Jaya Devkota Explained

Jaya Devkota
Native Name:	जय देवकोटा
Native Name Lang:	ne
Birth Date:	1992 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Khulunga-3, Rukum, Nepal
Occupation:	folk singer
Genre:	folk
Years Active:	2006–present

Jaya Devkota, also sometimes known as Jay Devkota, (Nepali: जय देवकोटा; born 8 March 1992) is a Nepalese folk singer.^[1] Born in Rukum,^[2] Devkota started his career in 2006 with the album Jeevan Bhayo Urath Bagara, Devkota has released more than 23 albums and more than 400 songs.^[1] His 2018 song "Barkha Lagechha"^[3] was nominated for a Sadhana Music Award.^[4]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Sadhana Music Award	Best Music
2018	National Power News Music Award	Best folk singer		^[5]
2019	Public Choice Award	Best folk singer		^[6]
2020	National Power News Music Award	Best folk duet singer		^[7]
2021	Box Office Dashain tihar Music Award	Best folk singer of the year

Notes and References

1. Web site: Life as a folk singer. kathmandupost.com.
2. Web site: लोकगीतको मौलिकतामा रमाउँदै जय. souryaonline.
3. Web site: गायक जय देबकोटाले ल्याए असारे गीत बर्खा लागेछ. osnepal.com. 2020-08-05. 2020-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20200224225717/http://www.osnepal.com/595815. dead.
4. Web site: साधना म्युजिक अवार्ड उत्कृष्ट पाँच मनोनयन सार्वजनिक. safalkabar.
5. Web site: नेशनल पावर न्युज म्युजिक अवार्ड–२०१८ सम्पन्न. nationalpowernews.com.
6. Web site: सर्वोत्कृष्ट गायक पब्लिक च्वाईस अवार्डबाट गायक जय देवकोटा सम्मानित. bihanionline.com. 2020-08-25. 2020-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20200224055729/http://bihanionline.com/2019/01/20656/. dead.
7. Web site: नेशनल पावर न्युज म्युजिक अवार्डको मनोनय सूची सार्वजनिक. ratopati.com.