Vaishnav Girish Explained

Vaishnav Girish
Birth Date:2002 6, df=y
Birth Place:Kodungallur, India
Genre:Indian Classical Music, Pop
Occupation:Playback Singer
Years Active:2014 – present

Vaishnav Girish (born 21 June 2002) is an Indian singer and live performer. He has appeared in several singing reality TV shows and has recorded songs for films in Malayalam language. Vaishnav rose to fame when his audition for the 2017 season of Zee TV's musical talent hunt show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs became a viral video online, and led to a nationwide press coverage.[1] [2] He went on to finish the competition as runner up.

Personal life

Vaishnav was born in Kodungallur, a town in the Thrissur district of Kerala on 21 June 2002. He is the youngest son of A.K Girish Kumar, a retired officer at Canara Bank and Mini V Menon, a lawyer in the High Court of Kerala. He developed interest in music, listening to his brother Krishnanunni Girish learn Indian classical music. A former vocalist of the Thrissur-based alternative rock band 1000cc, Krishnanunni inspired him to take up singing as a career. At the age of four, he started formal training in Carnatic music from Pavithran Kodungallur and continued further training for school competitions and reality television shows under Noushad Kodungallur and Cherthala Shaji.[3] [4]

Vaishnav attended Holy Grace Academy, Mala and St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Mathilakam. During his time at Holy Grace Academy, he was awarded the Kalaprathibha title at the CBSE State Kalotsav for two consecutive years (2013 and 2014). He also secured grade A for Light Music, Ghazal and Urdu group song events at 58th Kerala School Kalolsavam held in 2017.[5] [6]

Career

Vaishnav competed in Surya TV's Surya Singer 2, a Malayalam music reality show in 2014, where he emerged the winner. In 2015, his participation in the second edition of Indian reality television singing competition Indian Idol Junior, earned him recognition. Universal Music India (UMI) signed a two-year record deal with him before he finished the competition as the third runner-up.[7]

After Vaishnav's audition for the sixth season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs, singing "Bin Tere" (from the Hindi film, I Hate Luv Storys), went viral online in July 2017, he was featured in Indian Express, Times of India, Mathrubhumi among others, bringing him wider fame in India.[8] He received praise from the judges and audiences alike for the performance and finished runner-up of the competition.

In 2018, Vaishnav made his debut as a playback singer with the Malayalam film, "Ankarajyathe Jimmanmar", composed by Girish Nayanan.[9] He was a contestant in the 2020 edition of popular reality television show Indian Idol, but got eliminated.

Awards

Discography

YearFilmSongComposerLyricistRef
2018Ankarajyathe JimmanmarMattulad MattuladGirish NayananO.S Unnikrishnan
2018KiduParannu ParannuT.K VimalNishad Ahmed[10]
2018Angane Njanum PremichuPaattonnu PaadaloHesham Abdul WahabB.K Harinarayanan
2019Varikkuzhiyile KolapathakamKalakaanjiMejo JosephJoffy Tharakan
2023Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962KuruviKailas MenonManu Manjith[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Web desk. Express. 4 August 2017. Kerala boy Vaishnav Girish's Bin Tere performance will move you to tears, watch video. Indian Express. Bengaluru. 20 December 2020.
  2. News: 1 Aug 2017. This Kerala lad is winning hearts on social media. English. Mathrubhumi. 22 December 2020.
  3. News: UR. Arya. 7 Aug 2017. My dream is to perform before AR Rahman: Vaishnav Girish. Times of India. 22 December 2020.
  4. News: 10 Jan 2018. After reality show, Vaishnav Girish steals the show at Arts Fest too. Kudamattam 2018. Mathrubhumi. 22 December 2020.
  5. News: Dhinesh. Kallungal. 20 August 2017. Kochi lad gives King Khan an uplifting experience. literally. Kochi. The New Indian Express. 22 December 2020.
  6. News: Tom Sajan. Kiran. 16 Dec 2013. Thrissur retains title. Deccan Chronicle. 22 December 2020.
  7. News: Press Trust of India. 10 Sep 2015. Indian Idol winner Ananya Nanda, Universal India ink deal. Hindustan Times. 22 December 2020.
  8. News: James. Anu. 31 July 2017. Meet Vaishnav Girish, the Keralite who stole millions of hearts with Bin Tere song. International Business Times. 22 December 2020.
  9. News: Soman. Deepa. 6 Sep 2017. Vaishnav Girish sings for 'Ankarajyathe Jimmanmaar'. Times of India. 22 December 2020.
  10. Web site: List of Malayalam Songs sung by Vaishnav Gireesh. 22 December 2020. Malayala Chalachitram.
  11. Web site: 2023-08-08 . 'കുരുവി സോംഗു'മായി ജലധാര പമ്പ് സെറ്റ് സിൻസ് 1962 ടീം, ലിറിക്കൽ വീഡിയോ പുറത്ത് . 2023-08-13 . Mathrubhumi . en.