Mangaluru: Coastal Karnataka’s Prajoth D’Sa has bagged two awards at the 5th Artist Aloud Music Awards announced on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. The Artist Aloud Music Awards is India’s only Digital Music Awards.
He took home the Best Male Voice and the Best Song. Both awards were recognized for an original Hindi composition ‘VaadaKaro’ which was produced by him in collaboration with his friend Adil Nadaf.
The awards ceremony which was held in Mumbai on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the prestigious Blue Frog club was attended by the who’s who of Bollywood’s music industry.
Prajoth received the award from Bollywood’s well known music director Sulaiman Merchant of the Salim-Sulaiman fame. In his acceptance speech, Prajoth in particular thanked all his fans and friends for their constant love and support that helped him reach where he is today.
PrajothD’sa, hailing from Udupi, is a Software Engineer by profession and a talented new generation singer. Blessed with amazing vocals and coupled with brilliant singing capability, Prajoth has many musical shows to his credit having performed live in and outside India. His popular originals include “Aa Paas Aa”, “Vaada Karo”, and “Rang Do” to name a few.
He is the first person in Karnataka to have recorded an Acapella, a form of music played without the use of instruments. He has been a part of over 50 live shows and concerts and has recorded more than 300 songs in various languages including English, Konkani, Kannada, Hindi and Tulu.
Currently working on his second music album, Prajoth’s maiden album “Udi Udi” released a couple of years ago was a huge success. Also the award-winning duo Prajoth-Adil is working on their new Hindi single which would be digitally released worldwide soon this year.