http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/03/nov/18shaan.asp

Shaan back to rock

By Viral Bhayani

They say, when there is music within your heart, it has to be heard.
So was the case with Shantanu Mukherjee, a.k.a. Shaan, who tried
dabbling with other vocations before coming back to what he loved and
did best - singing. Getting to where he stands now was of course, no
easy task. That probably explains his easy, unassuming disposition.
Shaan definitely has a better voice and more to say than the average
Indipop star.

Shaan, born as Shantanu Mukherjee is the son of Manas Mukherjee, music
director for films like "Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai" and
"Shayad". Shaan's musical career took off when he began singing ad
jingles. But it was only in 1995 with Q Funk, Oorja that he began to
be recognized. In the following year, Shaan teamed up with his sister
Sagarika and released "Naujawan". With the success of this album they
were established as a hit bro-sis duo in the indi-pop scenario. His
next release was a solo album titled "Loveology".

What really kick started his career was the album Tanha Dil, which had
songs that made one think. The album stayed on MTV charts for a record
number of weeks and also bagged the MTV Asia award in the 'Favorite
Indian Artiste - Pop Category' in 2002. It was a blend of soft
melodious tunes with some peppy dance numbers, which had eight songs
all written by Shaan himself. The album finally established him as a
serious singer of considerable worth.

With the super successful Tanha Dil followed by Bhool Ja, a plethora
of film hits and the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa show on Zee TV, Shaan is a
household name today. His fans include people ranging from the age of
6 to 60. He is a darling of all be it young girls or their mums.

To take Shaan to the next level, Virgin have got him 3 international
collaborations:

Mel C of Spice Girls

The hottest star of the Middle East - Samira Said.

Blue-The No.1 European boy band.

Songs like Aksar and Chand Akela are very mellow while Tum Jo Mile and
other songs are pretty midtempo - just the sort that Shaan specializes
in.

The collaboration between Shaan & Blue titled "One Love" will be
showcased in a forthcoming Hindi film titled Rakth.There will be video
featuring Blue, Shaan & guest artists of the film. Suniel Shetty, the
producer & Mahesh Manjrekar, the director of the film are most excited
about the song in the film.

Shaan has penned his own lyrics and has composed the songs himself.
The kind of songs done is such that they deliberately stand out from
the film playback that he is oft doing these days.


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