Kali Prasad Baskota (Nepali: काली प्रसाद बास्कोटा) is a Nepali singer, musician and lyricist. Baskota has also judged in first three season of Nepali Reality show Nepal Idol.
Kali Prasad Baskota कालीप्रसाद बास्कोटा | |
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Background information | |
Born | (1979-12-16) 16 December 1979 (age 42) Nepal |
Genres | Pop Folk |
Occupation(s) | Lyricist Singer Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar Keyboard |
Years active | 2008 – present |
Labels | THT Live Kali Prasad Baskota |
Website | Official website |
He started his music career since 2007/8, as a lyricist and composer for the song Chahana Sakiyo Bahana Sakiyo sung by Sashi Rawal. Some of his earlier hits are Laija Re sung by Hemant Rana, Bida nai deu baru sung by Azad Dhungana. His 2017 song called Saili sung by Hemant Rana was trending worldwide on No. 14 on YouTube after the first week of its release.[citation needed] In feature films he gave songs like Jaalma, Nira, Lappan Chappan, Panchi, Daiba Hey.[1][2][3][4] Kali did his singing debut from song Jaalma from the movie Resham filili which is of the biggest hit songs in Nepali movie industry. [citation needed]
In recent times, his song "Thamel Bazaar" from the movie Loot 2 (a sequel to the highly successful movie Loot and directed by Nischal Basnet) is one of the most viewed Nepali songs; it ranks third amongst the most viewed Nepali songs on YouTube.[citation needed] Some of his most recent songs are Ajambari sung by himself and Melina Rai for the movie Gangster Blues starring Aashirman DS Joshi and Anna Sharma, and Okhati from the movie Mr. Jholay starring Dayahang Rai.
Kali is a mechanical engineer by education, and worked at the famous Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Kathmandu for over a decade before becoming a full-time musician since 2015.[citation needed]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
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2007 | Hits Fm Awards | Best Pop Composition | Chahana Sakio | Nominated |
2010 | Hits Fm Awards | Best Pop Composition | Ke Nai Runu Chha Ra | Nominated |
2013 | Hits Fm Awards | Best Song Originally Recorded for a Movie Sound Track | Ekkai Chin Ma | Nominated |
N/A | 5th Annual Annapurna Awards | Best Pop Composition | Ke Nai Runu Chha Ra | Won |
2014 | Nefta Awards | Best Music Composer | Malati Ko Bhatti | Nominated |
2015 | Hits Fm Awards | Best Song Originally Recorded for a Motion Picture Soundtrack | Jaalma | Won |
2015 | Pratibha Puraskar | N/A | Chhinnalata Nava | Won |
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