Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Yuvan Shankar Raja is a singer from India (age 47).
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Born
- August 31, 1979
- Birthplace
- Chennai
- Age
- 47 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Virgo
- Height
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- Weight
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
- Religion
- Islam
- Ethnicity
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- Eye Color
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- Hair Color
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- Profession
- Singer, Actor
- Net Worth
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- Education
- Loyola College; St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School
- Spouse
- Sujaya ChandranShilpa MohanZafroon Nizar
- Children
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Biography
Yuvan Shankar Raja is 47 years old, a singer, from India.
Yuvan Shankar Raja, known officially as Abdul Khaliq, is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Western music elements and often credited with having introduced hip hop to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of remixes" in Tamil Nadu which included mixed EDM and jazz.
He is frequently referred to as the "BGM King" of Tamil film music. Yuvan has won two Filmfare Awards South, five Mirchi Music Awards South, three Vijay Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Career & Filmography
Movies(4)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Maamanithan |
| 2018 | Pyaar Prema Kaadhal |
| 2009 | Sarvam |
| 2001 | Rishi |
Family
Relationships
Romantic History
| Person | Status |
|---|---|
| Sujaya Chandran | Married |
| Shilpa Mohan | Married |
| Zafroon Nizar | Married |
Family
Interesting Facts
- Yuvan Shankar Raja married his girlfriend Sujaya Chandran on 21 March 2005, at the Mayor Sri Ramanathan Chettiyar Hall in Chennai, India.
- Yuvan had met her in 2002 as a fan at a music cultural program in London and both fell in love later.
- Sujaya was a London-based singer and the daughter of Dr.
- They had a secret registered marriage in September 2003 in London, before the formal public wedding was held in 2005 with the consent of their parents.
- In August 2007, they filed for divorce with mutual consent, which was granted in February 2008, after 6 months.
- On 1 September 2011, he married Shilpa at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
- The marriage was held in a simple ceremony with only family members and close friends being present.
- Shilpa was revealed to be a B.Pharm graduate from Australia.
- The wedding reception was arranged a day later in Chennai.
- In 2014, Yuvan Shankar Raja announced that he had converted to Islam.
- He legally changed his name to Abdul Haliq, but continues to use his original name professionally.
- On 1 January 2015, he got married for the third time to Zafroon Nizar.
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