| Yogeshwar Amatya | |||||
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| Birth Name: | Yogeshwar Amatya | ||||
| Birth Place: | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Instrument: | Vocal, guitar | ||||
| Years Active: | 1995–present | ||||
| Label: | Single (Nepal) | ||||
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Yogeshwar Amatya—born April 3rd, 1964 in Kathmandu, Nepal—is a Nepali singer, musician, producer, actor, social activist, and photographer. He has sold more than 1 million records, making him one of Nepal's best-selling music artists and the best-selling Nepali rock musician. Amatya rose to fame in Nepal with his song Jaba Sandhya Hunchha and became more famous with his 1998 album Karai Kara Le.[1] In 1998, he released his Ahile Chaahin Drabya Ko Aaasha Ma, Bastoo album which included Wakka Dikka. Amatya also participated in the song Melancholy as a solo artist with 365 other Nepali singers and musician. The song set the Guinness World Record of "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording".[2] [3] [4]
Amatya has not used his middle name since his father dropped it. His father, Bhubaneswar Amatya, was the founding President of Nepal Chalchitra Sangha. He also founded Kanti Ishwori Sishu Vidhyalaya, where two crown princes and a few princesses studied. He also motivated the queens, Kanti and Ishwori, to start a school in the late king's name called Tribhuvan University. [5]
His mother, Lamu Amatya, was the pioneer in nursing education in Nepal. She established the first nursing school in Nepal at Chettrapati. She is the founding president of the Nursing Association of Nepal. She was honoured by the Government of Nepal as the first trained nurse of Nepal.[6]
After being bullied for his cleft lip by his seniors at St. Xavier's, he left the school and joined North Point, Darjeeling.
Amatya has a diploma in gemology from the Gemological Institute of India, Bombay. He joined the interior design courses for 3 semesters in the Department of Architecture, SIU-C, USA.
Amatya represented football Shreenath Gana and the A division club NRT as a scorer forward. He has scored numerous hat-tricks for NRT. He was declared "Man of the Match" in the WAVE Kick Off Cup 2006, and was one of the few who played the whole 90 minutes. Amatya is also an expert in Tae Kwon Do. He has a black belt and is considered an expert in theoretical aspects of Tae Kwon Do. Amatya also won several medals in Tae Kwon Do in the United States.
Amatya gave his first performance at the Mayur Chalchitra Mandir in Banepa, Nepal. After receiving a positive response from his first show and having his photo printed in the only English newspaper in the country, The Rising Nepal, began performing across the country. He released his first album after encouragement from Brajesh Khanal and Prabhat Rimal. He dedicated the album to them and named it, in their honor, Karai Kara Le.
Amatya also was a pub owner at Durbar Marg in Kathamndu which he closed because of large unpaid credits from customers.
Compilation albums