Hariharan Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Hariharan
Profession	Singer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 85 kg in pounds- 187 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 April 1955 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	69 Years
Birth Place	Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore-Cochin, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore-Cochin, India
College/University	S.I.E.S. College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Educational Qualification(s)	Bachelor's degree in science Bachelor's degree in law
Debut	Playback Singer: Film- Gaman/ Song- Ajeeb saaneha mujh par guzar gaya yaaro TV: All India Sur Singaar Competition (Winner)
Family	Father- Anantha Subramani Mother- Shrimati Alamelu Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading, Playing Musical Instruments & Travelling
Music
Popular Album(s)	1985: Aabshar-e-Ghazal 1994: Gulfam 1992: Hazir 1996: Jashn, Halka Nasha 1997: Paigham 2000: Kaash 2005: Lahore Ke Rang Hari Ke Sang and Guftagoo 2008: Lafzz
Awards & Recognition(s)	1998: National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer 1995: Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer 2011: Asianet Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer 2011: Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer 2004: He was honoured with Padma Shri 2009: National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer 2004: Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award For his outstanding contribution to Indian film music
Favourite Things
Favourite Food(s)	South Indian Cuisines & Italian Cuisines
Favourite Actor(s)	Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan
Favourite Actresses	Sridevi, Tabu, Karisma Kapoor, Rekha, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Mehdi Hassan
Favourite Singer(s)	A. R. Rahman, Shreya Ghoshal, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Mehdi Hassan
Favourite Musician(s)	A. R. Rahman, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Wife/Spouse	Lalitha Hariharan
Marriage Date	Year 1984
Children	Son- Karan Hariharan Akshay Hariharan Daughter- Lavanya Hariharan
Money Factor
Salary (as an event performer)	15 lacs/event (INR)
Net Worth (approx.)	$1.5 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Hariharan

• Does Hariharan smoke?: Not Known

• Does Hariharan drink alcohol?: No

• He is the son of renowned Carnatic vocalists Shrimati Alamelu (Mother) and started learning Indian Classical music from his father H.A.S. Mani.

• In his teenage, he was very much inspired by Mehdi Hassan and soon developed passion towards Ghazals.

•  In 1977, he won a singing show “All India Sur Singaar Competition” and became a famous face. After listening to his voice, late music director Jaidev got immensely impressed and signed on him to sing a song ‘ Ajeeb Saaneha Mujh Par Guzar Gaya yaaron’ for his film ‘Gaman’ (1978).

• In 1992, he entered the Tamil Film Industry, where he sang a patriotic song ‘Thamizha Thamizha’ with music director A. R. Rahman.

• He is also a prominent Ghazal singer and has more than thirty Ghazal albums to his credit. Some of his famous Ghazal albums are  Gulfam, Aabshar-e-Ghazal, Jashn, and many more. He has collaborated with great Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain for his album ‘Hazir’.

• In 1996, he formed the band Colonial Cousins with Mumbai-based composer and singer Lesle Lewis. 

• His son Akshay Hariharan and daughter Lavanya Hariharan are also playback singers.

• He is an extremely versatile singer and sang various popular songs such as ‘Tu Hi Re’, ‘Chanda Re Chanda Re’, ‘Hai Rama Ye Kya Hua’, ‘Bahon Ke Darmiyan’, and many more, which broke all the records and became chartbusters of that time.

• Here in this video, Hariharan is narrating his musical journey at Google Talks.