Amey Date

Amey Date (born March 31, 1979 in Mumbai, Maharastra) was the fourth place Idol on Sony Entertainment Television's reality show, Indian Idol 2. He was voted off Indian Idol 2 on March 14, 2006. Amey is a fan of respected singers such as Mohd. Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Kishore Kumar, Sonu Nigam and his guru, Suresh Wadkar. In addition, Amey loves seafood and watching the Discovery Channel.

Amey was also a contestant on Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar on STAR Plus. He was eliminated on May 31, 2008.

Background

Amey Date is a Commerce graduate from Ruparel College, Mumbai. Amey has a musical lineage of his own as his grandfather was part of R.D. Burman's orchestra. Both his sister and mother are trained classical singers as well. Amey himself was trained under the tutelage of renowned playback singer Suresh Wadkar. Amey has trained under Suresh Wadkar for the past 15 years. For the past seven years, he has performed on stage with notable singers such as OP Nayyar, Usha Mangeshkar and Suresh Wadkar.

Currently, Amey teaches music to students at his guruji's academy, the Ajivasan Gurukul at Santacruz. Amey also participated in the reputed musical show Saregama in 1999, when Sonu Nigam used to host the show. Filmfare award winner singer Shreya Ghosal was the winner among the females that same year. Jaspinder Singh won among the males while Amey was the runner-up.

Post Indian Idol 2

Post Indian Idol 2, Amey has done many stage shows in India with fellow Idol contestants Antara Mitra, Meenal Jain, Abhijeet Sawant, Rahul Vaidya and Aditi Paul. He also did two stage shows for Sony-BMG. In addition, Amey has done playback singing for the forthcoming films Colour Red, Muthbedh and Divorce and Amey was also offered a contract by music director Sandeep Chowta. Amey hopes to release his solo album soon.

Amey recently performed on Sony's 'Dhol Baaje'.

Amey's Favourites:
Actors: Aamir Khan, Sushmita Sen, Madhuri Dixit.
Cricketer: Sachin Tendulkar.
Food: Biryani and Kebab, Potato chips prepared by his mother.
Hobbies: Hiking and Trekking (preferably at the western ghats of Maharastra).
Colour: Blue.Outfits: Denims and T-shirts.
Playback Singers: Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam.

Amey Date is a typical Maharastrian middle Class Boy.

Amey Date is a big fan of the Bollywood actor, director and producer Aamir Khan.

Indian Idol Performances

Auditions- "Tanhayee" from the film Dil Chahta Hai

Piano Round: Tu Hi Re (Bombay)

Gala 1: Aadat (Kalyug)

Gala 3: Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho (Hanste Zakhm) "Bottom 2 31/01/2006"

Gala 4: Lagaa Chunri Mein Daag (Dil Hi To Hai)

Gala 5: Dil Ne Tumko Chun Liya Hain (Jhankar Beats)

Gala 6: Rang De Basanti (Rang De Basanti) "Bottom 2 21/02/2006"

Gala 7: Tadap Tadap (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)

Gala 8: Mahi Ve (Kal Ho Na Ho)

Gala 9: Holi Ke Din (Sholay) & Satrangi Re (Dil Se) - "Eliminated 14/03/2006"

Grand Finale: "Woh Pehli Baar"

Discography

*Navkar Vani (Gujarati Devotional Album)
*Song "Maar Udari" from the film "Pinjar"
*Playback for forthcoming films "Divorce", "Colour Red" and "Muthbedh"
*Album titled 'Doctor Tujhe Salaam' with singers Hariharan, Vinod Rathod & Sushma Shreshtha
*Sang for the Hindi TV serial "Amanat"
*Marathi TV serials "Gharkul" and "Tour Tour"
*Singing for Salim-Sulemain's forthcoming fusion album
*Woh Pehli Baar album - "Woh Pehli Baar" and "Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho"

External links

* [http://www.ameydate.com A site dedicated to Amey Date]
* [http://indianidol.sifymax.com/ Official site of Indian Idol]
* [http://indianidol.sifymax.com/contestants/amey/ Amey's page at SifyMax]
* [http://web.mid-day.com/hitlist/2005/august/115467.htm Kishore Kumar- The Legend, A Tribute]
* [http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/22sli4.htm How much does Amey Date earn?]