Yazin Nizar

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Yazin Nizar, known mononymously as Yazin, is an Indian playback singer and music producer . He has sung over 1000 original songs for films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi including some the biggest Indian movies in the discography .[1] He is known for singing the Tamil and Malayalam versions of the Oscar-winning song "Naatu Naatu". His accolades include multiple Mirchi Music Awards and Raga Pratibha awards.[2][3][4][5]

Nizar was born in Kollam, Kerala, India. He began performing live as an adult after participating in and winning televised singing competitions such as Gandharva Sangeetham and Sangeetha Mahayuddham.[2][6]

Nizar was nominated twice for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for “Meghalu Lekunna” from Kumari 21F and “Charusheela” from Srimanthudu at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South.[7]

In 2017, Nizar began his career as an independent musician. His multilingual track "Neeye, Neeve, Neene", composed by Phani Kalyan, was sung in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.[8]

In 2021, Nizar recorded his debut song for A. R. Rahman in the Tamil film Galatta Kalyanam.[9]

Awards and nominations

Awards and Nominations
Award Category Song or Album Year Result
MLC Awards Outstanding Achievement Award - Best Song "Kanapadava" from the short film Manasanamaha 2020 Winner[10]
Mirchi Music Awards South Singer of the Decade 2021 Nominated
Album of the year "Srimanthudu" 2016 Winner (Shared)[10]
Best Vocalist of the Year (Male) "Meghalu Lekunna" from the film Kumari 21F 2016 Winner[10]
Best Upcoming Singer 2015 Winner
Filmfare Awards South Best Male Playback Singer - Telugu "Charusheela" from the film Srimanthudu 2016 Nominated[10]
Best Male Playback Singer - Telugu "Meghalu Lekunna" from the film Kumari 21F 2016 Nominated[10]
Oniros Film Awards Best Song 2020 Nominated (Shared)[10]
New York Movie Awards Best Original Song 2020 Nominated (Shared)[10]
Venice Film Awards Best Original Song 2020 Winner (Shared)[10]

Discography

References

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