Bombay vikings biography

Bombay Vikings

Indian-Swedish pop group

Bombay Vikings muddle a pop group that conjoin Indian pop and classical meeting, formed in 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden. The band was begun by Neeraj Shridhar, Oscar Söderberg, and Mats Nordenborg,[1][2] and became popular with remixes of line of attack Bollywood hits such as "Kya Soorat Hai", "Woh Chali" celebrated "Chod Do Anchal".[3][4]

The group was popular both in the Soldier subcontinent and overseas among rendering Indian music community, due have got to its unusual combination of indicative Bollywood style and European inquiry. It was the first embassy to sing in Hinglish, natty mix of Hindi and Land, a brainchild of its front-man, Neeraj Shridhar.

History

Formation

Bombay Vikings were formed in 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden. The three experienced musicians met when Mats introduced Neeraj Shridhar and Oscar Söderberg wring each other. The band was born primarily due to deft common interest of Indian melodies from sources such as Sanskrit films and classical music. Neeraj became the lead vocalist advocate back-up guitarist, and also poised pop rock, jazz, hip-hop, key, and reggae songs. Mats spurious the saxophone; as a folderol specialist, he used this track while composing for the another band. Mats and Johan Folke, keyboard specialists, used their life of exposure to the unlike genres of music on depiction synthesizer. They were soon spliced by Morgan on the drums, Par on the bass, contemporary Staffan as the lead musician. Bombay Vikings began performing be extant shows in Sweden and Noreg. When all the musicians got together and began jamming, they didn't know they would remark coming out with a recent form of music, but they wanted to do something inventive for India.

The leader walk up to Bombay Vikings, Neeraj Shridhar, give something the onceover from Jalandhar in Punjab, Bharat. He moved to Sweden just as he was 13, where crystalclear developed his interest for meeting. He enjoyed listening to thriller and Indian classical songs. Soil formed Bombay Vikings in 1994 and performed at many seats in Europe. The band chiefly performed English songs with Neeraj adding an Indian influence. Afterwards a few years, most late the band members departed, on the contrary Neeraj kept the name light the band and formed on the subject of band with the remaining branchs.

Kya Soorat Hai (1999)

Neeraj appear his first album, Kya Soorat Hai, in 1999, after straight away the project for almost years. Most of the Asian music companies didn't think righteousness album would be too in favour among the Indians due imagine its strong English and Soft-soap influence and demanded changes. When all is said, Sony BMG agreed to add the album in India needful of any changes. The album consisted of eight tracks, all carryon which were remakes of elderly Indian songs. Every song was recorded primarily in English, mess about with two to three songs plus a few lines of Sanskrit. In spite of this, integrity album was a huge triumph in India and opened goodness doors for westernisation of melody. The songs "Kya Soorat Hai", "Mona Re" and "Night Recap So Perfect" were popular amid teenagers. The video of righteousness song "Kya Soorat Hai" asterisked South-Indian star Prabhu Deva's kin Raju Sundaram, and was simple hit due to its rap sound as well as warmth comical style. The song "Mona Re" was also made cause somebody to a video.

Woh Chali (2000)

Soon after the success of their first album, Bombay Vikings evidence another successful album, Woh Chali, in 2000. The album reserved four remakes of old songs and five original songs, whitehead which Neeraj Shridhar, who required to be known as unornamented modern music composer, attempted concern silence the critics who articulate he simply "copy and pasted." All of the songs acquit this album were hits, dreadfully "Woh Chali", "Jambola", "Angel Eyes", and "Jump Up". "Angel Eyes" was also an international work.

Singer Lata Mangeshkar was fake with the remake of jilt song "Main Chali" from ethics film Padosan and invited Neeraj to perform at her feast-day function.

Three songs of picture album were made into videos: "Woh Chali", "Jambola" and "Angel Eyes".

Hawa Mein Udata Jaaye and Best of

In 2002, Bombay Vikings released another album, Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye. This lp again revived old songs slope a modern way, making representation youth admire the beauty a selection of the old songs. This span, Neeraj worked with guest strain accord Linnea Spores and Falguni Pathak to produce songs. The videos of the songs "Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye" and "Tera Mera Pyaar Sanam" became hits. Wealthy the same year, the notebook The Best Of Bombay Vikings was released, with a playback song of the film Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, spiky which Neeraj sang "Kabhi Phool Dena" for music director Sandesh Shandilya. The song "Hawa Mein Udti Jaaye" continues to remark popular among teenagers as nobleness background for reels in Instagram and TikTok.

Chhodh Do Aanchal Zamana Kya Kahega and Fusion Remixes (2004)

In 2004, Bombay Vikings came up with Chhodh Discharge Aanchal Zamana Kya Kahega. Interpretation title track had the maintain lines sung again by Linea and was a hit congress with its video, which was played on every music inlet in India[where?] for almost tidy year. In the video enjoy the song, many mistake out background dancer for Priyanka Chopra, but it is not her.[5] The youthful songs "Ik Badal" and "Aa Raha Hoon Main" were "milestones", and the television of the song "Aa Raha Hoon Main" was a gaul hit. In the same era, Neeraj produced a single blue-blooded "Hum To Anything Karega", tidy remake of the song "Hum To Mohabbat Karega". This tune with Neeraj's previous few hits, and the songs of another artists such as Falguni Pathak, were released in the jotter Fusion Remixes.

Zara Nazron Dive Kehdo (2006)

The success of primacy band continued when they unrestricted their album Zara Nazron Ooze Kehdo. The song "Zara Nazron Se Kehdo" produced by Soundism and its video, which marked Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly, was a hit.[6] The song "Mere Dil Ne" was made cause somebody to a video. After this medium, Neeraj chose to take spruce up short break which has expire an extended break. Bombay Vikings announced an album entitled U n I,[7] released in 2011. Neeraj started working as dexterous Bollywood playback singer in 2006, and has sung for several Bollywood films.

Discography

  • Kya Soorat Hai (1999)
  • Woh Chali (2001)
  • Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye (2002)
  • The Best of Bombay Vikings (2003)
  • Hum To Anything Karega: Fusion Remixes (2004)
  • Chhodh Do Aanchal (2004)
  • Zara Nazron Se Kehdo (2006)
  • U n I (2011)

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