Early Life and Background
He was born in on 7 July 1973 in
Mahalka a small village 25 km from
Meerut to a father Pt. Mehar singh kher who was also an folk singer and also kailash's teacher in his earlier age.His other influence has been Pt.kumar gandharva. He studied in
Jain Inter college Mahalka and he was very famous for his singing art. He grew up listening to his father rendering Indian folk songs all day and started learning classical music from the age of twelve.
[1] He was inspired by legendary Pakistani
Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan [2].
Career
After struggling in business, he took a shot at singing. After moving to Bollywood, the track
Rabba Ishq Na Hove
from the movie
Andaaz was well received. In 2002, his song
Allah ke Bande
from relatively obscure movie
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, made him a household name.
The band Kailasa includes
Mumbai musician-brothers Naresh & Paresh who were earlier associated with
Bombay Black.
Kher has a uniquely soulful, raw, high-pitched voice. He sang a number of the songs in the bollywood flick
Mangal Pandey: The Rising, in which he also had a
cameo appearance. His other Bollywood appearances include the movie
Corporate in the song '
O Sikander'.
His song
Teri Deewani from the album of the same name by his band
Kailasa and especially the song
Ya Rabba from the movie
Salaam-e-Ishq is again on the way to become a record-seller. He originally hails from
New Delhi, where he learned
Hindustani classical music.
His recent venture into the Kannada film industry has proved a huge success. Special mention has to be made to his song "Hale patre" from the movie "Junglee" has proved an huge hit among the audience.
In 2007, he participated in a concert tour in
North America entitled "The Incredibles", also starring
Asha Bhosle,
Sonu Niigaam and
Kunal Ganjawala.
He is a judge on the singing talent contest,
Indian Idol on
Sony TV.
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| Playback singing happened by chance. I had lost everything in business. That was when my friends told me to try my luck in Mumbai where I first recorded a private album with composers Paresh and Naresh. Together we now represent a music band called Kailasa.
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A R Rahman says
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| I remember how I first heard of him. I had asked Mehboob, our lyricist, for a new voice that is earthy and strong, and he said, I have just the person for you. That voice can only be that of Kailash!' And he sent Kailash to meet me. The moment I heard him, I knew that here was a voice that was so wonderful, and which had its own unique space.... I want to say that Kailash Kher's voice has something that had been lacking a lot -- it had pure soul! Allah Ke Bande is one of my all time favorite songs.
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Discography
- Waiting for you, Oye (Telugu) 2009
- o nanna olave ,parichaya (kannada) 2009
- Chinnamma Kalyanam, Aakashamantha (Telugu) 2009
- Okanoka Vurilo, Aakashamantha (Telugu) 2009
- Kammukunna Chikatlona, Arundhati (Telugu)2009
- Hale patre hale kabbuna, Junglee (Kannada)2009
- Chandni Chowk to China (Hindi)2009
- Kurukshetra (Malayalam) (2008)
- Abhiyum Naanum (Tamil) (2008)
- Preethi yake bhoomi medilidhe (Kannada)(2007)
- Parugu (Telugu) (2008)
- Dhaam Dhoom (Tamil) (2008)
- Kathanayakudu (2008)(Telugu)
- Kuselan (Tamil) (2008)
- Bheema (Tamil) (2008)
- Ososi Raakasi (2007)(Telugu)
- Salaam-e-Ishq (2007)
- Bal Ganesha (2007)
- Aaja Nachle (2007)
- Dhaan (2007)
- Humne Jeena Seekh Liya (2007)
- Manorama Six Feet Under (2007)
- Delhi Heights (2007)
- 1971 (2007)
- Traffic Signal (2007)
- Chirutha (2007)(Telugu)
- Munna (2007)
- Bombay Times (2006)
- Baabul (2006)
- With Luv... Tumhaara (2006)
- Krishna (film) (2006)
- Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006)
- Veyyil (Tamil) (2006)
- Naksha (2006)
- Aap Ki Khatir (2006)
- Alag (2006)
- Fanaa (2006)
- Keerthi Chakra (Malayalam) (2006)
- Zinda (2006)
- Majaa (2005)
- Anjaan (2005)
- Dosti (2005)
- Ek Ajnabee (2005)
- Kyon Ki (2005)
- Hanuman (2005)
- Chocolate (2005)
- The Rising (2005)
- Sarkar (2005)
- Silsiilay (2005)
- Kaal (2005)
- Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)
- Tango Charlie (2005)
- Classic (2005)
- Kisna (2005)
- Vaada (2005)
- Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004)
- Swades (2004)
- Deewaar (2004)
- Dev (2004)
- Khakee (2004)
- Kilichundan Mambazham (Malayalam)(2003)
- Andaaz (2003)