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sandeepbatraa

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Current City: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Hometown: Delhi, India

Sandeep Batra, a software engineer from Delhi University, is trained in Hindustani classical music under Pandit Baldev Raj Verma. He enthralled the music lovers when he stepped on the stage to sing at the tender age of six and has won various National level competitions both on screen and off screen including All India Radio’s Best Ghazal Singer in 2004 and Best Singer award in 2005 by A R Rahman and Khayyam Sahib at a Nation wide Talent hunt. Winner of SaReGaMaPa (Zee Tv) , Sandeep became a familiar face in the Indian music industry with a huge fan following after he made it to the TOP 5 of FAME GURUKUL on Sony Tv where judges like Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Akhtar and KK highly commended his performance. An “A” grade singer in Song and Drama Division, Ministry of I&B, Sandeep is blessed with a golden voice and proficient in various styles of singing. He emerged on the music scene with his hit debut album “Kaarri Kajrarei” released by Crescendo Music which received overwhelming response from masses and music critics alike. Thereafter his next album "Deepawali Aaye Re", a first of its kind was released in collaboration between Crescendo, Bajaj Group and Indiatimes which also did very well. He has done playback for the hindi movie “It’s a Man’s World” and also sung for soon to be released movie “Luv u Soniyo” and “Raakh”. He has also lent his voice to regional cinema for Kannada movies titled “Bisile” and “Kaanchanaa”. Recently he has collaborated with a Music Director and a Lyricist to form a band called ‘WHITE’ and would be releasing the band’s first album in Jan 2012 through Artistaloud.com. His is a seasoned playback voice behind many Remix albums ( Suga Candy ), Serials and TV / Radio commercials for brands like Dabur & DHL. In 2009, he conceptualized and designed a unique and spectacular act called the MUSICAL LASER PERFORMANCE, which is the only act of its kind in the world. Recently, the act was telecast on Sony Tv’s “Entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega” and it was highly appreciated by one and all. A livewire performer, Sandeep has performed at over 400 shows both in India and abroad which include corporates like ESSAR, ITC Group, Audi, Ultratech, HSBC, Sony, Hitachi, Ashok Leyland, M&M, Tata Power, Nitco, Liberty, Asian Paints, Pantaloons, Indian Army, various government organizations and public concerts where he has shared the stage with many stalwarts of Indian music industry like Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh, Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Daler Mehndi, Hariharan, Kunal Ganjawala etc to name a few. He has been a part of various other music based shows on TV and has been extensively interviewed on various entertainment, news and music channels. A people’s man, who exudes an easy and infectious warmth on stage, Sandeep is a complete entertainer who always leaves his audiences asking for more.