Kailash Kher

Kailash Kher is a singer of humble origins, born in a small village in Meerut and a childhood spent mostly in Delhi, he grew up listening to his father chanting Indian folk songs all day and learning classical music from the age of twelve.

He was inspired by legendary Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.After struggling in business, he took a shot at singing. After moving to Bollywood, the track Rabba Ishq Na Hove from the movie Andaaz was well received. In 2002, his song Allah ke Bande from relatively obscure movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, made him a household name.

The band Kailasa includes Mumbai musician-brothers Naresh Paresh who were earlier associated with Bombay Black. Kher has a uniquely soulful, raw, high-pitched voice. He sang a number of the songs in the bollywood flick Mangal Pandey: The Rising, in which he also had a cameo appearance. His other Bollywood appearances include the movie Corporate in the song O Sikander .

His song Tauba Tauba from his album Kailasa and esp...

Kailash Kher is a singer of humble origins, born in a small village in Meerut and a childhood spent mostly in Delhi, he grew up listening to his father chanting Indian folk songs all day and learning classical music from the age of twelve.

He was inspired by legendary Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.After struggling in business, he took a shot at singing. After moving to Bollywood, the track Rabba Ishq Na Hove from the movie Andaaz was well received. In 2002, his song Allah ke Bande from relatively obscure movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, made him a household name.

The band Kailasa includes Mumbai musician-brothers Naresh Paresh who were earlier associated with Bombay Black. Kher has a uniquely soulful, raw, high-pitched voice. He sang a number of the songs in the bollywood flick Mangal Pandey: The Rising, in which he also had a cameo appearance. His other Bollywood appearances include the movie Corporate in the song O Sikander .

His song Tauba Tauba from his album Kailasa and especially the song Ya Rabba is again on the way to become a record-seller. He originally hails from New Delhi, where he learned Hindustani classical music.

In 2007, he participated in a concert tour in North America entitled The Incredibles , also starring Asha Bhosle, Sonu Niigaam and Kunal Ganjawala. He is currently a judge on the singing talent contest, Indian Idol on Sony TV.

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