DOB: 23/07/1973
Awards:
Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male for Tere Naam (2004) Filmfare Award Best Male Playback Singer for the title song of Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005) Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male for Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2006) IIFA Best Male Playback Award for Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2006)
Notes:
Son of Gujarati music director Vipin Reshammiya and his wife, Madhu. Himesh lost his elder brother at the age of 11 and decided to take up music as his career after the incident, to fulfill his father's wishes. He is married to Komal and the couple have a 10 year old son Swayam. He started his career at age 16 with a production house which aired quite a few TV soaps on Doordarshan Ahmedabad and Zee TV. His debut as music director was for the film Bandhan (1998), in which he collaborated with Anand Raj Anand to produce the musical score. Although it was not the first film in which he contributed music, it was the first one on which he was listed as a contributing music director. He made the debut as a singer for the award winning title song of Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005) Himesh Reshammiya scored the music and made his acting debut in Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story, which released on June 29, 2007. Himesh Reshammiya's trademark style includes a baseball cap, stubble reminiscent of George Michael, form-fitting jeans, and a belt with an oversized buckle. His style of handling the microphone with the bottom facing upwards, and the black trenchcoat that he wears in concerts are consistent elements of his style along with a piercing on his left ear. His friend Prashant Chadha and his sister who is also a fashion designer are reputedly responsible for Himesh's makeover.
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