Anup Jalota

Anup Jalota is a Indian singer/musician, best known for his performances in the Indian musical form, the bhajan and the ghazal.

Biography

He was born in Phagwara, Punjab and educated in Lucknow. He started his musical career as a chorus singer in All India Radio. He is the son of Purushottam Das Jalota, a renowned exponent of the bhajan. His son Aryaman Jalota is a student and is studying in Mumbai.Fact|date=February 2007 His brother, Ajay Jalota, is a well known Tabla player who currently resides in California.

Anup Jalota is usually backed by a santoor player, a dholak player, a sarod player, a sarangi player, a violinist, a sitar player, a tabla player and a guitarist. Some of his popular bhajans include: Aisi Lagi Lagan, Main Nahi Makhan Khayo, Rang De Chunariya, Jag Me Sundar Hai Do Naam, and Chadariya Jhini Re Jhini.

He can sing in 6 different languagesFact|date=August 2008. He has recorded over 1200 bhajans, gazhals and songsFact|date=August 2008. He has performed over 4000 live concerts spread over 100 cities on five continents. In over 24 years, he has released more than 150 albums of bhajans and ghazalsFact|date=August 2008

Trivia

Anup Jalota had 58 certified gold and platinum records by 1989, which is more than Elvis Presley's 45.

External links

* [http://www.loksangeet.com/marathimusic/categories.php?cat_id=2 Listen Anup Jalota Online]