Ravi Tripathi
Musical artist
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Ravi K. Tripathi is an Indian playback singer, composer and music director. He competed on the television music reality show Indian Idol in season 2 in 2006. He was the only Indian artist to have been invited to perform and represent India at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Asian Games, in Guangzhou, China.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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| Background information | |
| Born | Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] |
| Genres | Bollywood |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Times Music, Fountain Music Company, WorldWide Records |
| Website | www |
Career
In 2005, Tripathi participated in the second season of Indian music reality show Indian Idol and was the top finalist. He hosted the singing reality show Close Up Performer[9][10][11] on Doordarshan in 2008. His first solo album, Baatain, was released on 26 February 2009 by Times Music and received a positive response.[12] In that same year, he made his Bollywood debut with the song "India Se Aaya Tera Dost" from the film Chandni Chowk to China.
In 2010, Tripathi was invited to perform at the closing ceremony of the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China, the only Indian singer after K S Chithra to have entertained a Chinese audience. His second album, Sri Siddhivinayak Morya, was released in 2009 by Worldwide Records.[13] He has also lent his voice to some TV shows including Ramayan.[14][9][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Channel |
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| 2006 | Indian Idol (season 2) | Participant (Top 6 finalist) | Sony TV |
| 2008 | Close-up Performer | Host | Doordarshan |
Discography
| Year | Song | Film/Album | Note |
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| 2009 | "India se aya tera dost" | Chandni Chowk to China | singer[22] |
| 2016 | Red Affair | Music director | |
| 2017 | Red Signal | Music director and singer[23][24] | |
| 2017 | Laajwanti Online | Music director |
Filmography
Awards and recognition
- In November 2016, he received Uttar Pradesh Ratan Award by Shivpal Singh Yadav for his contribution to the music industry.[27]