Shaan

Shaan (born Shantanu Mukherjee) is an Indian playback singer. Born of  Bengali origins, he is the son of the late music director Manas Mukherjee and brother of singer Sagarika.

 As a child, Shaan began his career by singing ad jingles. In the 1987 movie Parinda, when he was only 15 years old, he sang a singular line in the song, Kitni Pyari Hai Dosti Hamari.

 His career kickstarted in 1995 with his first release a remix album called Q-funk. But he first achieved real success with Roop Tera Mastana, a remixed version of R D Burman's hits. In 1996, Shaan and his sister, Sagarika came out with Naujawan, their first big release.

 Shaan's Tanha Dil released in 2000, containing a mix of ballads and tunes, Shaan's career rocketed. The album established him as a distinctive and talented singer, as well as winning him the MTV Music Awards Asia, Best Solo Album award. Shaan's next album Aksar was again hugely successful.  

Apart from his albums, Shaan has had a successful career as a playback vocalist for several Bollywood films, including Lakshya, Dil Chahta Hai, Kal Ho Na Ho, Hum Tum, Dhoom, Fanaa and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. He has also hosted the television show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee TV, which won the Music Programme of the Year award at the Indian Telly Awards in 2003. At the same awards function, Shaan won Best TV Music Director, for creating the music of the Zee TV show, Lipstick. 

Popular songs by Shaan include his first hit, "Musu Musu", as well as "Tanha Dil" and "Bhool Ja" and the very popular song "Chand Sifarish". Recently he has released a song with MLTR namely "Take me to your heart", which is on his latest album entitled Tishnagi.

 Shaan is also a very popular choice for 'Pro Shows' which are conducted as a part of the cultural festivals of various colleges. Among the prominent cult festivals where he has performed live recently are Spring Fest of IIT Kharagpur, Mood Indigo of IIT Bombay and Raagam of NIT Calicut.

 His song "Chand Sifarish" from the movie Fanaa (2006) won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award and the Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer- Male. Shaan has also appeared as a judge on many talent hunt shows.

 Married to Radhika he has two sons, Soham and Shubh.