Ravi K. Tripathi | |
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Background information | |
Born | 4 February Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] |
Genres | Bollywood |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Times Music, Fountain Music Company, WorldWide Records |
Website | www |
Ravi K. Tripathi (born 4 February) is an Indian playback singer, composer and music director. He competed on the television music reality show Indian Idol season 2 in 2006. Tripathi 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]
In 2005, Tripathi participated in the second season of Indian music reality show Indian Idol and was the top finalist. Tripathi hosted 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 which received a good 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 and became the only Indian performer of note after actor Raj Kapoor to have entertained the 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]
In 2017, he composed and produced a song "Main Bharat Bol Raha Hoon".
Albums
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 |
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 |
Year | Film | Role | Language |
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2013 | Boji ayee hmaar angna | Kishan (male lead) | Bhojpuri[25][26] |