Chandan Dass was born on 12 March 1956 and is a popular Indian ghazal singer.
15 Facts About Chandan Dass
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Chandan Dass began singing ghazals from the age of eight, when he started training under the tutelage of Ustad Moosa Khan.
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Chandan Dass was trained in classical music under Pandit Mani Prasad of Delhi, a great stalwart and purist of the highest realm.
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Chandan Dass's maiden album was an instant hit and inspired him to make many more albums.
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Chandan Dass has composed music for all his albums and has sung for many popular TV serials and films.
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Chandan Dass used to perform on Doordarshan, India's national Television Network, in the serial Sugam Sangeet in 1980s along with Penaz Masani, Raj Kumar Rizvi, Rajendra Mehta and Neena Mehta.
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Chandan Dass's album "Deewangi Erotomania" was a trendsetter.
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Apart from being one of the most popular ghazal singers in recent times, Dass has been composing music for mainstream Bollywood movies.
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Chandan Dass considers Mehdi Hassan the father of ghazals and likes to encourage aspirants to keep the trend of ghazals as a music genre alive in India.
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Chandan Dass's aim has always been to give the audiences good music and to reach out to people and touch their hearts.
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Chandan Dass is married to Yamini Dass and has one son, Namit Das, who is an actor and singer.
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Chandan Dass has given innumerable live performances, not only all over India but abroad.
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Chandan Dass's shows have been highly appreciated, applauded and raved about by the audiences who have heard him.
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Chandan Dass has created a niche in the hearts of the masses and stands like a pillar amongst the doyen of ghazal singers in the present era.
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Chandan Dass's efforts have been rewarded through many awards coming his way from the first Best New Ghazal Singer of 1983 to the two prestigious SUMU awards under the categories of Best Ghazal and The Best Ghazal Singer of 1993 for his album Deewangi.