Nithin Raj

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{{Infobox MusicAL artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Nithin Raj
| image = Nithin Raj.jpg
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|6|17}}
| origin = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala, India
| genre = [[Indian classical music]], Playback Singer, [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]], [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]]
| occupation = Singer, [[Radio Jockey]]
}}

'''Nithin Raj''' ({{lang-ml|നിതിൻ രാജ്}}, {{lang-ta|நிதின் ராஜ்}}, born 17 June 1987) is an Indian playback singer. Born and raised in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala, he has sung in various albums and films. Currently, Nithin is working as a [[radio jockey]] with [[Radio Mirchi]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], where he hosts a four-hour evening drive show called ''Mirchi Fuse Out''.

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== Biography ==
Nithin performed in various singing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the year 2004 with his first solo album – HaLo. The songs are composed by Balabhasker of which "Thiruvathira Thiruvarangil" and "Pyar chahtha hun mein" were quite popular. The Audio was released by Sathyam Audios and the song "Pyar chahtha hun mein"<ref>"Pyar chahtha hun mein by Nithin Raj",http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KwWRkEwoao</ref> was directed by noted filmmaker, [[Shankar Ramakrishnan]].

He participated in various singing competition shows including CHANNEL[V] Supersinger, S5 Music Voice Hunt – SS MUSIC (2005), Star Vijay TV – Airtel Supersinger (2006), but it was through the Malayalam reality show [[Idea Star Singer]] (2007) that he shot to fame.<ref>"Star Singer 2007 Interview with Nithin Raj",http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgyRlojuyeU</ref><ref>"Idea Star Singer 2007 combination Round Amrutha Nithin Dance",http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSbxYBNcUfI</ref>

He later on participated in Surya TV Amul Sangeetha Mahayuddham<ref>"Trivandrum Royals special performance in Sangeetha Mahayuddham",http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BCk7VcqiZo</ref> which brought a new format in music reality shows in India where the competition was based on Teams rather than individuals. Out of the six teams, Nithin was part of the "Trivandrum Royals" team led by [[Vidhu Prathap]], which secured the Runner-up position in 2010.<ref>"Sangeeta Mahayuddham Grand Finale on 17 October 2010",http://www.keralatv.in/2010/10/sangeeta-mahayuddham-grand-finale-on-17-october-2010/</ref><ref>"sangeetha mahayudham surya tv Winners 2010",http://sunil-bhaskar.blogspot.in/2010/10/sangeetha-mahayudham-surya-tv-winners.html</ref>

He participated in [[BIG FM 92.7|BIG 92.7 FM]]'s Benedryl presents BIG Golden Voice 2013<ref>"Abhijeet Felicitates Nithin Raj (Trivandrum), Top 6 Contestant Of 'Benadryl Big Golden Voice' Reality Singing Hunt at 92.7 BIG FM",http://www.movietalkies.com/artiste/pictures/event/4331/36418/abhijeet-launches-%27benadryl-big-golden-voice%27-radio-reality-singing-talent-hunt-at-927-big-fm</ref> and reached the Final 4 in the all India level.<ref>"Benadryl BIG Golden Voice finale – Final 4",https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151726157164086</ref><ref>"Benadryl Big Golden Voice TV Promo",http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR-_O4nTGRU</ref>

== Career ==
Nithin has sung the backing harmonies for [[A.R. Rahman]] which include 'Puthiya manidha' ([[Endhiran]]),<ref>"Endhiran Album credits",http://www.arrahman.com/discography_details.aspx?id=64</ref> Raavan [Re-recording for Hindi and Tamil] and also in his album songs – '[[Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam]]'<ref>"Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam backing vocals credits", [[Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam#Backing vocals]]</ref> and '[[Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat]]'.<ref>"Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat-Album credits",http://www.arrahman.com/discography_details.aspx?id=211</ref>

Nithin has sung various Malayalam movie songs which include 'Jwaalamukhi' and 'Thathamma' ([[Kurukshetra (2008 film)|Kurukshetra]]).<ref>"Soundtrack-Kurukshetra", [[Kurukshetra (2008 film)#Soundtrack]]</ref><ref>"Raaga – Singer Nithin Raj songs",http://www.raaga.com/channels/malayalam/singers/Nithin_Raj.html</ref> He got his first solo song 'Shapa soorya shobhayil' which was the Theme song of the Mammootty starrer movie – [[Drona 2010]].<ref>"Drona Theme song by Nithin Raj",https://soundcloud.com/nithinraj-k/drona-theme-by-nithinraj</ref><ref>"Songs Listing – Lyricist Kaithapram,Singer Nithin Raj",http://en.msidb.org/songs.php?tag=Search&singers=Nithin%20Raj&category=lyricist&artist=Kaithapram&limit=1&page_num=1</ref> He sang the songs 'Pampara Pa Pa' and 'Karuthiku Thithai' from the 2013 hit Malayalam movie [[Amen (2013 film)|Amen]] .<ref>"Amen 2013 movie – Soundtrack listing", [[Amen (2013 film)#Soundtrack]]</ref>

Recently Nithin Raj lend his voice for the Background music of [[Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal]] Movie directed by [[Lal Jose]], where he sang the Old classic song "Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal" for [[Sekhar Menon]]'s character (Vivek) in the film.<ref>"Nithin Raj's song Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal for Vivek",https://www.facebook.com/Nithinraj.singer/posts/680538031967728</ref><ref>" Ezhu Sundara Rathrikkal(2013) OST | Music : Prashant Pillai",https://soundcloud.com/prashantpillai/005-vivek-sings-ezhu-sundara</ref><ref>"Complete Album Listing and Credits for Ezhu Sundara Rathrikkal",http://prashantpillai.com/complete-album-listing-and-credits-for-ezhu-sundara-rathrikkal/</ref> He has also sung the song "Asku Pasku" in the upcoming movie – Friendship<ref>"Nithin Raj malayalam movie song listing",http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listsongs.php?g=959</ref> and the "MaGoBa"<ref>"Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 | Music Box | Full Songs & Credit Listing",https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8dwxYvWUB4#t=1s</ref> song from the movie [[Mannar Mathai Speaking 2]] directed by [[Mamas K. Chandran]].

==Discography==
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! Year !! Film !! Song Title !! Director !! Language !! Co-singers !! Music director !! Lyricist
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|rowspan="3"| 2008 || [[Silandhi]] || "Idhu Kadhal Minsarama" || D. Ganesh Desingh || Tamil || [[Ranina Reddy]] || Karthik || –
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|rowspan="2"|[[Kurukshetra (2008 film)|Kurukshetra]] || "Jwalamukhi" || rowspan="2"|[[Major Ravi]] || rowspan="2"|Malayalam || rowspan="2"|[[Najim Arshad]]<br />Arun Gopan<br />Roshan N.C || rowspan="2"|Sidharth Vipin || rowspan="2"|[[Gireesh Puthenchery]]
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|"Thathamma"
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|rowspan="1"| 2009 || [[Pattalam (2009 film)|Pattalam]] || "Panivizhum Kaalama" || Rohan Krishna || Tamil || Sayanora Philip<br />Hesham Abdul Wahab <br />William Issac || [[Jassie Gift]] || [[Na. Muthukumar]]
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|rowspan="1"| 2010 || [[Drona 2010]] || "Shapa soorya shobhayil"<br />(Drona Theme) || [[Shaji Kailas]] || Malayalam || Solo || [[Deepak Dev]] || [[Kaithapram Viswanathan]]
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|rowspan="3"| 2013 || rowspan="2"|[[Amen (2013 film)|Amen]] || "Karuthiku Thithai" || rowspan="2"|[[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] || rowspan="2"|Malayalam || Sopanam Anil<br />Sopanam Satheesh<br />Sankar Sharma || rowspan="2"|[[Prashant Pillai]] || rowspan="2"|[[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]]
|-
|"Pampara Pa Pa" || Sopanam Anil<br />Sopanam Satheesh<br />[[Remya Nambeesan]]
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| [[Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal]] || "Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal"<br />(Reprise) || [[Lal Jose]] || Malayalam || Solo || Re-worked by<br />[[Prashant Pillai]] || [[Vayalar Rama Varma]]
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|rowspan="1"| 2014 || [[Mannar Mathai Speaking 2]] || "Thirayaane Thirayaane"<br />(MaGoBa) || [[Mamas K. Chandran|Mamas K Chandran]] || Malayalam || Arun Alat<br />Joslee Lonely Doggy [Rap]<br />[[Rahul Raj]] || [[Rahul Raj]] || Nikhil.S.Mattathil
|}

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