Ajesh

Ajesh
Background information
Birth name	Ajesh Ashok
Also known as	Ajeesh
Occupation(s)	Singer/Composer
Years active	2010-present

Ajesh (or Ajesh Ashok or Ajeesh) is a singer turned composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Ajesh was born in a middle-class family, learnt Carnatic music from his childhood and started exploring other forms of music later. He did his schooling in Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K.K.Nagar, Chennai, then went on to get a Visual Communication degree from Loyola College, Chennai.^[3]

Career

As a Singer

Ajesh started singing stage shows, TV shows and concerts at a very young age and was very focused on pursuing music throughout. In 2009, he was crowned as the winner of the reality based singing competition Airtel Super Singer, he was chosen by public through public voting and also by composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. Later in 2010, Yuvan made Ajesh sing the romantic number Idhu Varai for the soundtrack of the Tamil movie, Goa,^[4][5] which was his debut song in films.

As a Composer

In June 2013, he released an independent music album titled, Rain, College, Love - The Connect.^[6] He was then asked to compose for movies, but he was reluctant at first, he says it was because of the background score and he had no experience in it back then. Then he started working on short films and documentaries, which gave him a lot of confidence to score for movies. Meanwhile in 2015, he composed the title track for Kerala Blasters FC which was well received by the public. His debut as a composer in Indian Cinema was Paambhu Sattai, the audio rights was bought by Think Music India and the album was released on the 11th of November 2016.

Discography

Singing

Year	Song	Film	Music Director	Language	Co-Singers	Accolades
2010	Idhu Varai	Goa	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Tamil	Andrea Jeremiah	Won - Vijay Music Award Best Melody of 2010 Won - Mirchi Music Award for Best Debut Singer Nominated - Vijay Music Award for Best Debut Singer
	Thooral Thedum	Uthamaputhiran	Vijay Antony	Tamil	Janaki Iyer
	Idupazhagi [7]	Arumbu Meesai Kurumbu Paarvai	Mohammed Rizwan	Tamil	Saindhavi
2012	Idhazhin Oram [8]	3	Anirudh Ravichander	Tamil	Anirudh	Nominated - Big Tamil Melody Award for Best Male Singer
	Kadhalum	Vinmeengal	Jubin	Tamil	Solo
	Vazhi Maari	Vinmeengal	Jubin	Tamil	Solo
	Yedhalo Oka Mounam	3	Anirudh Ravichander	Telugu	Anirudh Ravichander
	Tan Ye Mera	3	Anirudh Ravichander	Hindi	Shruti Hassan
	Nimirndhu nil	Sattam Oru Iruttarai	Vijay Antony	Tamil	Sathish
2013	Paadhagal	Emmanuel	Afzal Yusuf	Malayalam	Solo
2014	Kangalai Oru	Thegidi	Nivas Prasanna	Tamil	Solo
	Kallalo Oka	Bhadram	Nivas Prasanna	Telugu	Solo
	Nenjukkulla Nee	Vadacurry	Vivek - Mervin	Tamil	Vijay Prakash, Diwakar
2016	Yedhedho Penne	Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Tamil	Solo
	Kadhakaadhey	Remo	Anirudh Ravichander	Telugu	Srinidhi Venkatesh

Music Direction

Year	Film	Director	Language	Notes
2016	Paambhu Sattai	Adam Dasan	Tamil	Post-Production
2016	Thiri	Ashok Amirthraj	Tamil	Post-Production
2016	Vallavanukkum Vallavan	Vijay Tesingu	Tamil	Post-Production

Independent Music

Year	Album
2013	Rain, College, Love - The Connect [6][9]

References

1. "Does Chennai strike the right chord? city pulse". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
2. "Ace and Grace - Singer Ajeesh". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
3. "Loyola College's Ignite '10 saw myriad talents set the stage ablaze.". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
4. "From the 'Goa' front". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
5. "Airtel Super Singer 2008 Live Finale". chennaionline.com. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
6. "An umbrella of songs from a rain man". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
7. "Soothing and impressive - The songs of Arumbu Meesai Kurumbu Paarvai make an impact". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
8. "3 Music Review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
9. "Charting their own course". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2013.