Kali Prasad Baskota
Kali Prasad Baskota काली प्रसाद बास्कोटा | |
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 Kali Prasad Baskota | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 16 December 1979 Nepal |
| Origin | Nepal |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Lyricist singer musician writer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar keyboard |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Labels | THT Live Kali Prasad Baskota |
| Website | kaliprasadbaskota |
Kali Prasad Baskota (Nepali: काली प्रसाद बास्कोटा) is a Nepali singer, musician and lyricist.[1][2][3] Baskota was a judge on the first and second Nepal Idol Reality show.[4]
Career
He started his music career since 2007/8, as a lyricist and composer for the highly popular song Chahana Sakiyo Bahana Sakiyo sung by Sashi Rawal. Some of his earlier hits are Laija Re sung by Hemant Rana, Bida nai deu baru sung by Azad Dhungana. His 2017 song called Saili sung by Hemant Rana was trending worldwide on No. 14 on YouTube after the first week of its release. In feature films he gave hit songs like Jaalma, Nira, Lappan Chappan, Panchi, Daiba Hey.[5][6][7][8] Kali did his singing debut from song Jaalma from the movie Resham filili which is of the biggest hit songs in Nepali movie industry. In fact, almost all his songs are hits and very well-received by Nepali music lovers.
In recent times, his song "Thamel Bazaar" from the movie Loot 2 (a sequel to the highly successful movie Loot and directed by Nischal Basnet) is one of the most viewed Nepali songs; it ranks third amongst the most viewed Nepali songs on YouTube. Some of his most recent hits are Ajambari sung by himself and Melina Rai for the movie Gangster Blues starring Aashirman DS Joshi and Anna Sharma, and Okhati from the movie Mr. Jholay starring Dayahang Rai.
Kali is a mechanical engineer by education, and worked at the famous Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Kathmandu for over a decade before becoming a full-time musician since 2015.
Kali is associated with Nepal Idol for both the season as one of the judges for the show.
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2007 | Hits Fm Awards | Best Pop Composition | Chahana Sakio | Nominated |
| 2010 | Hits Fm Awards | Best Pop Composition | Ke Nai Runu Chha Ra | Nominated |
| 2013 | Hits Fm Awards | Best Song Originally Recorded for a Movie Sound Track | Ekkai Chin Ma | Nominated |
| N/A | 5th Annual Annapurna Awards | Best Pop Composition | Ke Nai Runu Chha Ra | Won |
| 2014 | Nefta Awards | Best Music Composer | Malati Ko Bhatti | Nominated |
| 2015 | Hits Fm Awards | Best Song Originally Recorded for a Motion Picture Soundtrack | Jaalma | Won |
| 2015 | Pratibha Puraskar | N/A | Chhinnalata Nava | Won |
Discographys
- Entrance (2009) "with Sashi Rawal"
- Resham Filili (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2016)
References
- ^ "Kali Prasad Baskota (@kaliprasadb) | Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 11 May 2017.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Kali Prasad Baskota – Google+". Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Kali Prasad Baskota". facebook.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ neostuffs.com http://neostuffs.com/2017/01/nhyoo-barjracharya-kali-prasad-baskota-indira-joshi-judge-nepal-idol/. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Nira Jahile Risaune Singer Kali Prasad Baskota's Interview on Canada Nepal". ecanadanepal.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "KALI PRASAD BASKOTA – Street Nepal". streetnepal.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "My Daily Bread With Kali Prasad Baskota, singer". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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