Ajesh

Ajesh
Background information
Birth name Ajesh Ashok
Also known as Ajeesh
Genres Film Score
Occupation(s) Singer/Composer
Years active 2010-present

Ajesh (or Ajesh Ashok or Ajeesh) is a singer-turned-composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1][2]

Early life and education

Ajesh was born in a middle-class family, learnt Carnatic music from his childhood and started exploring other forms of music later. He did his schooling in Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K.K.Nagar, Chennai, then went on to get a Visual Communication degree from Loyola College, Chennai.[3]

Career

As a Singer

Ajesh started singing stage shows, TV shows and concerts at a very young age and was very focused on pursuing music throughout. In 2009, he was crowned as the winner of the reality based singing competition Airtel Super Singer, he was chosen by public through public voting and also by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. Later in 2010, Yuvan made Ajesh sing the romantic number Idhu Varai for the soundtrack of the Tamil movie, Goa,[4][5] which was his debut song in films.

As a Composer

In June 2013, he released an independent music album titled, Rain, College, Love - The Connect.[6] He was then asked to compose for movies, but he was reluctant at first, he says it was because of the background score and he had no experience in it back then. Then he started working on short films and documentaries, which gave him a lot of confidence to score for movies. Meanwhile, in 2015, he composed the title track for Kerala Blasters FC which was well received by the public. He debuted as a composer in Indian Cinema with the Tamil film Paambhu Sattai, the audio rights was bought by Think Music India and the album was released on 11 November 2016.

Discography

As a Singer

YearSongFilmMusic DirectorLanguageCo-SingersAccolades
2010Idhu VaraiGoaYuvan Shankar RajaTamilAndrea JeremiahWon - Vijay Music Award Best Melody of 2010
Won - Mirchi Music Award for Best Debut Singer
Nominated - Vijay Music Award for Best Debut Singer
Thooral ThedumUthamaputhiranVijay AntonyTamilJanaki Iyer
Idupazhagi [7]Arumbu Meesai Kurumbu PaarvaiMohammed RizwanTamilSaindhavi
2012Idhazhin Oram [8]3Anirudh RavichanderTamilAnirudhNominated - Big Tamil Melody Award for Best Male Singer
KadhalumVinmeengalJubinTamilSolo
Vazhi MaariVinmeengalJubinTamilSolo
Yedhalo Oka Mounam3Anirudh RavichanderTeluguAnirudh Ravichander
Tan Ye Mera3Anirudh RavichanderHindiShruti Hassan
Nimirndhu nilSattam Oru IruttaraiVijay AntonyTamilSathish
2013PaadhagalEmmanuelAfzal YusufMalayalamSolo
2014Kangalai OruThegidiNivas PrasannaTamilSolo
Kallalo OkaBhadramNivas PrasannaTeluguSolo
Nenjukkulla NeeVadacurryVivek — MervinTamilVijay Prakash, Diwakar
2016Yedhedho PenneMeendum Oru Kadhal KadhaiG. V. Prakash KumarTamilSolo
KadhakaadheyRemoAnirudh RavichanderTeluguSrinidhi Venkatesh

As a Music Composer

YearFilmDirectorLanguage TypeNotes
2017Paambhu SattaiAdam DasanTamil Feature Film
2017ThiriAshok AmirthrajTamil Feature Film
2017Vallavanukkum VallavanVijay TesinguTamil Feature FilmPost-Production
2017 Half Boil Lingesh Kumar Tamil Web Series

Independent Music

YearAlbum
2013Rain, College, Love — The Connect [6][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Does Chennai strike the right chord? city pulse". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ace and Grace - Singer Ajeesh". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Loyola College's Ignite '10 saw myriad talents set the stage ablaze". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "From the 'Goa' front". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Airtel Super Singer 2008 Live Finale". chennaionline.com. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  6. 1 2 "An umbrella of songs from a rain man". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Soothing and impressive — The songs of Arumbu Meesai Kurumbu Paarvai make an impact". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "3 Music Review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Charting their own course". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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