Rajesh Payal Rai


Rajesh Payal Rai is a Nepalese singer and actor. Referred to in the media as the "Rai is King", he is known as a versatile singer in the Nepali music industry. He has done playback singing for more than one hundred Nepali movies. In addition, he has recorded several private albums such as Darshan Namaste, Rai is King, Syamuna etc. He has sung Japanese and Bhojpuri songs as well. He performed on a world wide tour and won several music awards from 1995-2015.He also participated in Melancholy, an environmental song conceptualized, written, composed and directed by Environmentalist Nipesh DHAKA and performed by 365 Nepali artists setting the Guinness World Records.

Childhood

Rajesh Payal Rai was born in Khotang district of Nepal. His father is Ratna Rai and his mother is Sancha Laxmi Rai. He has four brothers and one older sister Namita. He grew up in Buipa, Khotang.

Musical career

Rai recorded "failiyo maya dubo sari" in 1992, after he came to Kathmandu on completion of his high school. Instantly, he was given opportunities to record new songs and perform live on stage programmes.
He has already sung for five hundred Nepali movies, setting a new record in the history of the Nepali film industry.
Rajesh, who was known as a modern & filmy singer, has also ventured into folk singing with the release of his folk album jadow & jadow-2.
In the course of performing on stage shows, Rajesh has travelled to Hongkong, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, U.K., USA, the Gulf countries, and others, to perform for the Nepalese diaspora. He also went on a Nepal tour, singing in all 14 zones.

List of albums

Awards and recognition

TitleYearLabel
Gold Medal Radio Nepal Modern Song Competition1995Radio Nepal
Best Playback Singer- Film Chunauti1997Kollywood Cine Award
National Vision Busy Award1998
Special Honor By Dharan Municipality at Dharan Festival 2055B.S.1999Dharan Municipality
Narayan Gopal Yuba Puraskar2005Narayan Gopal Sangit Kosh
Song Of The Year — Kamana2007Tuborg Image Award
Best Singer Of The Year — Kamana2007Hits FM Music Award
Album Of The Year — Kamana2007Hits Fm Music Award
Best Singer Of The Year2007Kalika Fm Music Award
Best Male Playback Singer2007Kalika Fm Music Award
Best Singer Of The Year2008Annapurna Fm Music Award
Best Folk Song Of The Year - Jadou 22009Tuborg Image Award
Popular Song Of The Year - Darshan Namaste2009Annapurna Fm Music Award
Best Singer Of The Year2009Kantipur FM 96.1 Annual Award
Chinnalata Prativa Puraskar2010Chinnalata Geet Puraskar Guthi
Best Singer Of The Year2010Kantipur FM 96.1 Annual Award
Best Singer Of The Year2011Kantipur FM 96.1 Annual Award
Best Pop Singer Of The Year2011Kalika FM Music Award
Album Of The Year - Rai Is King2011Hits FM Music Award
Best Playback Singer of the Year Movies "JHOLE" 20142014TUBORG IMAGE AWARD
Best Playback Singer of the Year Movies "JHOLE" 20142014BINDHAWASINI MUSIC AWARD
Lux Kamana Critics Award 20162016LUX KAMANA FILM AWARDS
Rai is King Day, Every 5 November2017Rochester, Mayor Lovely Warrren, USA
Guinness World Records, An Environmental Song by 365 Nepali Artists2017Melancholy
Best Playback Singer ;2018Music Khabar Award
Best Singer -Male ; Darshan Namaste-32018Surya International Award ;Japan

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