Vijay Prakash Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Singer, Music Composer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5’ 8” (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	• Soundtrack Title Song (As an Playback Singer): Sannate Mein from the Hindi film Baaz: A Bird in Danger (2002) • Tamil Song (As an Playback Singer): Poo Vaasam from the film Anbe Sivam (2003) • Telugu Song: Three Songs from the film Shiva (2006) • Kannada Song (As an Playback Singer): Kavithe Kavithe from the film Gaalipata (2008) • English Song Kyun Keeda Hai Aapko from the Quick Gun Murugun (2009) • Kannada Film (As an Music Composer): Andar Bahar (2013) • Malayalam Song (As an Playback Singer): Kaattu theno from the film August Club (2013) • Marathi Song (As an Playback Singer): Mituni Lochane from the film Natsamrat (2016) • Urdu Song (As an Playback Singer): Times music from the film Hai Bas ki Kuch Ghalib Se (2017)
Awards	• 2021: Radio Mirchi Award • 2019: SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer for 'Salaam Rocky Bhai' from K.G.F: Chapter 1 • 14 December 2019: Karnataka Nava Nakshatra Award • 2015: Filmfare Award- Best Male Playback Singer for the Kannada film "Ulidavaru Kandanthe" • 2017: Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Kannada – "Belageddu Yara Mukhava" (Kirik Party) • 2017: 2nd IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Male Playback Singer Kannada – "Belageddu Yara Mukhava" (Kirik Party) • 2016: Zee Kannada Dashakadha Sambhrama Award (10 years celebration of Zee Kannada)– Dashakadha Dhwani (Voice of Decade) • 2016: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer – "Nammoralli Chaligaladalli" (Beautiful Manasugalu) • 2015: Mirchi Music Award South Male Vocalist (Malayalam) for "Oru Karimukilu" song from Charlie • 2015: Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer Kannada for "Gatiya Ilidu" (Ulidavaru Kandanthe) • 2015: Zee Kannada Music Awards- Best Singer Male • 2014: Big Kannada Ugadi Music Awards 92.7 (Best Singer Male) • 2013: ETV Sangeet Samman 13 (Best Singer Male) • 2013: TSR - TV9 National Film Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) for "Aaradugula Bullet" (Attarintiki Daredi) • 2013: Suvarna Comedy Award- Best Song (Thund Haikla Saavasa) • 2013: Suvarna Comedy Award- Best Singer Male (Khaali Quarter) • 2012: Crowned 'Vidyaranyashree' Vidyaranyayuvakasangha- Bangalore Ganesh Utsav • 2012: BIG FM Award for Best Tapanguchi song (Kannada) for Kurikolina in 2012 • 2011: 5th Suvarna Film Award- Best Male Playback Singer • 2011: 5th Vijay Award- Best Male Playback Singer • 2011: BIG Tamil Awards Listeners Choice Award- Best singer of the year • Edison Award- Best Playback Singer (Tamil )for the song Hosanna • 2010: Young Achiever Award by Jaya TV • 2009: Airtel Super Singer Junior Popular Male Singer Award • 2009: Mirchi Music Award Critics Song of the Year • 2004: Aditya Kalakiran Puraskar by the Aditya Birla Group • 1999: RAPA Award for the Best Singer in Advertising
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 February 1976 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	48 Years
Birthplace	Mysuru, Karnataka
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mysuru, Karnataka
College/University	Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	29 January 2001 (Monday)
Family
Wife/Spouse	Mahathi R Vijayprakash (playback singer)
Children	Daughter- Kavya Vijayprakash
Parents	Father- Lopamudra (carnatic singer) Mother- L. Ramasesha (deceased)
Siblings	Brother- Phaneendra Prakash

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vijay Prakash

• He was born and brought up in a middle-class family in Mysuru, Karnataka.
  

  Vijay Prakash’s childhood photo

• On 26 January 1993, he participated in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi as an NCC student.
  

  Vijay Prakash as a NCC cadet in Delhi Republic Day parade

• In 1996, to pursue his career in acting, he shifted from Karnataka to Mumbai.

• He has appeared as one of the judges in a season of the singing reality TV show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.
  

  Vijay Prakash in TV Reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

• Vijay Prakash has given his voice to around 5000 multiple languages ​​songs, 10000 ad films, and 3000 jingles in 14 languages.

• He has sung songs in various Hindi films like Lakshya (2004), Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Force (2011), and Guru (2016).

• In the 2004 Hindi film ‘Swades,’ he lent his voice to the song Pal Pal Hai Bhaari. This song is composed by Indian music composer A. R. Rahman. This was his first song with A. R. Rahman.

• He has judged a few other TV shows like Super Singer T20 Season 1 Finals, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Championship, and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs.

• In 2008, he gave his voice to the “Condom a Capella” ringtone for the Indian safe sex campaign which was composed by Rupert Fernandes and produced by BBC World Service Trust.

• He has lent his voice to songs in various Kannada films like Kalgejje (2010), Godfather (2012), Kirik Party (2016), Dhairyam (2017), Trivikrama (2022), and Vaamana (2023).

• Some of his songs from Tamil films are Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010), Aravaan (2011), Krishnaveni Panjaalai (2012), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018), and Meiyazhagan (2024).

• He has also lent his voice to songs in various Telugu films such as Orange (2010), Eega (2012), S/O Satyamurthy (2015), Kirrak Party (2018), and Pakka Commercial (2022).

• He has performed in various shows along with the Indian tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain.
  

  Vijay Prakash and Mahathi R Vijayprakash with Ustad Zakir Hussain

• He has sung for various TV commercials like “Kabhi Chatpataa” for Knorr Soups and “Na Sar Jhuka Hai Kabhi” for HDFC Life Insurance.

• In 2011, he composed the song Kannadi for the Kannada film ‘Aidondla Aidu.’

• On 22 November 2012, Vijay Prakash was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Nissan Evalia ‘Moves Like Music’ campaign in which six younger artists of India were included.

• He has composed a few other songs like Andar Bahar, Koneye Irada, Aasae, Maleyali Minda, and Ashada Masadali.

• In 2013, he appeared in the Indian TV singing show Coke Studio @ MTV.

• On 12 May 2019, he performed the song Shankar Nag in Charlotte, North Carolina. The mayor present there announced that day as “Vijay Prakash Day” in the books of Concord.
  

  A certificate of proclamation of Vijay Prakash Day given by the Mayor of the Concord City

• In 2021, Vijay Prakash, along with Santhosh Ananddram, composed a song on the student-teacher relationship in the Kannada film ‘Yuvarathnaa’.

• He is one of the Indian musicians who got the opportunity to perform at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA.