Suresh Gaire

Uday Sotang is a well-known Nepali musician. He has written and composed numerous songs, and sung many of them himself. Most of his songs have been rendered by his wife Manila Sotang. Uday Sotang is originally from Tukvar, near Darjeeling, India. He moved to Kathmandu to pursue his musical career in 1988. Uday Sotang is married to Manila Sotang who is a Nepali singer. Their daughter Shreya Sotang is an popular singer who has already released an album. With more than 200 songs to his credit, Uday Sotang is considered to be one of the popular and successful Nepali musicians. He is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The husband-wife duo of Uday and Manila have produced more than 10 music albums.

Krishna Man, born in Ashar 1982 BS (1925 AD) in Bandegaon, Lalitpur, is one of the foundational figures of early modern Nepali music. He began his musical career in 2008 BS (1951/1952 AD) by composing for Satyanarayan Dangol’s song “Timrai Khatir Ni Sodhinau Maile Abiral Aansu Bagaye” shortly after the establishment of democracy in Nepal.Around 2016 BS (1959/1960 AD), he recorded two songs in Kolkata, marking his entry into the international music scene. In the same year, he gained significant recognition for composing music for Balkrishna Sama’s acclaimed play “Ma”. He also taught Nepali folk songs to Chinese dancers, earning international appreciation, and received a commendation from King Mahendra the following year.In 2019 BS (1962/1963 AD), he secured second place at Radio Nepal’s All Nepal Modern and Folk Song Conference and received a medal from King Mahendra. In 2020 BS (1963/1964 AD), he was honored again as the Best Composer.He completed a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Music from Allahabad around 2030 BS (1973/1974 AD) and participated in numerous national and international programs. In 2033 BS (1976/1977 AD), he was decorated with the Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (Fifth Class). In 2047 BS (1990/1991 AD), he won first place in modern songs at Radio Nepal. In 2048 BS (1991/1992 AD), he received an appreciation certificate from Ganeshman Singh for his music direction in the film “Aajako Yuwa”.His body of work includes 30 bhajans, 12 Newari songs, national songs, and film compositions released through cassettes and CDs, along with 34 bhajan videos produced for Nepal Television.

With idiosyncrasy in Aadhunik and Nepali filmy songs, Raju Singh is one of those heads in Nepali Music Industry who has expertise in time conditional music creation and rules most of the antros on radios and TVs. Born on Mangsir 26th 2026 in Kathmandu, Putalisadak as the eldest son of senior musician late. Bhagat Singh. Raju Singh has a brother and four sisters in his family. His whole family is music-loving. His brother Kalyan Singh and sister Dhanusha Singh too have an inclination towards music. Having risen in a musical environment, he was influenced by music in his early childhood and hence decided to do something in music industry. He says that his family was a factor which induced a sense of responsibility and challenge in him. Disciplined and hard working from his early life, Raju Singh post graduated from Tribhuvan University and holds a similar degree in music too. He did Diploma from London University in Eastern music. Raju gives credit for his success to his family’s musical background and hard work. He was told that Nepali musicians aren’t educated. He was moved by this statement and hence he carried his education along with music. He is dedicated towards Nepali music and at the same time he teaches in well established colleges both music and other subjects. Most of the songs, whose musical compositions are done by Raju Singh, are big hit. Because of this he considers himself as a luck favored person. He’s given music in more than 500 songs and released 20 plus albums. He has also worked as judge in numbers of musical programs. He has worked with all genres of singers ranging from new to old. We can’t ignore the fact that most of the songs that have gained and are gaining popularity are Raju’s creation.

Koshish Chhetri is singer, song writer and actor. At a young age of 7, Koshish was pushed to perform on the stage for the first time. ‘Rudai Chhin Aama’ was his first recording that established him as a child singer. After modeling for his own music video titled ‘Daiva Ko Ris’, Koshish became successful in establishing himself as an actor. This versatile personality secured his first movie role in 2014. He won the CG Kamana Film Award for best debut actor, Nepal Film Critics Award for best actor and Sixth Cine Award under the public choice category for his performance in the movie “Mokshya”. His second movie is ‘Parva’. His second movie ‘Parva’ was a critical and commercial success. He is also the man behind the lyrics and music of the hit song ‘Kale Dai’.