012|title=Abhijeet Sawant hits jackpot! |author=Zinia Sen |work= The Times of India|date= 11 November 2008 }} He also made a small appearance at the end of film Tees Maar Khan.
He made a special appearance as himself in the romantic drama series Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai and thriller crime series C.I.D.
=Other=
Sawant and his wife Shilpa participated in the Dancing Reality Show Nach Baliye (Season 4) in (2008–2009). They were eliminated after facing public votes.{{cite web |url=http://www.abhijeetsawant.in/news/abhijeet-sawant-news-9.html |title=Abhijeet and Shilpa Sawant in Nach Baliye 4 |publisher=Abhijeetsawant.in |access-date=7 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721145902/http://www.abhijeetsawant.in/news/abhijeet-sawant-news-9.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}
He co-hosted Indian Idol 5 along with Hussain Kuwajerwala.
He has joined the Shiv Sena with a mandate to attract youth to the party fold.{{Cite web|title=First 'Indian Idol' Abhijeet Sawant joins Shiv Sena|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/first-indian-idol-abhijeet-sawant-joins-shiv-sena-398634|access-date=2021-08-14|website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite web|last=Gangan|first=Surendra|date=2009-07-26|title=Abhijeet Sawant joins Shiv Sena|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-abhijeet-sawant-joins-shiv-sena-1277160|access-date=2021-08-14|website=DNA India|language=en}}
In 2024, he competed and finished as the runner-up of Bigg Boss Marathi Season 5{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Marathi 5: Internet Claims Abhijeet Sawant Didn't Win The Trophy Due To This Reason |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/bigg-boss-marathi-5-internet-claims-abhijeet-sawant-didnt-win-the-trophy-due-to-this-reason-9078162.html |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=News18 |language=en}}.
In 2025, he competed on Celebrity MasterChef India where he was the second person to be eliminated.
Road incident in 2010
In 2010, Sawant and his friend Prajakta Shukre (with three other aspiring singers) were driving their individual cars in Santa Cruz (Mumbai), returning from a singers' meet. Shukre's car rammed into a scooter injuring two people. As public gathered, Sawant came out to help his friend. But an angry mob beat him. Later, police arrived rescuing them from mob.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/indian-idol-sawant-beaten-up-in-mumbai/articleshow/7026065.cms |title=Indian Idol Sawant beaten up in Mumbai |date=2 December 2010 |newspaper=TOI}}
Discography
Original Albums
- Aap Kaa Abhijeet Sawant — 2005, Sony BMG Music India
- Junoon — 2007, Sony BMG Music India
- Farida — 2013, Universal Music India
- Fakira — 2018, Universal music India
=As playback singer=
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|+ As singer ! Year !! Song !! Film !! Composer !! Co-singer(s) | ||||
| 2005 | "Mar Jaavan Mit Jaavan" | Aashiq Banaya Aapne | Himesh Reshammiya | Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 2006 | "Yaad Teri Yaad" | Jawani Diwani - A Youthful Joyride | Sajid–Wajid | Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2010 | "Happy Ending" | Tees Maar Khan | Vishal–Shekhar | Harshit Saxena, Debojit Saha, Prajakta Shukre |
| 2012 | "Bechain Sapne" | Chittagong | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | |
| 2014 | "Sar Sukhachi Shravani" | Mangalashtak Once More | Nilesh Moharir | Bela Shende |
| 2014 | "Beating Beating" | Ishq Wala Love | S. J. Surya | Neha Rajpal, Kirti Killedar |
| 2015 | "Ye Na" | Baji | Atif Afzal | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016 | "Sau Tarah Ke Revisited" | rowspan="2" | Dishoom | rowspan="2" | Pritam | Aditi Singh Sharma |
| "Ishqa" | ||||
| 2017 | "Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna" | "Single" | Shomu Seal | None |
| 2017 | "Rangreza" | "Duet" | Sukumar Dutta | Pragya Patra |
| 2019 | "Tera Rishta" | “Single” | Shahzeb Tejani | Shahzeb Tejani |
| 2023 | "Tum Ho Nazmm Hamaarii" | Moods with Melodies | Himesh Reshammiya | None |
Filmography
= Films =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2009
|Rohit Awasthi |
| 2010
|Himself |Special appearance |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2004 - 2005
|Contestant |
| rowspan="2" |2005
| rowspan="2" |Himself |
| CID
| |
| 2007
| rowspan="3" |Contestant |
| 2008
|Runner-up |
| 2008 - 2009
|13th Place |
| 2010
|Host | |
| 2011
|Contestant | |
| 2015
|Himself | |
| 2018
|Mentor | |
| 2024
|rowspan="2"|Contestant |
| 2025
|11th Place |
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3234147/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Abhijeet Sawant] on IMDB
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