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	Chandy is from a family of artists.<ref name=":0" /> His infant years were spent heavily immersed in Indian classical music. He completed his vocal arangetram in Dallas and was accompanied by Shri Poovalur Sriji on the Mridangam and Shri Ramana Indrakumar on the Ghatam. During his school days, he learned to read music and studied music theory, joining the school choir.<ref name=":0" /> This helped to understand [[western classical music]]. When he was 14, he started singing for a [[quartet]] in middle school.<ref name=":0" />		Chandy is from a family of artists.<ref name=":0" /> His infant years were spent heavily immersed in Indian classical music. He completed his vocal arangetram in Dallas and was accompanied by Shri Poovalur Sriji on the Mridangam and Shri Ramana Indrakumar on the Ghatam. During his school days, he learned to read music and studied music theory, joining the school choir.<ref name=":0" /> This helped to understand [[western classical music]]. When he was 14, he started singing for a [[quartet]] in middle school.<ref name=":0" />

	At the age of 15, after getting involved in the world of jazz, he started working professionally, conducting and arranging music for groups in United States. Later, he became a part of [[Vocal Majority\|The Vocal Majority]] in the U.S.<ref name=":0" /> Chandy contributed to the formation of "NAFS- The Band"<ref>{{Cite news\|title = A R Rahman launches the first video of his new band NAFS\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/a-r-rahman-launches-the-first-video-of-his-new-band-nafs/article7529580.ece\|newspaper = The Hindu\|date = 12 August 2015\|access-date = 14 October 2015\|issn = 0971-751X}}</ref> when [[A. R. Rahman]] called him to Chennai at the end of 2013. Chandy is presently the band's director and conductor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|title = Seychelles: Too Jazzy for Indian Audiences? A.R. Rahman's Vocal Group Nafs Performs At Seychelles India Day Musical Gala\|url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201510122582.html\|newspaper = Seychelles News Agency (Victoria)\|date = 1 January 2000\|access-date = 13 October 2015\|first = Hajira\|last = Amla}}</ref> He spent a year post 2013 to train the band.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = A. R. Rahman – The Official Site\|url = http://www.arrahman.com/creativeinitiatives.aspx\|website = arrahman.com\|accessdate = 13 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title = AR Rahman's Band NAFS First Video Out {{!}} Soundbox\|url = http://www.soundbox.co.in/ar-rahmans-band-nafs-first-video-out/\|website = www.soundbox.co.in\|accessdate = 13 October 2015\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073801/http://www.soundbox.co.in/ar-rahmans-band-nafs-first-video-out/\|archive-date = 4 March 2016\|url-status = dead}}</ref>		At the age of 15, after getting involved in the world of jazz, he started working professionally, conducting and arranging music for groups in United States. Later, he became a part of [[Vocal Majority\|The Vocal Majority]] in the U.S.<ref name=":0" /> Chandy contributed to the formation of "NAFS- The Band"<ref>{{Cite news\|title = A R Rahman launches the first video of his new band NAFS\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/a-r-rahman-launches-the-first-video-of-his-new-band-nafs/article7529580.ece\|newspaper = The Hindu\|date = 12 August 2015\|access-date = 14 October 2015\|issn = 0971-751X}}</ref> when [[A. R. Rahman]] called him to Chennai at the end of 2013. Chandy is presently the band's director and conductor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|title = Seychelles: Too Jazzy for Indian Audiences? A.R. Rahman's Vocal Group Nafs Performs At Seychelles India Day Musical Gala\|url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201510122582.html\|newspaper = Seychelles News Agency (Victoria)\|date = 1 January 2000\|access-date = 13 October 2015\|first = Hajira\|last = Amla}}</ref> He spent a year post 2013 to train the band.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = A. R. Rahman – The Official Site\|url = http://www.arrahman.com/creativeinitiatives.aspx\|website = arrahman.com\|accessdate = 13 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title = AR Rahman's Band NAFS First Video Out {{!}} Soundbox\|url = http://www.soundbox.co.in/ar-rahmans-band-nafs-first-video-out/\|website = www.soundbox.co.in\|accessdate = 13 October 2015\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073801/http://www.soundbox.co.in/ar-rahmans-band-nafs-first-video-out/\|archive-date = 4 March 2016\|url-status = dead}}</ref>

	In an interview with ''[[AllAfrica.com\|Seychelles News Agency]]'', Chandy said: "Rahman always wanted to put together a vocal band of sorts, because he loves vocal groups and harmonies, not necessarily [[A cappella\|a capella]] but just the sound of a group singing, even if it's a large choir, if there's vocal harmony, he's a big fan of jazz and all these things."<ref name=":1" />		In an interview with ''[[AllAfrica.com\|Seychelles News Agency]]'', Chandy said: "Rahman always wanted to put together a vocal band of sorts, because he loves vocal groups and harmonies, not necessarily [[A cappella\|a capella]] but just the sound of a group singing, even if it's a large choir, if there's vocal harmony, he's a big fan of jazz and all these things."<ref name=":1" />
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{{short description|Indian singer}}
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[[File:Arjun Chandy.jpg|thumb|Arjun Chandy in studio]]
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'''Arjun Chandy''' is an [[Indo-american]] singer, arranger, [[Vocalist|studio vocalist]] and vocal group coach from [[Dallas]], Texas.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/arjun-chandy-of-vocal-group-nafs-on-his-musical-journey/article7561453.ece|title = Music, a numbers game|date = 20 August 2015|newspaper = The Hindu|issn = 0971-751X|access-date = 13 October 2015}}</ref>

== Career ==
Chandy is from a family of artists.<ref name=":0" /> His infant years were spent heavily immersed in Indian classical music. He completed his vocal arangetram in Dallas and was accompanied by Shri Poovalur Sriji on the Mridangam and Shri Ramana Indrakumar on the Ghatam. During his school days, he learned to read music and studied music theory, joining the school choir.<ref name=":0" /> This helped to understand [[western classical music]]. When he was 14, he started singing for a [[quartet]] in middle school.<ref name=":0" />

At the age of 15, after getting involved in the world of jazz, he started working professionally, conducting and arranging music for groups in United States. Later, he became a part of [[Vocal Majority|The Vocal Majority]] in the U.S.<ref name=":0" /> Chandy contributed to the formation of "NAFS- The Band"<ref>{{Cite news|title = A R Rahman launches the first video of his new band NAFS|url = http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/a-r-rahman-launches-the-first-video-of-his-new-band-nafs/article7529580.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 12 August 2015|access-date = 14 October 2015|issn = 0971-751X}}</ref> when [[A. R. Rahman]] called him to Chennai at the end of 2013. Chandy is presently the band's director and conductor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title = Seychelles: Too Jazzy for Indian Audiences? A.R. Rahman's Vocal Group Nafs Performs At Seychelles India Day Musical Gala|url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201510122582.html|newspaper = Seychelles News Agency (Victoria)|date = 1 January 2000|access-date = 13 October 2015|first = Hajira|last = Amla}}</ref> He spent a year post 2013 to train the band.<ref>{{Cite web|title = A. R. Rahman – The Official Site|url = http://www.arrahman.com/creativeinitiatives.aspx|website = arrahman.com|accessdate = 13 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = AR Rahman's Band NAFS First Video Out {{!}} Soundbox|url = http://www.soundbox.co.in/ar-rahmans-band-nafs-first-video-out/|website = www.soundbox.co.in|accessdate = 13 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073801/http://www.soundbox.co.in/ar-rahmans-band-nafs-first-video-out/|archive-date = 4 March 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[AllAfrica.com|Seychelles News Agency]]'', Chandy said: "Rahman always wanted to put together a vocal band of sorts, because he loves vocal groups and harmonies, not necessarily [[A cappella|a capella]] but just the sound of a group singing, even if it's a large choir, if there's vocal harmony, he's a big fan of jazz and all these things."<ref name=":1" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Song(s)
!Media(s)
!Role(s)
!Co-artist(s)
!Reference(s)
|-
|2013
|''[[Global Rhythm]]: Blueprints from Across the World''
|{{N/A}}
|Concert
|Singer, Dialect
|{{N/A}}
|<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.uvm.edu/president/marsh/FinalMarshPosterGlobalRhythmns.pdf|title = The University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yutaka Kono and Srinivas Krishnan, Marsh Professor-at-large|date = 10 April 2013|publisher = The University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra|access-date = 14 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|''[[Lingaa (soundtrack)|Lingaa]]''
|{{N/A}}
|Film soundtrack
|Backing vocals
|{{N/A}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lingaa (tracklist) - A. R. Rahman - The Official Site|url = http://www.arrahman.com/discography_details.aspx?id=282|website = arrahman.com|accessdate = 14 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
| rowspan="2" |''[[Tamasha (soundtrack)|Tamasha]]''
|"Tu Koi Aur Hai"
| rowspan="2" |Film soundtrack
|Singer
|[[A. R. Rahman]], Alma Ferovic
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tamasha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by A. R. Rahman on iTunes|url = https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/tamasha-original-motion-picture/id1048180613|publisher = iTunes Store|accessdate = 14 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{N/A}}
|[[Choir Conductor]]
|Madras Musical Association Choir
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tamasha |url = http://www.arrahman.com/discography_details.aspx?id=286|website = arrahman.com|accessdate = 14 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Muhammad: The Messenger of God (soundtrack)|Muhammad: The Messenger of God]]''
|{{N/A}}
|Film soundtrack
|[[Supervision|Choir supervision]]
Backing vocals
|Adam Creig
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Muhammad (SAL) — Original Soundtrack – A. R. Rahman (Official website)|url = http://www.arrahman.com/discography_details.aspx?id=288|website = arrahman.com|accessdate = 7 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016
|''[[24 (2016 film)|24]]''
|"24 Carat"
|Film soundtrack
|Singer
|{{N/A}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = EROSNOW – Music Album:24 Songs & Soundtrack – Musician: A.R. Rahman|url = http://erosnow.com/#!/music/album/1050487/24|website = erosnow.com|accessdate = 17 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Mohenjo Daro (film)|Mohenjo Daro]]''
|"Whispers of the Heart"
| rowspan="2" |Film soundtrack
| rowspan="2" |Singer
| rowspan="2" | –
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-mohenjo-daro-14367.html|title=Music Review: Mohenjo Daro|newspaper=filmfare.com|access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
|"Whispers of the Mind"
|-
|2016
|''[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]''
|"Bulleya (Film Version)"
|Film soundtrack
|Backing vocals,Backing vocal design
| Geet, Ashwin & Himanshu
|-
|2017
|''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]''
|"Azhagiye"
|Film soundtrack
|singer
|Haricharan, Jonita Gandhi
|-
|2017
|''[[Hindi Medium (film)|Hindi Medium]] ''
|"Hoor"
|Film soundtrack
|singer
|[[Atif Aslam]], [[Sanjeev Chimmalgi]]
|
|-
|2017
|2.0
|Raajali Nee Gaali
|Film soundtrack
|Singer
|Blaaze, [[Sid Sriram]]
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Sarvam Thaala Mayam]]''
|Sarvam Thaalamayam
|Film soundtrack
|Singer
|[[Haricharan]]
|-
|2018
|''[[Agnyaathavaasi]]''
|AB Yevaro Nee Baby
|Film soundtrack
|Singer
|[[Nakash Aziz]]
|
|}

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