Kailash Kher is an Indian folk and Indian classical
music base playback singer and music composer,
he sang songs with a music style influenced by Indian folk music and Sufi
music. He has sung in many languages including Hindi, Gujrati, Tamil,
Bengali, Telugu, Malyalam, Kannada, Nepali, Odia and Urdu. He has
sung more than 700 songs in movies and five successful private albums,
making him an important contributor to Indian music. He
was inspired by the classical musician Pandit Kumar Gandharva,
Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, and the Qawwali singer Nusrat
Fateh Ali Khan.
Kher received the Padma shri award in 2017 from the Indian
government. He has also received two Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback
singer one for the Bollywood movie Fanna (2006) and one for the Telugu
film Mirchi (2013), along with several other nominations.
With his powerful voice and his unique style of music, Kher
has established himself as one of the most popular playback singers of India.