Dharmendra Sewan (Nepali: धर्मेन्द्र परियार (सेवान)) is a Nepali singer, songwriter, composer and performer. He released his debut single "Yo Andheri Raat" in 2002. Sewan was also involved in Melancholy, an environmental song by 365 artists, written, composed and directed by environmentalist Nipesh Dhaka in which the song has been featured in Guinness World Records entitled "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording" , recorded on 19 May 2016 at Radio Nepal studio.[1][2][3]
Dharmendra Pariyar (Sewan) | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 15, 1982 |
| Genres | Acoustic, Folk Pop Music, Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | dharmendrasewan |
Musical career edit
He started his career a band called Damage Glitters. Later he had a solo career as a singer in venued in Lakeside, Pokhara.[4][circular reference] Sewan auditioned for season 1 of Nepali Tara by singing "Aba Chotharule Piroldaina Malai" from the movie 'Allare'. He ended up as a first runner-up in 2005 behind winner Deepak Limbu.[5]
He recorded his first song 'Yo Andheri Raat' in 2002. His famous songs are Yo Andheri Raat, Herda Ramro Machhapuchhre, Ranga Ranga, Joripari, Dherai Nai, Pahadama Hurkeki, Ek Mitho Muskaan, Timro Tyo Rupley, Ful Samjhi and many more. He has won numerous awards from his time of singing and has been an inspiration for most of the youth singers of Nepal. His new released song is Kata Hideki. His albums released so far is 'The 2nd', 'Mero Idol' which consists of songs like Joripari, Dherai Nai, Papi Nazar, and his third album is 'Rastra ko Geet' from which he won 18TH ANNUAL IMAGE AWARD on the category of "Best song with national feelings 2073 by the song 'Aba Uthau'.[6] He has also been a playback singer in many feature films like Raghubir, Ilaka,[7] Kanchhi,[8] Jhyanakuti,[9] Yatra,[10] Kina Kina,[11] Love Love Love,[12][circular reference] Chapali Height 2,[13][circular reference] Karkhana,[14] 3 Lovers, Safar,[15] and many more. He did a cover of his father's song 'Herda Ramro Machhapuchre' which won HITS FM MUSIC AWARD in the category of Best Vocal Performance Pop Male in 2014.[16]
Awards edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2060 | Dhuk Dhuki Pop Award | Best New Artist | Won |
| 2064 | Annapurnna Award | Annapurna Best Album of the Year | Won |
| 2065 | Image Award | Best New Artist Of The Year | Nominated |
| 2067 | Annapurna Award | Annapurna Best Pop Singer Male | Won[17] |
| 2068 | Image Award | Best Vocal Performance Pop Male | Nominated |
| 2070 | Hits FM Music Award | Best Vocal Performance Pop Male | Won[16] |
| 2070 | First Young Minds Award | Best Vocal Performance Pop Male | Won |
| 2073 | Image Award | Best Song with National Feelings | Won[18] |
| 2074 | Radio Kantipur's National Music Award | Best Pop Singer Male | Nominated[19] |
| 2074 | Image Award | Best Vocal Performance Pop Male | Won[20] |
| 2075 | Hits FM Music Award | Album Of The Year | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ "Most vocal solos in a song recording". Guinness World Records.
- ^ "Nepali house-hold names go for the Guinness World Records". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.
- ^ "National poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire turns singer". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com.
- ^ "Dharmendra Sewan". tunesnepal.com.
- ^ "Nepali Tara". en.wikipedia.org/.
- ^ "18TH ANNUAL TUBORG IMAGE AWARD". imageaward.com.np/.
- ^ "Ilaka". lensnepal.com/. 14 September 2007.
- ^ "Kanchhi (2018)". imdb.com.
- ^ "Jhyanakuti" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Yatra". lensnepal.com/. 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Kina Kina". lensnepal.com/. 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Love Love Love (2017)". en.wikipedia.org/).
- ^ "Chapali Height 2". en.wikipedia.org/.
- ^ "Karkhana". imdb.com.
- ^ "Safar(2016)". imdb.com.
- ^ a b "Hits FM Music Awards to be held next week". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com.
- ^ "Annual Annapurna Music Awards (AAMA)". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com.
- ^ "18TH ANNUAL TUBORG IMAGE AWARD". imageaward.com.np.
- ^ "Radio Kantipur's National Music Award". neostuffs.com. 26 January 2018.
- ^ "19TH ANNUAL TUBORG IMAGE AWARD". imageaward.com.np.