Shaan
Shaan at Music Mania in 2013
Born	Shantanu Mukherjee (1972-09-30)30 September 1972 (age 52)[1] Bombay,Maharashtra, India[2]
Occupations	Playback singer Composer Actor Television presenter
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Radhika Mukherjee ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	2
Father	Manas Mukherjee
Relatives	Sagarika (sister)
Awards	See below
Musical career
Genres	Filmi,Pop,Rock,Classical
Labels	Universal Music,Times Music,Sony Music,Zee Music,T-Series,Tips,Saregama,Venus,YRF Music,OSA,Magnasound,EMI Virgin Records
Musical artist

Shantanu Mukherjee (born 30 September 1972), professionally known asShaan, is an Indianplayback singer,composer,actor andtelevision host. He record songs primarily inHindi,Bengali,Kannada andTelugu language. Known as the "Golden Voice of India",^[3] Shaan is considered among the greatest playback singers of India.^[4] He is also noted for his songs in the romantic genre, mainly during the 2000s.^[5] Shaan is a recipient of twoFilmfare Awards and threeInternational Indian Film Academy Awards.^[3]

His most popular songs include — "Musu Musu Haasi Deu" fromPyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999), "Woh Ladki Hai Kahan" and "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe" fromDil Chahta Hai (2001), "Ghanan Ghanan" fromLagaan (2001), "Mere Samnewali Khidki Mein" fromDil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), "O Humdum Suniyo Re" fromSaathiya (2002), "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" fromJism (2003), "Kuch To Hua Hai" fromKal Ho Naa Ho (2003), "O Jaana" fromTere Naam (2003), "Ladki Kyun" fromHum Tum (2004), "Main Aisa Kyun Hoon" fromLakshya (2004), "Dus Bahane" fromDus (2005), "My Dil Goes Mmmm" fromSalaam Namaste (2005), "Main Hoon Don" fromDon - The Chase Begins Again (2006), "Chaand Sifarish" fromFanaa (2006), "Rock And Roll Soniye" and "Where's The Party Tonight" fromKabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), "Let's Rock Soniye" fromBhool Bhulaiya (2007), "Aao Milo Chale" fromJab We Met (2007), "You're My Love" fromPartner (2007), "Deewangi Deewangi" fromOm Shanti Om (2007), "Jab Se Tere Naina" fromSaawariya (2007), "Hey Shona" fromTa Ra Rum Pum (2007) and "Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" from3 Idiots (2009).

Shaan was born on 30 September 1972 inBombay (nowMumbai) in aBengali family.^[1][2][6] His grandfather was Jahar Mukherjee, a well known lyricist, his late fatherManas Mukherjee, was a music director and his sisterSagarika is a singer as well.^[7] He grew up inMumbai,Maharashtra. Shaan is married to Radhika Mukherjee, with whom he has two sons.^[8][9]

Shaan began his career singing jingles for advertisements. Along with jingles, began to sing remixes and cover versions.^[10]

Shaan and his sister signed up withMagnasound recording company and recorded a few successful albums, including the hit albumNaujawan followed byQ-Funk.^[11][12] Later, Shaan launchedLove-Ology after this. In 2000, he sang a superhit song "Tanha Dil Tanha Safar" from his album Tanha Dil.^[13]

In 2002, he won theMTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India for best solo album for his albumTanha Dil. One year later, Shaan launched his albumAksar, which was successful and contained songs featuring international stars such asBlue,Melanie C andSamira Said. For both the albumsTanha Dil andAksar, all the songs were sung by Shaan, composed by Ram Sampath and written by both Shaan and Ram Sampath.^[14]

He releasedTomar Aakash in 2004, a Bengali album, along with his sister and featuring his father's unreleased songs.^[15] In 2006, he released a song withMLTR, "Take me to your heart". The song appears on his albumTishnagi, which is produced byRanjit Barot and engineered by Ashish Manchanda.^[16]

Shaan made his playback singing debut in 1999 in the moviePyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi where he sung two songs in the film. The song "Musu Musu Hasi" instantly struck a chord among the viewers and was very relatable to the youth.^[17][18]

In 2023, Shan performed at a musical concert in Boston, organised by the Jay-Ho! The concert highlighted how music can bring people together, creating a joyful and entertaining atmosphere. It also demonstrated the strong affection and loyalty that Boston residents have for Shaan and his music.^[19]

He has recently recorded a playback for an upcomingBengali feature filmNetwork which is composed byDabbu.^[20]

In 2023, Shaan recorded a romantic song composed byPritam forShah Rukh Khan inDunki.

Shaan hosted the television showSa Re Ga Ma Pa onZee TV between the years 2000–2006.^[10]

Shaan has been a judge on many talent shows.^[21] Shaan is a team captain, judge and mentor onSTAR Plus'sMusic Ka Maha Muqqabla for the teamShaan's Strikers.^[22] Shaan appeared as a judge inSa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014–2015^[6] andThe Voice India Kids 2016.^[7] In 2015 and 2016, Shaan was the winning coach in each of the first two seasons of The Voice. He appeared as a judge in Bengali reality show 'Super Singer Season 2' (2020) and 'Super_Singer (Bengali TV series)#Season 4Super Singer Season 4' (2023).

Along with singing, Shaan has acted in the movieDaman: A Victim of Marital Violence, also starringRaveena Tandon. His songs have appeared in the movies,Zameen andHungama.

Shaan is described in the media as one of the most popular singers ofIndian cinema.^[29][30] Shaan is also among the highest-paid singers in India.^[31]India TV placed him in its "Top 10 Bollywood Singers" of all time list.^[32] A total of six songs of his were placed inBBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time" list.^[33] Shaan is a member of theBoard of Advisors ofI.I.M.U.N., since 2021.^[34]

Shaan's song "Chand Sifarish" (from the movieFanaa) and "Jab Se Tere Naina" (fromSaawariya) won theFilmfare Best Male Playback Award and theZee Cine Award Best Playback Singer - Male, in addition to receiving several other nominations. In 2002, he won the MTV Asia Music Award for best solo album for his albumTanha Dil.^[35] Following are the list of awards and nominations in different categories.

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