Rajesh Payal Rai

Rajesh Payal Rai
Rajesh Payal Rai
Background information
Born	September 30, 1975 Khotang District, Nepal
Genres	Modern Songs, Playback Singer
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	From 1992
Labels	Darshan Namaste Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Nepal Cassette, Music Nepal, Master Records, Music Nepal, Moonlight Records, Santana Records, Dhowlagiri 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 (Template:Lang-ne) (b. September 30, 1975) is a Nepali 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 soundtrack singing for more than one hundred Nepali movies. In addition, he has recorded several private albums such as Darshan Namaste, Rai is King and Syamuna etc. He has sung Japanese and Bhojpuri songs as well. He performed on a world wide tour and won several musical awards from 1995-2015.He also participated in Melancholy, an environmental song by 365 Nepali artists which set in Guinness World Records, conceptulized, written, music composed and directed by Environmentalist Nipesh DHAKA.

Childhood

Rajesh Payal Rai was born in Khotang district of Nepal. His father is Ratna Rai ( former chief of Khotang District, Ex British Army) and his mother is Sancha Laxi 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 requested 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 traveled to Hongkong (16 times), South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, U.K., USA and Gulf countries, among others, to perform for the Nepalese diaspora. He also went on a Nepal tour, singing in all 14 zones.

List of albums

Title	Year	Label
Murchana	1995	Rima Recording
Purwama Ranga Chadecha	1995	Nepal Cassette
Just For You	1997	Music Nepal
Love Letter	1998	Music Nepal
Baiguni Raichow Mayalu	1999	Moonlight Records
Nigaha	2001	Master Records
Jadou	2004	Santana Records
Kamana	2006	Dhowlagiri Cassette
Jadou 2	2008	SAV
Darshan Namaste	2009	Ranjana Music Industries
Rai Is King	2010	Ranjana Music Industries
Jadou 3	2011	Ranjana Music Industries
Made In Nepal	2011	Ranjana Music Industries
Murchana 2	2011	Ranjana Music Industries
Aasewaro (Limbu Songs)	2011	Ranjana Music Industries
Darshan Namaste 2	2013	Darshan Namaste Ent./Silver Ent.
Darshan Namaste 3	2016	Bindhyawasini music

Awards and recognition

Title	Year	Label
Gold Medal Radio Nepal Modern Song Competition	1995	Radio Nepal
Best Playback Singer- Film Chunauti	1997	Kollywood Cine Award
National Vision Busy Award	1998
Special Honor By Dharan Municipality at Dharan Festival 2055B.S.(1999A.D.)	1999	Dharan Municipality
Narayan Gopal Yuba Puraskar	2005	Narayan Gopal Sangit Kosh
Song Of The Year — Kamana	2007	Tuborg Image Award
Best Singer Of The Year — Kamana	2007	Hits Fm Music Award
Album Of The Year — Kamana	2007	Hits Fm Music Award
Best Singer Of The Year	2007	Kalika Fm Music Award
Best Male Playback Singer	2007	Kalika Fm Music Award
Best Singer Of The Year	2008	Annapurna Fm Music Award
Best Folk Song Of The Year(Balla Bhet Bho) - Jadou 2	2009	Tuborg Image Award
Popular Song Of The Year - Darshan Namaste	2009	Annaurna Fm Music Award
Best Singer Of The Year	2009	Kantipur FM 96.1 Annual Award
Chinnalata Prativa Puraskar	2010	Chinnalata Geet Puraskar Guthi
Best Singer Of The Year	2010	Kantipur FM 96.1 Annual Award
Best Singer Of The Year	2011	Kantipur FM 96.1 Annual Award
Best Pop Singer Of The Year	2011	Kalika FM Music Award
Album Of The Year - Rai Is King	2011	Hits FM Music Award
Best Playback Singer of the Year Movies "JHOLE" 2014	2014	TUBORG IMAGE AWARD
Best Playback Singer of the Year Movies "JHOLE" 2014	2014	BINDHAWASINI MUSIC AWARD
Lux Kamana Critics Award 2016	2016	LUX KAMANA FILM AWARDS
Rai is King Day, Every November 5	2017	Rochester, Mayor Lovely Warrren, USA
Guinness World Record, An Environmental Song by 365 Nepali Artists	2017	Melancholy (Participated; As a Rapper)

Videos

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

Songs

• Darshan Namaste
• Hijo Samma
• 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
• Nisthuri lai maya gari

External links

• Official website
• "Interview with Rajesh Hamal". Jpthk.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Murchunga.net - Rajesh Payal Rai". Murchunga.net.
• http://www.rajeshpayalrai.com/ retrieved on 29/12/2012
• 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.