Kailash Kher

Biography:  Kailash Kher is an Indian singer of popular Sufi music. He has risen to fame with a series of hits. Early Life And Background He born in a small village on 7 July 1973 in Meerut to a Kashmiri Pundit family, and spent most of his childhood in Delhi. He grew up listening to his father rendering Indian folk songs all day and started learning classical music from the age of twelve. He was inspired by legendary Pakistani Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Career After struggling in business, he took a shot at singing. After he moved to Bollywood, the track Rabba Ishq Na Hove from the movie Andaaz was well received. In 2002, his song Allah Ke Bande from a relatively obscure movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II made him a household name. The band Kailasa includes Mumbai musician-brothers Naresh and Paresh who were earlier associated with Bombay Black. Kher has a uniquely soulful, raw and 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 has again become a record-seller. He originally hails from New Delhi, where he learned Hindustani classical music. His venture in the Kannada film industry has proved to be a huge success. Special mention has to be made of his song "Hale Patre" from the movie "Junglee" which has proved to be a 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. He once said: “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.”