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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nikhil D'Souza
| image = NikhilDSouza_WikiCommons.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|11|21|}}
| Origin = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Filmi]]|[[Indie pop]]|[[Alternative rock]]|Pop}}
| Occupation = Singer, songwriter
| Instrument = Vocals, acoustic guitar
| label = [[East West Records]]<br>[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
}}

'''Nikhil D'Souza''' (born 21 November 1981) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from [[Mumbai]], [[India]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Party for the Telly Stars|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-30/bollywood/28006010_1_telly-stars-guitar-gaurav-chopraa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922084034/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-30/bollywood/28006010_1_telly-stars-guitar-gaurav-chopraa |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=30 April 2009}}</ref> and is now signed to East West Records of [[Warner Music UK]].<ref>{{cite web|title=HappySing: Nikhil D'Souza|url=http://new.happysing.com/nikhil-d-souza|access-date=8 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111193821/http://new.happysing.com/nikhil-d-souza|archive-date=11 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="eastwestrecords.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastwestrecords.co.uk/artists/nikhil-dsouza/|title=East West Records|website=East West Records|access-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902151756/http://www.eastwestrecords.co.uk/artists/nikhil-dsouza/|archive-date=2 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
Nikhil D'Souza was born and brought up in [[Mumbai]] and [[Academic major|majored]] in Geology from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]] but returned to his musical roots after an encounter with a friend.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chosen 1 : Nikhil D'Souza |url=http://indianrockmp3.com/2010/06/15/nikhil-dsouza-interview/ |date=15 June 2010 |publisher=Indian Rock mp3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/premiere-nikhil-dsouza-still-in-love|title=Premiere: Nikhil D'Souza – 'Still In Love'|work=Clash Magazine|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Nikhil's genre and musical style can be loosely defined as eclectic acoustic guitar-based pop. His songs have a full melodic quality to them due to his use of alternative tunings (favoured by such artists as Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley). Nikhil's major musical influences are Sting and Jeff Buckley.<ref name="eastwestrecords.co.uk"/> He was the South Asia Soloist Winner at SUTASI '09.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/nikhil-d%E2%80%99souza-2/|title=Nikhil D’Souza -|date=30 June 2011|work=Rolling Stone India|access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref>

Nikhil has released three songs with East West Records, a label owned by Warner Music UK. These include ''Silver and Gold'' and ''Beautiful Mind''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://neonmusic.co.uk/a-beautiful-song-from-the-beautiful-mind-of-nikhil-dsouza|title=Article {{!}} Neon Music|website=www.neonmusic.co.uk {{!}} Neon Music|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.news18.com/news/ivideos/creating-music-from-your-own-experiences-is-rewarding-singer-nikhil-dsouza-1742031.html |title= Creating Music From Your Own Experiences Is Rewarding {{!}} Singer Nikhil D’Souza |date= 8 May 2018 |work= News 18}}</ref>

''Rolling Stone Music Magazine'' in India has favourably featured Nikhil's music several times: Neha Sharma from Rolling Stone said his "strength as a songwriter is well established in his numerous gripping compositions. Most of his songs shiver with this arresting melancholy as his falsetto glides over twangy guitar riffs”.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.timeout.com/mumbai/events/plugunplug-featuring-nikhil-d-souza-at-bonobo |title= PlugUnplug featuring Nikhil D’Souza at Bonobo |website= Time Out |access-date= 7 August 2017}}</ref> ''India Today'' also included Nikhil as part of their "Faces of the Future," and he has featured on MTV's COKE Studio series and Sofar Sounds.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}

== Discography ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year !! Song !! Movie !! Composer !! C-Singer(s)
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2010 || ''Shaam'' || ''[[Aisha (2010 film)|Aisha]]'' || [[Amit Trivedi]] || Amit Trivedi, Neuman Pinto
|-
| ''Mere Bina'' || ''[[Crook (film)|Crook]]'' || [[Pritam]] || –
|-
| ''Anjaana Anjaani Ki Kahani'' || ''[[Anjaana Anjaani]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Vishal Shekhar|Vishal-Shekhar]] || [[Monali Thakur]]
|-
| ''Main Jiyunga'' || ''[[Break Ke Baad]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2011 || I'm The One || ''[[Ishaan]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Khwab'' (Rock) || rowspan=2|''[[Kucch Luv Jaisaa]]'' || rowspan=2|[[Pritam]] || –
|-
| ''Khwab'' (Raghav's Confession) || –
|-
| ''Hello Hello Laila'' || ''[[Dhada]]'' || [[Devi Sri Prasad]] || [[Neha Bhasin]]
|-
| ''You're So Beautiful'' || ''[[Haunted – 3D|Haunted]]'' || [[Chirantan Bhatt]] ||
|-
| ''Lamha Lamha'' || ''[[Ye Stupid Pyar]]'' || [[Vipin Patwa]] ||
|-
|rowspan="10"| 2012 || ''Gubbare Gubbare'' || ''[[Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu]]'' || [[Amit Trivedi]] ||
|-
| ''Dil Ye Bekarar Kyun Hai – Reprise'' || rowspan="2"|''[[Players (2012 film)|Players]]''
|rowspan="6"|[[Pritam]] || [[Priyani Vani]]
|-
| "Dil Ye Bekarar Kyun Hai - Remix"
|[[Mohit Chauhan]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|-
| ''Jannatein Kahan'' (Power Ballad) || rowspan=2|''[[Jannat 2]]'' ||
|-
| ''Sang Hoon Tere'' ||
|-
| ''Tera Naam Japdi Phiran'' || rowspan=2|''[[Cocktail (2012 film)|Cocktail]]''
| rowspan=2|[[Javed Bashir]], [[Shefali Alvares]]
|-
|''Tera Naam Japdi Phiran - Remix''
|-
| ''Anu Vidhaiththa Boomiyile'' (Tamil) ||rowspan="2"|''[[Vishwaroopam|Vishwaroop]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Kamal Haasan]]
|-
| ''Koi Kahin (Hindi)''
|-
| ''Dooriyan'' || ''[[Cigarette Ki Tarah]]'' || – || –
|-
|rowspan="8"| 2013 || ''Out of Control'' || ''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]'' || Mikey McCleary || Preeti Pillai
|-
| ''Bas Main Aur Tu'' || ''[[Akaash Vani]]'' || [[Hitesh Sonik]] || [[Neeti Mohan]]
|-
| ''Jaata Hai Tujh Tak''|| rowspan=2|''[[Murder 3]]'' || rowspan=2|[[Anupam Amod]] || –
|-
| ''Jaata Hai Tujh Tak'' (Film Version) || –
|-
| ''Thu Hi Rey''|| ''[[Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde]]'' || [[Anoop Rubens]] || [[Nithya Menen]]
|-
| ''Alvida''|| ''[[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]]'' || [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] || [[Sukhvinder Singh]], [[Shruti Hassan]], [[Loy Mendonsa]]
|-
| ''Har Kisi Ko'' || ''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]] '' || Chirantan Bhatt ||
|-
| ''Ninne Ninne Chusthunte'' || ''[[Adda (2013 film)|Adda]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2014 || ''O Gujariya'' || ''[[Queen (soundtrack)|Queen]]'' || [[Amit Trivedi]] || [[Shefali Alvares]]
|-
| ''Bebaak'' || ''[[Filmistaan]]'' || Arijit Datta || –
|-
| ''Waakeyi'' || ''[[Amit Sahni Ki List]]'' || [[Raghu Dixit]] || [[Shruti Pathak]]
|-
| ''Bezubaan''|| ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2014 film)|Life is beautiful!]]'' || John Hunt || –
|-
|rowspan="2"|2015 || ''Lip to Lip''|| ''[[Katti Batti]]'' || [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] || [[Ritu Pathak]]
|-
|| ''Tu Mila''|| ''[[Timepass 2]]'' || [[Vishal-Shekhar]] || Shamali Kholgade
|-
|2016|| ''You and Me'' || [[Befikre]] || [[Vishal-Shekhar]] || Rachael Vergese
|-
|rowspan="2"|2017
|''Parinda (Search)'' || [[Jab Harry Met Sejal]] || [[Pritam]] || [[Tochi Raina]]
|-
|''Aate Jaate Hanste Gaate'' || [[Golmaal Again]] || Abhishek Arora || [[Anushka Manchanda]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|2018
|''Phir Se Title Track''
|rowspan="3"|[[Phir Se...]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Jeet Gannguli]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|-
|''Phir Se Title Track (Sad Version)''
|-
|''Phir Se Title Track (Remix)''
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
| ''[[Vaaste (song)|Vaaste]]'' || Singles || [[Tanishk Bagchi]] || [[Dhvani Bhanushali]]
|-
| ''Dil Hi Toh Ha'' ||[[The Sky Is Pink]] || [[Pritam]] || [[Arijit Singh]], [[Antara Mitra]]
|- ''Dil Hi Toh Ha'' ||[[The Sky Is Pink]] || [[Pritam]] || [[Shreerama Chantra]], [[Antara Mitra]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|2020
|''People''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=People - 2 track EP|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/nikhil-dsouza-returns-with-two-track-ep-people/|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
|Single:EP
| -
|Nikhil Dsouza
|-
|''Waqt''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Waqt EP|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/nikhil-dsouza-keeps-the-momentum-going-with-new-ep-waqt/|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
|EP
| -
|Nikhil Dsouza
|-
| ''Aadatein''
|
| [[Gaurav Dagaonkar]]
|
|-
|2021
|''Tu Hi Hai Meri Zindagi''
|
|[[Jubair Muhammed]]
|Nikhil Dsouza
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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