Ajesh
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ajesh Ashok |
| Also known as | Ajeesh |
| Genres | Film Score |
| Occupation | Singer/Composer |
| Years active | 2010-present |
Ajesh (or Ajeesh) is an Indian singer-turned-composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1][2]
Early life
Ajesh was born and brought up in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. His mother happened to find music in him at a very young age and helped him take up Carnatic music lessons. He went on to explore other forms of music later. He did his schooling in Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School, and then got a Visual Communication degree from Loyola College, Chennai.[3]
Career
As a Singer
Ajesh started singing live stage concerts and TV shows at a very young age and was very focused on pursuing music throughout. His appearance on Sun TV's Sapthaswarangal hosted by A.V.Ramanan in 1994 is still on YouTube. Since the age of 12 he has been a part of kids chorus for various composers such as Ilaiyaraaja, A.R.Rahman and Vidyasagar. In 2009, he was crowned the winner of the popular reality based singing competition Airtel Super Singer, chosen by the public through voting and also by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. Later in 2010, Yuvan made Ajesh sing the famous romantic number Idhu Varai for the soundtrack of the Tamil movie, Goa,[4][5] which was his debut song in films.
As a Composer
In June 2013, he released an independent music album titled, Rain, College, Love - The Connect.[6] He was then asked to compose for movies, but he was 'reluctant at first' he says, because he had no experience in composing background score. Then he started working on short films and documentaries, which gave him a lot of confidence to score for movies. He then debuted as a composer with the Tamil film Paambhu Sattai, which released in March 2017.
Discography
As a Singer
| Year | Song | Film | Music Composer | Language | Co-Singers | Accolades |
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| 2010 | Idhu Varai | Goa | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | Andrea Jeremiah | Won - Vijay Music Award for Most Popular Melody of the Year Won - Mirchi Music Award for Best Upcoming Singer of the Year Nominated - Vijay Music Award for Best Debut Singer of the Year |
| Thooral Thedum | Uthamaputhiran | Vijay Antony | Tamil | Janaki Iyer | ||
| 2012 | Idhazhin Oram [7] | 3 | Anirudh Ravichander | Tamil | Anirudh | Nominated - Big Tamil Melody Awards for Best Singer Male |
| Yedhalo Oka Mounam | 3 | Anirudh Ravichander | Telugu | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| Tan Ye Mera | 3 | Anirudh Ravichander | Hindi | Shruti Hassan | ||
| Nimirndhu nil | Sattam Oru Iruttarai | Vijay Antony | Tamil | |||
| 2013 | Paadhagal | Immanuel | Afzal Yusuf | Malayalam | ||
| 2014 | Kangalai Oru | Thegidi | Nivas Prasanna | Tamil | ||
| Kallalo Oka | Bhadram | Nivas Prasanna | Telugu | |||
| Nenjukkulla Nee | Vadacurry | Vivek — Mervin | Tamil | Vijay Prakash, Diwakar | ||
| 2016 | Yedhedho Penne | Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Tamil | ||
| Kadhakaadhey | Remo | Anirudh Ravichander | Telugu | Srinidhi Venkatesh | ||
| 2017 | Neeyum Naanum | Paambhu Sattai | Ajesh | Tamil | ||
| Yaavum Needhaaney | Thiri | Ajesh | Tamil | |||
| 2019 | Pathikichu Paathiyaa | Kee | Vishal Chandrasekar | Tamil | ||
| 2020 | Karichaan Kuyile | Sarbath | Ajesh | Tamil | ||
| Theera Theera | Sarbath | Ajesh | Tamil | Saindhavi |
As a Music Composer
Films
| Year | Film | Director | Language | Production | Type | Record Label | Accolades | Notes |
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| 2017 | Paambhu Sattai | Adam Dasan | Tamil | Manobala's Picture House | Feature | Think Music India | Won - Mirchi Music Award for
Best Upcoming Composer Album of the Year |
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| Thiri | Ashok Amirthraj | Tamil | Seashore Gold Production | Feature | Trend Music India | Jointly composed songs and BGM with Thaman.S. | ||
| 2020 | Sarbath | Prabhakaran | Tamil | Seven Screen Studio | Feature | Think Music India |
Other Projects
| Year | Project |
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| 2013 | Rain, College, Love - The Connect [6][8] |
| 2015 | Theme song for ISL Team Kerala Blasters |
| 2017 | Half Boil (web series for YouTube) |
| 2018 | Title song for TV Serial Sivagami for Colors Tamil |
| 2020 | Sakiye (Indie Single) |
References
- ^ "Does Chennai strike the right chord? city pulse". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Ace and Grace - Singer Ajeesh". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Loyola College's Ignite '10 saw myriad talents set the stage ablaze". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "From the 'Goa' front". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Airtel Super Singer 2008 Live Finale". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ a b "An umbrella of songs from a rain man". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "3 Music Review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Charting their own course". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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