Rajesh Payal Rai

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Rajesh Payal Rai
Rajesh Payal Rai
Background information
Born	(1975-09-30) 30 September 1975 (age 45) Khotang District, Nepal
Genres	Modern Songs, Playback Singer
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	From 1992
Labels	Darshan Namaste Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Nepal Cassette, Music Nepal, Master Records, Music Nepal, Moonlight Records, Santana Records, Dhawalagiri Cassette, Ranjana Music Industries,Silver Entertainment

Rajesh Payal Rai and Anju Panta, performing live in Sydney in the event organised by NepaliTouch Australia.

Rajesh Payal Rai (Nepali: राजेश पायल राई) (born 30 September 1975) is a Nepalese singer and actor. Referred to in the media as the "Rai is King", he is known as a versatile singer in the Nepali music industry. He has done playback singing for more than one hundred Nepali movies. In addition, he has recorded several private albums such as Darshan Namaste, Rai is King, Syamuna etc. He has sung Japanese and Bhojpuri songs as well. He performed on a world wide tour and won several music awards from 1995-2015.He also participated in Melancholy, an environmental song conceptualized, written, composed and directed by Environmentalist Nipesh DHAKA and performed by 365 Nepali artists setting the Guinness World Records.^[1]

Childhood[]

Rajesh Payal Rai was born in Khotang district of Nepal. His father is Ratna Rai ( former chief of Khotang District, Ex British Gurkha) and his mother is Sancha Laxmi Rai. He has four brothers and one older sister Namita. He grew up in Buipa, Khotang.

Musical career[]

Rai recorded "failiyo maya dubo sari" in 1992, after he came to Kathmandu on completion of his high school. Instantly, he was given opportunities to record new songs and perform live on stage programmes.

He has already sung for five hundred Nepali movies, setting a new record in the history of the Nepali film industry.

Rajesh , who was known as a modern & filmy singer, has also ventured into folk singing with the release of his folk album jadow & jadow-2.

In the course of performing on stage shows, Rajesh has travelled to Hongkong (16 times), South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, U.K., USA, the Gulf countries, and others, to perform for the Nepalese diaspora. He also went on a Nepal tour, singing in all 14 zones.

List of albums[]

Awards and recognition[]

|Nati Kaji Yuba Puraskar; |2018

Videos[]

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50dihJShaqQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1025EJ2Fyrg

Songs[]

• Darshan Namaste
• Namaga Ma Sanga Sahara Namaga
• Rai Is King
• Maya Nisthuri
• Maya Gardainau Re
• Ukali Janu
• Bhetai Ma Bhayo
• Palkiyo Palkiyo
• Timi Sanga
• Sunkoshi ko cheu
• Sarai Beauty
• Timro Muskan
• Sagar Sari Chokho Maya
• Failiyo Maya Dubo Sari
• Timle Bato Fereu Arey
• Maina Raja Maina Rani
• Kyarum
• Ukali Ma Jada Jadai
• Hini Jane Batuwako
• Maile Mayale Diyeko
• Timro Tasbir
• Nisthuri Lai
• Aaja Voli Timile
• Timilai Roje
• Soi Dhole Soi
• Nisthuri Mayale
• Lukera Hereu Mayale
• Timilai Roje
• dui chulthi badne lai
• ma ta marchu ki kya ho thuli
• diktel bazar
• nai nabhannu la 2
• ukali ma jada jadai e mero hajur 2
• mohani lagaune
• bas ma chaina mero mann
• diktel bazar 2
• intu mintu london ma
• sirai ful sirbandi
• timi jasti subasili
• khas ta kehi chaina
• yeta kulo katda kheri
• asato ma satgamay
• setamagurali
• yani maya
• rato galbandi
• aakhako nani vitra
• fulai fulko mausam timilai
• da da da darshan
• Yamano (Japanese)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• "Interview with Rajesh Hamal". Jpthk.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009.
• "Murchunga.net - Rajesh Payal Rai". Murchunga.net.
• http://www.rajeshpayalrai.com/ retrieved on 29 December 2012
• http://www.filmykhabar.com/pictures/504/12654/
• "Rajesh Payal Rai's four musical offerings". Texasnepal.com. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
• "Cybersansar - Rajesh Payal Rai". cybersansar.com. Retrieved 29 December 2012.