Shrikant Narayan
{{short description|Indian stage and playback singer (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Shrikkant Narayan
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| birth_date = 17 January 1968
| birth_place = Mumbai, India
| origin = India
| instrument = Vocalist
| genre = Stage Singing, Light Singing, ghazal, playback singing
| occupation = Singer
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Shrikant Narayan (born 17 January 1968) is an Indian stage and playback singer, known for the Marathi song Dol Doltay Warya Vari which reached double platinum status in India in 1986.{{cite news | title = Shrikant Narayan recreates Rafi's magic in US | date = 8 September 2012 | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Shrikant-Narayan-recreates-Rafis-magic-in-US/articleshow/16296533.cms | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211083231/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-08/news-and-interviews/33678083_1_rafi-shrikant-narayan-bollywood | url-status = live | archive-date = 11 December 2013 | work = The Times of India | access-date = 23 December 2013}}{{cite news | first = Namita | last = Navis | title = Promising talent | date = 13 June 2008 | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/promising-talent/321959 | work = The Indian Express | accessdate = 23 December 2013}} Narayan records music in a number of languages; Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.{{cite web | url = http://shrikantnarayan.com/about.php | title = About – Shrikant Narayan | accessdate = 23 December 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140101083549/http://shrikantnarayan.com/about.php | archivedate = 1 January 2014 | df = dmy-all }}
Career
Narayan took part in music competitions during his youth, but did not pursue a singing career until winning a singing competition whilst attending Bhavan's College, Andheri in 1985–1986. He graduated from university in 1990 and would perform in the evenings, whilst working full-time during the day, latterly with pharmaceutical company May & Baker. Narayan would leave May & Baker in 1997 to perform full-time.{{cite news | first = Niilesh | last = Raje | title = How Shrikant Narayan became a voice of Mohammed Rafi | date = 11 June 2013 | url = http://www.merinews.com/article/how-shrikant-narayan-became-a-voice-of-mohammed-rafi/15886603.shtml | work = Merinews | accessdate = 23 December 2013}}
He has performed with Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shankar Mahadevan, Vinod Rathod and Sudesh Bhosle.
Narayan performed a 12-hour marathon concert titled Pukarta Chala Hoon Main in Mumbai on 25 December 2012, which featured 101 songs by Mohammed Rafi, to celebrate what would have been Rafi's 88th birthday.{{cite news | title = 12-hour marathon Mohammed Rafi concert on Dec 25 | date = 23 December 2012 | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/12-hour-marathon-mohammed-rafi-concert-on-december-25/1/239146.html | work = India Today | accessdate = 23 December 2013}}
Achievements and awards
Narayan has been awarded the Maharashtra Kalabhushan Award by the Maharashtra Government and the Jan Parishad Award by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
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Category:Bollywood playback singers
Category:Indian male playback singers
Category:Musicians from Mumbai
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