Ankush Bhardwaj


Ankush Bhardwaj is an Indian singer. He is from Kotgarh, Himachal Pradesh, and has appeared on several reality singing shows. He was a contestant on the tenth season of Indian Idol, and won first runner up. Bhardwaj attracted attention with his performance on the tenth season of Indian Idol.

Early life

He was born on 11 December 1991 in Kotgarh, Himachal Pradesh to Suresh and Kamlesh Bhardwaj. He lives in Shimla. He started singing at the age of 10.

Education

Bhardwaj attended the Hainault Public School, Shimla. He completed a Bachelors in Commerce from R.G.G.D College of Shimla in 2014, and an M.B.A in Finance from Amity University in 2017.

Career

Prior Indian Idol 10

Bhardwaj was one of the finalists of "Voice Of Himalayas", held in 2011, before going on to become the first runner up of ‘Himachal Ki Awaaz’. He then started performing in music festivals in Shimla, before participating in other singing competitions in Himachal Pradesh including Kishore Kumar Nights and Rafi Nights.
Two years after Voice of Himalayas, Bhardwaj won the singing contest – Sangam Sur Sangeet Ka Season 1 organized by Cedar Productions in Himachal Pradesh. Three years later, he became one of the top 10 contestants in Benadryl Big Golden Voice – Season 4.
He also assisted Amaal Malik on several of his films, including Golmaal Again, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety and Chef.

Indian Idol 10 onwards

After auditioning for Indian Idol Season 10 in June 2018, he was accepted.
He, along with the other top contestants of the show, also sang for the campaign track of PM Narendra Modi's 'Swacch Bharat Abhiyan', and the 'Sab Badhiyaa Hai' song from Sui Dhaaga: Made in India