Hrishikesh Ranade (born 18 October 1981) is an Indian playback singer in Marathi film industry. He has sung songs in Marathi, Hindi, Konkani and in some other Indian languages. He won Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Maharashtracha Ajacha Awaaj.[1][2][3]
Hrishikesh Ranade
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| Birth name | Hrishikesh |
| Born | (1981-10-18) 18 October 1981 (age 42) Pune, Maharashtra, India [citation needed] |
| Genres | playback singing, |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocalist |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Hrishikesh is from the music family and his father Pramod Ranade is also a well known Marathi singer. He took initial training from Pandit Vijay Koparkar and Shekhar Kumbhojkar.[1]
He has made performances in television, and various festivals in the light music and film music. Along with singer Shreya Ghoshal he made a stage performance during the 18th annual day celebration of Airports Authority of India in 2013 and sang some of hit songs.[4] Later in 2013, he accompanied Shreya Ghoshal in UK and Europe tour in which they sang at various places in Europe, as a celebration of 100 years of Bollywood. Both gave a tribute to many legendary playback singers of Bollywood.[5] They had a grand performance at the Royal Albert HallinWestminster, London. On 17 May 2013 both performed at the Sharjah Cricket Association StadiuminUnited Arab Emirates.[6][7]
He has sung songs in various films. Some of them are -
Hrishikesh Ranade is the elder son of Marathi singer Pramod Ranade. He is married to singer Prajkta Joshi- Ranade and has a daughter.[14][15]