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	{{Infobox musical artist ~~<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->~~		{{Infobox musical artist
	\| name = Ajesh		\| name = Ajesh
	\| image = Ajesh_Ashok.jpg		\| image = Ajesh_Ashok.jpg
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	~~\| background = solo_singer~~		\| birth_name = Ajesh Ashok
	\| birth_name = Ajesh Ashok		\| alias = Ajeesh
	\| alias = Ajeesh		\| genre = Film Score
	\| genre = Film Score		\| occupation = Music Composer
	\| occupation = Music Composer		\| years_active = 2010-present
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	'''Ajesh''' (or ''Ajeesh'') is an Indian singer~~-turned-composer~~ from [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030258360300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306045741/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030258360300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-03-06\|title=Does Chennai strike the right chord? city pulse\|accessdate=10 October 2010 \|location=Chennai, India\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2009-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/ace-and-grace-singer-ajeesh-tamil-news-102062 \|title=Ace and Grace - Singer Ajeesh \|accessdate=9 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Ajesh''' (or ''Ajeesh'') is an Indian music composer and singer from [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030258360300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306045741/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030258360300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-03-06\|title=Does Chennai strike the right chord? city pulse\|accessdate=10 October 2010 \|location=Chennai, India\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2009-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/ace-and-grace-singer-ajeesh-tamil-news-102062 \|title=Ace and Grace - Singer Ajeesh \|accessdate=9 August 2014}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Ajesh was born and brought up in Chennai, ~~Tamilnadu~~, India. His mother ~~happened to find~~ music in him at a very young age and helped him take up [[Carnatic music]] lessons. He went on to explore other forms of music later. He did his schooling in Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School, and then got a Visual Communication degree from [[Loyola College, Chennai\|Loyola College]], [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/article287902.ece\|title=Loyola College's Ignite '10 saw myriad talents set the stage ablaze. \|publisher=The Hindu\|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>		Ajesh was born and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His mother found music in him at a very young age and helped him take up [[Carnatic music]] lessons. He went on to explore other forms of music later. He did his schooling in Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School, and then got a Visual Communication degree from [[Loyola College, Chennai\|Loyola College]], [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/article287902.ece\|title=Loyola College's Ignite '10 saw myriad talents set the stage ablaze. \|publisher=The Hindu\|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

	===As a Singer===		===As a Singer===
	Ajesh started singing stage concerts and TV shows at a very young age, and was very focused on pursuing music throughout. His first appearance on television was when he was 5 years old, on Sun TV's Sapthaswarangal hosted by A.V.Ramanan which aired in 1994. Since the age of 12 he was part of kids chorus for various composers such as Ilaiyaraaja, A.R.Rahman and Vidyasagar. In 2009, he was crowned the winner of the popular reality based singing competition ''[[Airtel Super Singer]],'' chosen by the public through voting and also by composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. Later in 2010, Yuvan made Ajesh sing the famous romantic number ''[[Idhu Varai]]'' for the Tamil movie, ''[[Goa (2010 film)\|Goa]]'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49324.html\|title=From the ‘Goa’ front\|publisher=indiaglitz.com\|accessdate=19 January 2010 \| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100110192849/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49324.html\| archivedate= 10 January 2010 \| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Events/June09/24Airtel-Super-Singer-2008-Live-Finale.aspx\|title=Airtel Super Singer 2008 Live Finale\|publisher=chennaionline.com\|accessdate=19 January 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231152631/http://chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Events/June09/24Airtel-Super-Singer-2008-Live-Finale.aspx\|archive-date=31 December 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was his debut song in films.		Ajesh started singing stage concerts and TV shows at a very young age, and was very focused on pursuing music throughout. His first appearance on television was when he was 5 years old, on Sun TV's Sapthaswarangal hosted by A.V.Ramanan which aired in 1994. Since the age of 12 he was part of kids chorus for various composers such as [[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[A.R.Rahman]] and [[Vidyasagar (composer)\|Vidyasagar]]. In 2009, he was crowned the winner of the popular reality based singing competition ''[[Airtel Super Singer]],'' chosen by the public through voting and also by composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. Later in 2010, Yuvan made Ajesh sing the famous romantic number ''[[Idhu Varai]]'' for the Tamil movie, ''[[Goa (2010 film)\|Goa]]'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49324.html\|title=From the ‘Goa’ front\|publisher=indiaglitz.com\|accessdate=19 January 2010 \| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100110192849/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49324.html\| archivedate= 10 January 2010 \| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Events/June09/24Airtel-Super-Singer-2008-Live-Finale.aspx\|title=Airtel Super Singer 2008 Live Finale\|publisher=chennaionline.com\|accessdate=19 January 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231152631/http://chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Events/June09/24Airtel-Super-Singer-2008-Live-Finale.aspx\|archive-date=31 December 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was his debut song in films.

	===As a Composer===		===As a Composer===
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Ajesh
| image = Ajesh_Ashok.jpg
| caption =
| image_size =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Ajesh Ashok
| alias = Ajeesh
| genre = Film Score
| occupation = Music Composer
| years_active = 2010-present
}}
'''Ajesh''' (or ''Ajeesh'') is an Indian singer-turned-composer from [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030258360300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306045741/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/02/stories/2009030258360300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-03-06|title=Does Chennai strike the right chord? city pulse|accessdate=10 October 2010 |location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2009-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/ace-and-grace-singer-ajeesh-tamil-news-102062 |title=Ace and Grace - Singer Ajeesh |accessdate=9 August 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ajesh was born and brought up in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. His mother happened to find music in him at a very young age and helped him take up [[Carnatic music]] lessons. He went on to explore other forms of music later. He did his schooling in Sri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School, and then got a Visual Communication degree from [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]], [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/article287902.ece|title=Loyola College's Ignite '10 saw myriad talents set the stage ablaze. |publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref>

==Career==

===As a Singer===
Ajesh started singing stage concerts and TV shows at a very young age, and was very focused on pursuing music throughout. His first appearance on television was when he was 5 years old, on Sun TV's Sapthaswarangal hosted by A.V.Ramanan which aired in 1994. Since the age of 12 he was part of kids chorus for various composers such as Ilaiyaraaja, A.R.Rahman and Vidyasagar. In 2009, he was crowned the winner of the popular reality based singing competition ''[[Airtel Super Singer]],'' chosen by the public through voting and also by composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. Later in 2010, Yuvan made Ajesh sing the famous romantic number ''[[Idhu Varai]]'' for the Tamil movie, ''[[Goa (2010 film)|Goa]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49324.html|title=From the ‘Goa’ front|publisher=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=19 January 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100110192849/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49324.html| archivedate= 10 January 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Events/June09/24Airtel-Super-Singer-2008-Live-Finale.aspx|title=Airtel Super Singer 2008 Live Finale|publisher=chennaionline.com|accessdate=19 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231152631/http://chennaionline.com/cityfeature/Events/June09/24Airtel-Super-Singer-2008-Live-Finale.aspx|archive-date=31 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was his debut song in films.

===As a Composer===
In June 2013, he released an independent music album titled, [[Rain, College, Love - The Connect]].<ref name=rain>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130215/entertainment-tvmusic/article/umbrella-songs-rain-man|title=An umbrella of songs from a rain man|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=5 March 2013}}</ref> He debuted as a composer with the Tamil film ''[[Paambhu Sattai]]'', which released in March 2017.

== Discography ==

===As a Singer===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Song !! Film !! Music Composer !! Language !! Co-Singers
!Accolades
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || [[Idhu Varai]]|| ''Goa''|| Yuvan Shankar Raja || Tamil || Andrea Jeremiah
|Won - ''Vijay Music Award'' for '''Most Popular Melody of the Year''' <br>Won - ''Mirchi Music Award'' for '''Best Upcoming Singer of the Year''' <br>Nominated - ''Vijay Music Award'' for '''Best Debut Singer of the Year'''
|-
|Thooral Thedum|| ''[[Uthamaputhiran (2010 film)|Uthamaputhiran]]'' || Vijay Antony || Tamil || Janaki Iyer
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || Idhazhin Oram <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/13890.html |title=3 Music Review songs lyrics |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date= |accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>||''[[3 (2012 Indian film)|3]]''||Anirudh Ravichander|| Tamil || Anirudh Ravichander
|Nominated - Big Tamil Melody Awards for '''Best Singer Male'''
|-
|Yedhalo Oka Mounam|| ''[[3 (2012 Indian film)|3]]'' || Anirudh Ravichander || Telugu || Anirudh Ravichander
|
|-
|Tan Ye Mera|| ''[[3 (2012 Indian film)|3]]'' || Anirudh Ravichander || Hindi || Shruti Hassan
|
|-
||Nimirndhu Nil|| ''[[Sattam Oru Iruttarai (2012 film)|Sattam Oru Iruttarai]]'' || Vijay Antony || Tamil ||
|
|-
|| 2013 ||Paadhagal|| ''[[Immanuel (film)|Immanuel]]'' || Afzal Yusuf || Malayalam ||
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2014 ||Kangalai Oru|| ''[[Thegidi]]'' || Nivas K. Prasanna || Tamil ||
|
|-
|Kallalo Oka|| ''[[Thegidi|Bhadram]]'' || Nivas K. Prasanna || Telugu ||
|
|-
|Nenjukkulla Nee|| ''[[Vadacurry]]'' || Vivek-Mervin || Tamil || Vijay Prakash, Diwakar
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016 ||Yedhedho Penne|| ''[[Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai]]'' || G. V. Prakash Kumar || Tamil ||
|
|-
|Kadhakaadhey|| ''[[Remo (film)|Remo]]'' || Anirudh Ravichander || Telugu || Srinidhi Venkatesh
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2017 ||Neeyum Naanum||''[[Paambhu Sattai]]''|| Ajesh || Tamil ||
|
|-
||Yaavum Needhaaney||''[[Thiri]]''|| Ajesh || Tamil ||
|
|-
|2019
|Pathikichu Paathiyaa
|''[[Kee (film)|Kee]]''
|Vishal Chandrashekhar
|Tamil
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|Karichaan Kuyile
|''[[Sarbath]]''
|Ajesh
|Tamil
|
|
|-
|Theera Theera
|''[[Sarbath]]''
|Ajesh
|Tamil
|Saindhavi
|
|-
|Kavi Solla
|''[[Sarbath]]''
|Ajesh
|Tamil
|
|
|}

===As a Music Composer===

==== ''Films'' ====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Language
!Production
!Type
!Record Label!! Accolades
!Actors
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017||[[Paambhu Sattai]]|| Adam Dasan || Tamil
|Manobala's Picture House
|Feature
|[[Think Music]]|| Won - ''Mirchi Music Award'' for
'''Best Upcoming Composer''' <br>Nominated - ''Mirchi Music Award'' for

'''Album of the Year'''
|Bobby Simhaa,
Keerthy Suresh
|
|-
|[[Thiri]]|| Ashok Amirthraj || Tamil
|Seashore Gold Production
|Feature
|Trend Music||
|Ashwin Kakamanu,
Swathi Reddy
|Jointly composed songs and BGM with Thaman.S
|-
|2018
|Vallavanukkum Vallavan
|Vijay Desingh
|Tamil
|Assault Production
|Feature
|
|
|Bobby Simhaa, Shivada
|Yet to be released
|-
|2021||[[Sarbath]]|| Prabhakaran || Tamil
|Seven Screen Studio
|Feature
|[[Think Music]]||
|Kathir, Rahasya
|Direct television release on Colors Tamil
|}

==== ''Other Projects'' ====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Project
|-
| 2013 ||''Rain, College, Love - The Connect'' <ref name="rain" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/charting-their-own-course/article4814252.ece |title=Charting their own course |publisher=The Hindu |accessdate=15 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|Theme song for ISL Team [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|-
|2017
|Half Boil (web series for YouTube)
|-
|2018
|Title song for TV Serial Sivagami for [[Colors Tamil]]
|-
|2020
|Sakiye (''Indie Single)''
|-
|2020
|Title Song for TV Serial Thirumagal For [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|}

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[[Category:Loyola College, Chennai alumni]]
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[[Category:Indian film score composers]]
[[Category:Tamil film score composers]]
[[Category:Male film score composers]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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