INFORMATION
| Artist Birtday : | 03/03/1967 (Age 57) |
| Born In : | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Occupation(s) : | Singer, composer |
| Genres : | Indian music |
| Web Site : | www.shankarmahadevan.com/ |
Shankar Mahadevan is a famous Indian singer. He was born on 3 March 1967 in a Tamil Family in Chembur, Mumbai, Maharastra. He was married to Sangeeta Shankar Mahadevan. He has 2 sons who are Siddharth Mahadevan and Shivam Mahadevan.
His favorite singers are Balamurli, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, and Mohammed Rafi.
He was playing the Veena at the age of 5. In 1998, He released his first album Breathless.
He has a mentor on the Zee TV musical reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge in 2009.
He has been awarded many awards in different years The “National Award” is three times Best Male Playback Singer” and Once for “Best Music Director”.
In 2007, He has awarded the “Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award” for outstanding contribution to Indian film music.
In 2009, “Asianet Film Award” for ‘Best Male Playback’ and “Annual Malayalam Movie Awards” for ‘Best Male Singer’.
In 2011, the “Kerala Film Critics Award” for ‘Best Male Playback Singer’ and the “Lata Mangeshkar Award”.
In 2012, “MAA Music Award” for ‘Best Male Playback Singer’.
In 2015, “Tulu Cinemotsava Awards” for ‘Best Playback Singer’.
In 2019, he “Padma Shri Award” for his contributions to Film Music under the category Arts.
