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Abhijeet Sawant

Abhijeet Sawant
Born (1981-10-07) 7 October 1981 (age 43)
Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
Years active2004–present
Known for
Spouse
Shilpa Edvankar
​
(m. 2007)​
Children2
Musical career
GenresIndian pop
playback singing
InstrumentVocal
LabelsAbhijeet Sawant

Abhijeet Sawant is an Indian singer, television actor, anchor and the winner of first season of Indian Idol.[1] He was the first runner up of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star and finished third in Asian Idol.[2][3][4] He was also the first runner up of Bigg Boss Marathi 5.[5]

Early life

Sawant was born on 7 October 1981. He grew up in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra and developed an interest in music. Sawant has revealed that he was not a good student academically, and it was his uncle, a professional artist who guided Sawant in finding his career path. While working on his music career, he studied sound engineering, and IT at University of Mumbai.[6] After graduating from Chetana College of Commerce & Economics, Sawant joined the music industry.[7]

Career

Singing

Abhijeet Sawant won the first season of Indian Idol, an adaptation of the Pop Idol format, in 2004. His first solo album, Aapka Abhijeet Sawant, was released on 7 April 2005. That year he also did playback singing in the movie Aashiq Banaya Aapne, performing the song Mar Jaawan Mit Jaawan.[8]

His second album, Junoon, was released on 10 July 2007. The title track charted in India.[9]

Abhijeet Sawant was a finalist of Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar on Star Plus in 2008. The show was a competition between the winners and runners-up of various singing reality shows on Indian television. Sawant became the first runner up of the show.

He released his third studio album in 2013 which was titled Farida.[10][11]

Acting

Sawant made his acting debut in the movie Lottery in 2009.[12] He also made a small appearance at the end of film Tees Maar Khan.

He made a special appearance as himself in the romantic drama series Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai and thriller crime series C.I.D.

Other

Sawant and his wife Shilpa participated in the Dancing Reality Show Nach Baliye (Season 4) in (2008–2009). They were eliminated after facing public votes.[13]

He co-hosted Indian Idol 5 along with Hussain Kuwajerwala.

He has joined the Shiv Sena with a mandate to attract youth to the party fold.[14][15]

In 2024, he was the runner-up in the Bigg Boss Marathi season 5.

Discography

Original Albums

  1. Aap Kaa Abhijeet Sawant — 2005, Sony BMG Music India
  2. Junoon — 2007, Sony BMG Music India
  3. Farida — 2013, Universal Music India
  4. Fakira — 2018, Universal music India

As playback singer

As singer
Year Song Film Composer Co-singer(s)
2005 "Mar Jaavan Mit Jaavan" Aashiq Banaya Aapne Himesh Reshammiya Sunidhi Chauhan
2006 "Yaad Teri Yaad" Jawani Diwani - A Youthful Joyride Sajid–Wajid Shreya Ghoshal
2010 "Happy Ending" Tees Maar Khan Vishal–Shekhar Harshit Saxena, Debojit Saha, Prajakta Shukre
2012 "Bechain Sapne" Chittagong Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
2014 "Sar Sukhachi Shravani" Mangalashtak Once More Nilesh Moharir Bela Shende
2014 "Beating Beating" Ishq Wala Love S. J. Surya Neha Rajpal, Kirti Killedar
2015 "Ye Na" Baji Atif Afzal
2016 "Sau Tarah Ke Revisited" Dishoom Pritam Aditi Singh Sharma
"Ishqa" Antara Mitra
2017 "Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna"
"Single" Shomu Seal None
2017 "Rangreza" "Duet" Sukumar Dutta Pragya Patra
2023 "Tum Ho Nazmm Hamaarii" Moods with Melodies Himesh Reshammiya None

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Lottery Rohit Awasthi [16]
2010 Tees Maar Khan Himself Special appearance

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 - 2005 Indian Idol Contestant Winner[17]
2005 Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai Himself [18]
CID
2007 Asian Idol Contestant [19]
2008 Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star Runner-up
2008 - 2009 Nach Baliye
2010 Indian Idol 5 Host
2011 Comedy Circus Contestant
2015 Comedy Nights With Kapil Himself
2018 Love Me India Mentor
2024 Bigg Boss Marathi 5 Contestant 1st Runner-up[20]

References

  1. ^ "Indian Idol 12 winner to win Rs 25 lakh; here's how much the previous winners won". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Indian Idol's First Winner Abhijeet Sawant Is Looking For Work Amid Lockdown- Details Inside! - Zee5 News". ZEE5. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Remember Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant? Here's what he is planning to do next". India Today. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Rahul Vaidya is the 'Superstar'". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Bigg Boss Marathi 5 Finale: Suraj Chavan Lifts Trophy, Abhijeet Sawant Is First Runner-Up". www.ndtv.com.
  6. ^ "Abhijeet Sawant: The Stardom, The Fall And The Rise Of A Star". jay-ho.com. 10 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Abhijeet Sawant Profile". 1 September 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. ^ "The value of singers in the industry has reduced: Abhijeet Sawant". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Indian Idol's First Winner Abhijeet Sawant Is Looking For Work Amid Lockdown- Details Inside! - Zee5 News". ZEE5. 20 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Abhijeet Sawant launches new album - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Coming from a reality show: Abhijeet Sawant". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ^ Zinia Sen (11 November 2008). "Abhijeet Sawant hits jackpot!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Abhijeet and Shilpa Sawant in Nach Baliye 4". Abhijeetsawant.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  14. ^ "First 'Indian Idol' Abhijeet Sawant joins Shiv Sena". NDTV.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  15. ^ Gangan, Surendra (26 July 2009). "Abhijeet Sawant joins Shiv Sena". DNA India. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Abhijeet makes acting debut". Glamsham. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Indian Idol 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant says live performances are his biggest source of income: 'I spend most of my time on stage…it is my business'". The Indian Express. 13 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Mixed reactions for Sony's 'Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai' – Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media.
  19. ^ "Abhijeet Sawant, Rahul Vaidya, Amit Tandon: Here's what Indian Idol season 1 contestants are doing now". The Times of India. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Bigg Boss Marathi Updates: इंडियन आयडॉल फेम अभिजीत सावंतची बिग बॉसच्या घरात एन्ट्री, छोटा पुढारी घनःश्याम दरवडेच्या नावाचीही लागली पाटी". TimesNowMarathi (in Marathi). 28 July 2024.
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