Abhijeet Sawant
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 7 October 1981
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, Anchor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Abhijeet Sawant is an Indian singer, television actor, anchor and the winner of Indian Idol (Season 1).[1] He was the first runner up of Clinic All Clear – Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar and finished third in Asian Idol.[2][3][4]
Early life[]
Sawant was born on 7 October 1981. He grew up in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra and developed an interest in music. After graduating from Chetana College of Commerce & Economics, Sawant became keen on joining and working in the music industry.[5]
Career[]
Singing[]
Abhijeet Sawant won the first season of Indian Idol, an adaptation of the Pop Idol format, in 2004. His first solo album, Aapka Abhijeet Sawant, was released on 7 April 2005. That year he also did playback singing in the movie Aashiq Banaya Aapne, performing the song Marjawaan Mitjawaan.[6]
His second album, Junoon, was released on 10 July 2007. The title track charted in India.[7]
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.[8][9]
Acting[]
Sawant made his acting debut in the movie Lottery in 2009.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12][13]
In 2010, he was arrested in charges of a hit and run case.[14][15] Although he denied it and said he was not drunk during accident.[16]
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[]
Year | Song | Film | Composer | Co-singer(s) |
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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, |
2015 | "Ye Na" | Baji | Atif Afzal | |
2016 | "Sau Tarah Ke Revisited" "Ishqa" |
Dishoom | Pritam | Aditi Singh Sharma Antara Mitra |
2017 | "Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna" |
"Single" | None | |
2017 | "Rangreza" |
"Duet" |
Television[]
- C.I.D. (Indian TV series)
- Comedy Circus, Sony Entertainment Television
- Nach Baliye, Star Plus
- Hosted Indian Idol 5, Sony Entertainment Television
- Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai as Special Appearance,Sony Entertainment Television
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Singer
- Love Me India as a mentor of west zone he represent maharashtra kids singer .
Filmography[]
- Lottery as the main lead-2009
- Tees Maar Khan Special Appearance
References[]
- ^ "Indian Idol 12 winner to win Rs 25 lakh; here's how much the previous winners won". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Indian Idol's First Winner Abhijeet Sawant Is Looking For Work Amid Lockdown- Details Inside! - Zee5 News". ZEE5. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ DelhiMarch 21, Indo-Asian News Service New; March 21, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 12:05. "Remember Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant? Here's what he is planning to do next". India Today. Retrieved 14 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Rahul Vaidya is the 'Superstar'". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Abhijeet Sawant Profile". 1 September 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "The value of singers in the industry has reduced: Abhijeet Sawant". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Indian Idol's First Winner Abhijeet Sawant Is Looking For Work Amid Lockdown- Details Inside! - Zee5 News". ZEE5. 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Abhijeet Sawant launches new album - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Coming from a reality show: Abhijeet Sawant". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Zinia Sen (11 November 2008). "Abhijeet Sawant hits jackpot!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Abhijeet and Shilpa Sawant in Nach Baliye 4". Abhijeetsawant.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "First 'Indian Idol' Abhijeet Sawant joins Shiv Sena". NDTV.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Gangan, Surendra (26 July 2009). "Abhijeet Sawant joins Shiv Sena". DNA India. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Indian Idol Abhijit Sawant beaten up, friend arrested". NDTV.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Abhijeet Sawant assaulted after road mishap - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "We were not drunk during accident, says Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant". NDTV.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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- Indian Idol winners
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