Ravi Tripathi Explained

Ravi K. Tripathi
Birth Place:	Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India^[1]
Genre:	Bollywood
Years Active:	2006–present
Label:	Times Music, Fountain Music Company, WorldWide Records
Associated Acts:	Bappi Lahiri, Kailash Kher, Shaan, Suresh Wadkar, Ankit Tiwari

Ravi K. Tripathi is an Indian playback singer, composer and music director. He competed on the television music reality show Indian Idol in season 2 in 2006. He was the only Indian artist to have been invited to perform and represent India at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Asian Games, in Guangzhou, China.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Career

In 2005, Tripathi participated in the second season of Indian music reality show Indian Idol and was the top finalist. He hosted the singing reality show Close Up Performer^{[9] [10]} on Doordarshan in 2008. His first solo album, Baatain, was released on 26 February 2009 by Times Music and received a positive response.^[11] In that same year, he made his Bollywood debut with the song "India Se Aaya Tera Dost" from the film Chandni Chowk to China.

In 2010, Tripathi was invited to perform at the closing ceremony of the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China, the only Indian performer after actor Raj Kapoor to have entertained a Chinese audience. His second album, Sri Siddhivinayak Morya, was released in 2009 by Worldwide Records.^[12] He has also lent his voice to some TV shows including Ramayan.^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]}

Television

Year	width=140	Show	width=140	Role	width=140	Channel
2006	Indian Idol (season 2)	Participant (Top 6 finalist)	Sony TV
2008	Close-up Performer	Host	Doordarshan

Discography

Year	Song	Film/Album	Note
2009	"India se aya tera dost"	Chandni Chowk to China	singer^[22]
2016		Red Affair	Music director
2017		Red Signal	Music director and singer^[23] ^[24]
2017		Laajwanti Online	Music director

Awards and recognition

• In November 2016, he received Uttar Pradesh Ratan Award by Shivpal Singh Yadav for his contribution to the music industry.^[27]

External links

• Print media news articles
• Ravi K. Tripathi at Hungama.com
• iTunes profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: बड़े परदे पर थिरकेंगे सिंगर रवि. 14 September 2012. Jagran.
2. Web site: I enjoyed singing in Chinese: Ravi K. Tripathi . Times of India. 11 April 2013 .
3. Book: Tzanelli, Rodanthi. 2016. Mobility, Modernity and the Slum: The Real and Virtual Journeys of 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Routledge. 9781317438182 .
4. Web site: Jai Ho to mesmerise audience at Asian Games in China . HT. 14 November 2010 .
5. Web site: Indian flavour in Asian Games closing ceremony. Economic Times. 14 November 2010.
6. Web site: Ravi K. Tripathi, whom Sonu found below par, edged past Kshitij, thanks to the audience favour for the Mumbai man.. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927102145/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051214/asp/calcutta/story_5599015.asp. dead. 27 September 2013. 14 December 2005. Telegraph India.
7. Web site: मुख्य अतिथि पार्श्व गायक रवि त्रिपाठी ने कहा कि महोत्सव तो बहुत सारे होते हैं लेकिन महाकाल महोत्सव में लोक उत्सव होता है।. 14 March 2013. Amar Ujala.
8. Web site: रवि का अभिनय में भी दिखेगा जलवा. 5 October 2012. Amar Ujala.
9. Web site: Swing to Chandni Chowk To China's music. 27 December 2008.
10. Web site: 'Indian Idol 2':The first look. DNA India. 11 November 2005.
11. Web site: रवि झलकेंगे एशियाड क्लोजिंग सेरिमनी में. Nav Bharat Times . Times of India. 25 November 2010.
12. Web site: Ravi K. Tripathi releases Ganpati album. 1 October 2010. Indian Express.
13. Web site: China hums to Lucknow singer's tune . हिन्दुस्तान टाईम्स. 15 November 2010 .
14. Web site: Lucknow boy to sing AR Rahman's 'Jai Ho' at Asian Games' closing ceremony. NDTV. 14 November 2010.
15. Web site: Spectacular fireworks end 16th Asian Games. IBN Live. 27 November 2010.
16. Web site: Jammu singer gets Asiad invite with ' proper' Chinese visa. India Today. 23 November 2010.
17. Web site: एशियार्इ खेल में गूंजेगा 'जय हो...' . Sahara Samay. 14 November 2010.
18. Web site: अदभुत आतिशबाजी के साथ ग्वांग्झू ने कहा अलविदा. Dainik Tribune. 28 November 2010.
19. Web site: Eastward Ho. Indian Express. 24 November 2010.
20. Web site: Crooning for Asian Games closing ceremony. DNA India. 11 November 2010.
21. Web site: रवि त्रिपाठी ग्वांगजो एशियाई खेलों के समापन समारोह में गाना गाएंगे.. BBC News. 25 November 2010.
22. Web site: 'Chandni Chowk To China' is entertaining. Thai Indian. 27 December 2008.
23. Web site: 'रेड सिग्नल' को कैलाश ने दी आवाज. Dabang Duniya. 25 January 2016.
24. Web site: Ravi K Tripathi makes debut as a music director. 24 January 2016. cinenews.co.in.
25. Web site: बड़े परदे पर थिरकेंगे सिंगर रवि. Dainik Jagran. 14 September 2012.
26. Web site: रवि का अभिनय में भी दिखेगा जलवा . Amar Ujala. 5 October 2012.
27. Web site: गायक रवि त्रिपाठी आदि को उत्तर प्रदेश रत्न सम्मान से सम्मानित किया।. Amarujala. 14 November 2016.