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Profession: Playback Singer, Bollywood.

Family: Wife

This long haired sensation made his appearance in the song 'Q - Funk' from the album 'Oorja'He burst into the pop scene with sis Sagarika, powered by pop-guru Biddu's melodies and doing re-mixes. Shaan, the 'oh cho chweet' pop-star, has been wooing the audiences since he stepped into Indian Music industry. He launched 'Loveology' and gave everyone a well received lesson in the arts of lurrvee...

The track from his second album Tanha Dil, "Bhool Ja", which is an excellent ballad with superb lyrics written by the man himself! "Tanha Dil" catapulted to the charts within days of its release and was very popular on radio! "Dil Kya Kare," is a remix that caught everyone's eye thanks to its electrifying video and soothing melodies. "Mana Janab," is a fun and frolicky blast from the past that Shaan livens up with a latino groove. Induced with lots of emotional and groovy tracks, the album popped up the singer's star rating, market value and of course ambitions.

He did a bit role in a Kalpana Lajmi film - Daman and the breakthrough happened not in the medium he started his career with, but in the mother of all commercial singing in India - Playback."Musu Musu" from the film Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi won him several offers from leading music directors like Anu Malik, A. R. Rahman while "Woh Pehli Baar" won the budding singer a lot of fans.Shaan took on an altogether different route when remixes became the order of the day. He remixed "Hum Bewafa" and the R D Burman "Roop Inka Mastana". After the success of Koi... Mil Gaya (where he sang In panchhiyon) Shaan got films like Zameen, Inteha and Sssshhh... lined up. "Film music, though, has its limitations - you have to sing the way the composer conceptualises. In an album you can experiment," he says.

He's excited about singing an item number with Asha Bhonsle in Bewafa. "She's been my icon for ages. She has reinvented herself with the changing times," he sums up.

Shaan loves to sing in English too. "Singing in Mumbai Matinee and Valentine's Day gave me confidence. I have no training in classical music but I can pull off a semi-classical bandish," says Shaan, who's also planning to do fusion with alaaps on the chartbuster Koi kahe number (Dil Chahta Hai).

From an aspiring desk - top publisher to a pop singer Shaan surely has come a long way. He is currently host the show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' on Star Plus that hunts for young talent. Keen to pursue their solo careers at the moment, there ar

Awards And Honors:

Award Song- Movie

MTV Asia Awards 2000 'Tanha Dil'

Best Of Shaan:

Song Movie

Woh pehli baar jab hum mile Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi

O Humdum Saathiya

Suno Na Jhankaar Beats

Dillagi dillagi Dillagi

Kuch To Hua Hai Kal Ho Naa Ho

Tere Bina Tere Bina

There's a misconception in the film industry that I looked down on film music. Not true! After Made In India I wanted to concentrate on building its popularity by doing a lot of stage shows. Let's face it, stage shows fetch a lot of mileage and money. I didn't want to miss out on that for playback singing. Besides, playback no longer had the clout that it did in earlier days", - Alisha Chinai

QUICK FACTS:

Alisha Chinai

Occupation: pop star and filmi performer

CAREER:

She is one of the pioneers of pop music in India. Her earlier albums include Babydoll, Jadoo, Aa-Alisha. She made Indipop history with "Made in India" along with music composer Biddhu. Alisha is famous for her scandalous image.