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
| 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] |
