Rahul Pandey

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Rahul Pandey (राहुल पाण्डेय)

| image =

| caption = Singer Rahul Pandey at the Music Launch of the film Happy Ending in 2014

| birth_name = Rahul Pandey

| birth_date = 4 November

| birth_place = kolkata, West Bengal, India

| years_active = 2014–present

| occupation = Bollywood Playback Singer

| genre = Bollywood Music, Playback Singing in Hindi & Regional Films.

| instrument = Guitar, keyboard, Ukulele.

| website = http://www.rahulpandeylive.com/

}}

Rahul Pandey (Devanagari: राहुल पाण्डेय) is an Indian Bollywood Playback singer and Songwriter. He debuted in the Indian Film industry with the song Haseena Tu kameena Mein from the movie Happy Ending in 2014. In 2015 he sang the song Jab We Met from the movie Hero.{{cite news |date=28 August 2015 |title= Rahul Pandey: Sachin-Jigar know what makes the youth click |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Rahul-Pandey-Sachin-Jigar-know-what-makes-the-youth-click/articleshow/48695981.cms |work=Times of India}}{{cite news |date=28 November 2014 |title= Happy Beginning - The film Happy Ending launches a new playback singer — Rahul Pandey |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/happy-beginning-3/ |work=Indian Express}}{{cite news |date=29 September 2015 |title= Melody matters - Rahul discusses his musical inclinations |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150928/entertainment-tvmusic/article/melody-matters |work=DECCAN CHRONICLE}}{{cite news |date=20 September 2015 |title= Jab We Met Rahul - Rahul Pandey feels a playback singer in Bollywood has to face a lot of insecurities |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/jab-we-met-rahul/135211.html |work=Tribune India}}{{cite news |title= Rahul Pandey – Kolkata boy making it big in Bollywood |url=http://www.tollykata.com/music/rahul-pandey-kolkata-boy-making-it-big-in-bollywood/ |work=Tollykata}}

{{cite news |date=8 September 2015 |title= Rahul Pandey readies to release new English single |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/150908-rahul-pandey-readies-release-new-english |work=Radio And Music}}{{cite news |date=17 September 2015 |title=lake gardens dweller promising rahul pandey gets cordial invitation from bollywood |url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/lake-gardens-dweller-promising-rahul-pandey-gets-cordial-invitation-from-bollywood-1.209162 |work=Anandabazar Patrika}}

Rahul Pandey sang two songs, Feel The Rhythm & Show Me Your Moves in Tiger Shroff starrer Munna Michael (2017)

Early life

Rahul Pandey was born to Mr. Hirdesh Pandey & Mrs. Renu Pandey in Kolkata, West Bengal.{{cite news |date=20 September 2015 |title=Bong song |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150920/jsp/7days/story_43492.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002546/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150920/jsp/7days/story_43492.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |work=The Telegraph India}} He did his early schooling from Birla High School, Kolkata and then finished his college studies from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. For Post-graduation, he moved to Mumbai to pursue business management from IIPM, Mumbai. He is an MBA in Marketing. After completing MBA, Rahul worked with an MNC for a year and then joined a production house as the Brand Manager. After this, he got into music full-time and started chasing his dream of becoming a playback singer in 2012.{{cite news |date=23 December 2014 |title=Rahul Pandey: Meeting Sachin Jigar was the turning point of my life |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/rahul-pandey-meeting-sachin-jigar-was-turning-point-my-life-141223 |work=Radio and Music}}{{cite web |title=This MBA Grad Quit his Job to Become a Playback Singer |url=http://baysidejournal.com/wp/this-mba-grad-quit-his-job-to-become-a-playback-singer/ |work=baysidejournal.com}}

Career

Rahul Pandey debuted with the Bollywood hit song Haseena tu kameena mein from the 2014 romantic comedy Hindi film Happy Ending.{{cite news |date=1 November 2014 |title= SAIF, ILEANA, GOVINDA GROOVE TO HAPPY ENDING TRACKS |url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=SAIF-ILEANA-GOVINDA-GROOVE-TO-HAPPY-ENDING-TRACKS-01112014102005# |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040655/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=SAIF-ILEANA-GOVINDA-GROOVE-TO-HAPPY-ENDING-TRACKS-01112014102005 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |work=The Times of India}} Rahul thereafter sang the song Jab We Met from the movie Hero.{{cite news |date=20 September 2015 |title= Jab We Met Rahul... |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/jab-we-met-rahul/135211.html |work=tribuneindia}} Rahul has also sung Telugu hits like Hey Akhil from the movie Akhil – The Power Of Jua{{cite news |date=21 September 2015 |title= Tollywood playback debut for ex techie - After Hero, Rahul Pandey seems to be the voice for newcomers as he debuts with Akhil's film |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150920/entertainment-tollywood/article/tollywood-playback-debut-ex-techie |work=DECCAN CHRONICLE}}{{cite news |date=19 November 2015 |title= Rahul Pandey croons a Telugu song |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/151119-rahul-pandey-croons-telugu-song# |work=Radio and Music}}{{cite news |title= Hey Akhil Unplugged Is Far Better |url=http://www.teluguodu.com/hey-akhil-unplugged-is-far-better/ |work=Teluguodu}} and the song Alare Aala from the movie Soukhyam.{{cite news |date=23 April 2016 |title= Tollywood's love for B-town singers, Rahul Pandey, who sang Akhil's title song and Alare Aala in Soukhyam says |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/230416/tollywood-s-love-for-b-town-singers.html |work=DECCAN CHRONICLE}}

Rahul also sang two songs Feel The Rhythm and Show Me Your Moves in Tiger Shroff starrer Munna Michael. Rahul has recently performed at Waltair Park, Vizag and rocked the show.

Discography

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Year !! Song Name !! Film Name !! Language !! Music Director !! Lyricist !! Singer !! Co-Singers !! Director !! Producer
2014	Haseena Tu Kameena Mein	Happy Ending	Hindi	Sachin–Jigar	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Rahul Pandey	Shruti Pathak & Siddharth Basrur	Raj and D.K.	Saif Ali Khan, Dinesh Vijan, Sunil Lulla
2015	Jab We Met	Hero	Hindi	Sachin–Jigar	Niranjan Iyengar	Rahul Pandey	Shalmali Kholgade	Nikhil Advani	Salman Khan, Subhash Ghai
2015	Hey Akhil	Akhil – The Power Of Jua	Telugu	Anup Rubens	Krishna Chaitanya	Rahul Pandey	Anup Rubens	V. V. Vinayak	Nithiin, Sudhakar Reddy
2015	Alare Aala	Soukhyam	Telugu	Anup Rubens	Ramajogayya Sastry	Rahul Pandey	Manisha Eerabathini	A. S. Ravikumar Chowdary	V. Anand Prasad
2015	Na Jaane Kyun	Mere Genie Uncle	Hindi	Vandana Vadehra	Vandana Vadehra	Rahul Pandey	Gwen	Ashish Bhavsar	Raju Gada, Ashish Bhavsar, Paresh Mehta
2015	Kuchh Toh Ho Raha Hai	Tera Mera Tedha Medha	Hindi	Chittaranjan Tripathy	Swanand Kirkire	Rahul Pandey	Sachin	Chittaranjan Tripathy	Sanjiv Chopra
2016	Double Ok	Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay	Tamil	D. Imman	Yugabharathi	Rahul Pandey	NA	Inbasekhar	Siva Rameshkumar
2017	Feel The Rhythm	Munna Michael	Hindi	Pranaay	Pranaay, Sabbir Khan	Rahul Pandey	NA	Sabbir Khan	Viki Rajani