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	'''Raghupati Dwarakanath Dixit''' (born 11 November 1974)<ref name="rd1">{{cite AV media\|people=Dixit, Raghu\|date=19 March 2016\|title=Weekend with Ramesh Season 2 – Episode 25 – March 19, 2016 – Full Episode\|language=kn\|url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/weekend-with-ramesh-season2/0-6-191\|access-date=21 March 2016\|publisher=Zee Kannada}}</ref> is an Indian singer-composer, [[record producer\|producer]], and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual [[folk music]] band.		'''Raghupati Dwarakanath Dixit''' (born 11 November 1974)<ref name="rd1">{{cite AV media\|people=Dixit, Raghu\|date=19 March 2016\|title=Weekend with Ramesh Season 2 – Episode 25 – March 19, 2016 – Full Episode\|language=kn\|url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/weekend-with-ramesh-season2/0-6-191\|access-date=21 March 2016\|publisher=Zee Kannada}}</ref> is an Indian singer-composer, [[record producer\|producer]], and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual [[folk music]] band.

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Raghu Dixit
| background = group_or_band
| image = Raghu Dixit in concert, IISC.jpg
| caption = Dixit performing at a concert, 2010
| birth_name = Raghupati Dwarakanath Dixit
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1974|11|11}}
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], Karnataka, India<ref name="rd1"/>
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Fusion (music)|fusion]]
| Occupation = Singer, composer, singer-songwriter, music producer
| years_active = 2005–present
| label =
| website = {{URL|raghudixit.com}}
| current_members = Raghu Dixit Naresh Nathan Joe Jacob Naveen Thomas
| past_members = Wilfred Demoz Adarsha Ramakumar Joseph Vijay Karthick Iyer Darbuka Siva Jithin Das Bruce Lee Mani Rzhude David Anirban Chakravarthy Sandeep Vashista Rahool Pophali Bryden Lewis Parth Chandiramani Athith K Achyuth Jaigopal Nitesh Nataraj Narayan Sharma Pranav Swaroop B N
}}

[[File:Raghu Dixit.JPG|thumb|Raghu Dixit as photographed in an audio release for the band [[Nee (band)|Nee]]]]
'''Raghupati Dwarakanath Dixit''' (born 11 November 1974)<ref name="rd1">{{cite AV media|people=Dixit, Raghu|date=19 March 2016|title=Weekend with Ramesh Season 2 – Episode 25 – March 19, 2016 – Full Episode|language=kn|url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/weekend-with-ramesh-season2/0-6-191|access-date=21 March 2016|publisher=Zee Kannada}}</ref> is an Indian singer-composer, [[record producer|producer]], and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual [[folk music]] band.

Dixit's music is an amalgamation of [[Music of India|Indian ethnic music]] and styles from different parts of the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raghu Dixit interview in Kannada {{!}} Vishva Kannada|url=http://vishvakannada.com/%e0%b2%aa%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%bf%e0%b2%9a%e0%b2%af/%e0%b2%b0%e0%b2%98%e0%b3%81/|website=vishvakannada.com|access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref> His songs include "Mysore se aayi," "Jag Changa," "Antaragni," "Hey Bhagwan," "Har Saans Mein," "Gudugudiya," and "Khidki." Dixit has produced music for contemporary dance and theatre productions including the Indian contemporary dance group Nritarutya, of which, his wife, [[Mayuri Upadhya]], is the artistic director.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/naache-mayuri/article2796056.ece|title=Naache Mayuri|date=12 January 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|issn=0971-751X|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

==Music==

Dixit's self-titled debut album was launched by the music director duo [[Vishal-Shekhar]] on their new independent record label Vishal & Shekhar Music which collaborated with Counter Culture Records for this release. Raghu Dixit was the first artist on this new label. The album was also released on world music label [[Wrasse Records]] and [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing|Sony/ATV]] on 20 September 2010. The album reached No. 1 on the [[iTunes]] World Music charts in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raghu Dixit Album Hits No. 1 on iTunes, Amazon World Music Charts|url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2011/04/14/raghu-dixit-album-hits-1-on-itunes-amazon-world-music-charts/|work=Indiecision|publisher=Nh7.in|access-date=20 February 2012|date=14 April 2011}}</ref> The title music for the show ''Splitsvilla'' was also composed and sung by Raghu Dixit. In the season one finale of ''[[The Dewarists]]'', the Raghu Dixit Project collaborated with songwriter [[Rewben Mashangva]] on the song "Masti Ki Basti".

Collaborating with artists Dixit met during his previous concerts in the UK, the Raghu Dixit Project released their second studio album, ''[[Jag Changa]]''. The album released on 23 November 2013. The album consists of eight tracks,<ref>{{cite web |title= Jag Changa |url= https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/jag-changa/id742910158 |publisher= iTunes Store |date=24 August 2014 |access-date= 24 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jag Change|url=https://songdew.com/musicpremiere/raghudixitproject/jag-changa/84|website=Songdew|access-date=27 November 2013}}</ref> in [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Tamil language]]s. In an interview with Vishnupriya Bhandaram of ''The Hindu'', he mentions, "Every 200 kilometres in this country, languages change, the dialects change and the food changes, lives and lifestyles change and my music is unique and probably the USP is that it's sung in a vernacular tongue… its adds mystery."<ref>{{cite news|title= Music knows no language|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/music-knows-no-language/article3253925.ece | location=Hyderabad, India | first=Vishnupriya|last=Bhandaram|date=28 March 2012|access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref>

==Films==
In 2008, he debuted as a music director in the [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film industry]] with ''Psycho''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/30705.html |title='Psycho' – a unique thought |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=24 April 2007 |access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref> He also composed and sang a song in the [[Bollywood]] movie ''[[Quick Gun Murugan]]''. His new Kannada films, ''[[Just Math Mathalli]]'' and ''Kote'', released soundtracks which were a big hit with audiences.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

Dixit made his Bollywood debut with the film ''[[Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yash Raj Films' new banner to launch seven actors in 3 movies|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=18030|access-date=20 February 2012|newspaper=Business of Cinema|date=2 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020205344/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=18030|archive-date=20 October 2011}}</ref> In 2013 he debuted in [[Malayalam]] recording with [[Bijibal]] for [[North 24 Kaatham]].

==Concerts==
[[File:Shrewsbury 2016 - Raghu Dixit 5.jpg|thumb|Raghu Dixit on stage at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 29 August 2016]]

Dixit has played many shows all over the world including in the United States, the UK, [[Korea]], Japan, Russia, Hong Kong and [[India]]. He has performed at many music and cultural festivals, including Anwesha at IIT Patna, [[Alcheringa (festival)|Alcheringa]] at [[IIT Guwahati]], [[Incident (festival)|Incident]] at [[NITK-Surathkal]], [[Aarohi]] at [[VNIT]] [[Nagpur]], FIESTA at [[Infosys]], the [[Glastonbury Festival]],<ref name=autogenerated3 /> [[Mood Indigo (festival)|Mood Indigo]], [[Jayciana]] at [[SJCE]], Dhwani at [[College of Engineering Trivandrum]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/let-the-revelry-begin/article4482108.ece|title=Let the revelry begin…|date=6 March 2013|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
Spring Fest at IIT Kharagpur,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152029706967137&set=a.431703627136.196515.22220507136&type=1|title=The Raghu Dixit Project|website=facebook.com}}{{Primary source inline|date=January 2020}}</ref> MANZAR at [[Institute of Chemical Technology]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manzarict.in/nights.html |title=The Fusion Night |work=Mansarict |access-date=9 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208025017/http://www.manzarict.in/nights.html |archive-date=8 February 2013 }}</ref> the Shrewsbury Folk Festival, at the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in New Delhi and at MVJ College of Engineering in Bangalore.

In 2010, he appeared on BBC TV's ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'' which led to one of his songs becoming an instant download hit, and since then he has made several appearances at festivals in the UK and in Europe. In the early months of 2011, he gave a concert as part of London South Bank's 'Alchemy' Festival. He also visited the ''Andrew Marr Show'' to perform "Waiting for a Miracle" for a Raghu Dixit Session on BBC Radio 3.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17720101 | publisher=BBC News | title=Raghu Dixit: Indian music with a western twist | date=15 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010p1ky|title=Raghu Dixit Session, World on 3 – BBC Radio 3|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

In April 2012, he performed for Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, at a Diamond Jubilee Pageant marking 60 years since her accession to the throne in 1952.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-13/news-and-interviews/31336884_1_raghu-dixit-project-music-and-dance-folk | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103095906/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-13/news-and-interviews/31336884_1_raghu-dixit-project-music-and-dance-folk | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-01-03 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Raghu to perform for the Queen of England}}</ref>

Recently he performed at Bangalore Times concert<ref>{{Cite news|title=Raghu Dixit to perform live on Bangalore Times concert - Times of India|language=en|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/raghu-dixit-to-perform-live-on-bangalore-times-concert/articleshow/76464111.cms|access-date=2020-07-16}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
As a part of what was widely considered as India's #MeToo movement, singer [[Chinmayi]] who had earlier accused [[Vairamuthu]] of sexually harassing her, posted on her Twitter account, accounts of women who accused Raghu of molestation and sexual harassment.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Singer Raghu Dixit accused of sexual harassment, says he 'completely misread' the situation|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/singer-raghu-dixit-accused-of-sexual-harassment-says-he-completely-misread-the-situation/articleshow/66173874.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref> He posted a detailed response to an accusation, verifying the account but denied that he was a predator.<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/raghu_dixit/status/1049981078243545089|url=https://twitter.com/raghu_dixit/status/1049981078243545089|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== As composer ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film/album !! Language
!Notes
|-
|2008 || ''[[Psycho (2008 film)|Psycho]]'' || [[Kannada]]
|
|-
|2009 || ''[[Quick Gun Murugan]]'' || [[Hindi]]
|
|-
|2010 || ''[[Just Math Mathalli]]'' || Kannada
|
|-
|2011 || ''[[Kote (film)|Kote]]'' || Kannada
|
|-
|2011 || ''[[Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge]]'' || Hindi
|
|-
|2014 || ''[[Bewakoofiyaan]]'' || Hindi
|
|-
|2017 || ''[[Happy New Year (2017 film)|Happy New Year]]'' || Kannada
|
|-
|2017 ||''[[Chef (2017 film)|Chef]]'' || Hindi
|
|-
|2018 || ''[[Koode]]'' || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|
|-
|2018
|''B. Tech''
|Telugu
|Web series, released on [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-16|title=ZEE5 launches its third Telugu original –B.Tech on Nov 15|url=https://www.medianews4u.com/zee5-launches-its-third-telugu-original-b-tech-on-nov-15/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=MediaNews4U|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-20|title=B. Tech review: Tharun Bhascker’s Zee5 webseries takes a familar [sic] premise and turns it into magic-Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/b-tech-review-tharun-bhasckers-zee5-webseries-takes-a-familar-premise-and-turns-it-into-magic-5586081.html|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|-
|2019 || ''[[Gully Boy]]''|| Hindi
|
|-
|2019 || ''[[Ninna Sanihake]]''|| Kannada
|
|-
|2020 || ''[[Garuda (2020 film)|Garuda]]''|| Kannada
|
|-
|2020 || ''[[Love Mocktail]]'' || Kannada
|
|}

=== As Playback singer ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film/album !! Language !! Song !! Music Director
|-
|2008||''[[Minchina Ota (2008 film)|Minchina Ota]]''||[[Kannada]]||"Hey Premi" "Oh Geleya"||[[V. Manohar]]
|-
|2008||''Psycho''||Kannada||"Ee Tanavu Ninnade" "Preethiya Manshanthiya"||Himself
|-
|2009||''Karanji''||Kannada||"Ninna Hallige Bandu"||Veer Samarth
|-
|2010||''[[Just Math Mathalli]]''||[[Kannada]]||"Munjane Manjalli" "Baanina Haniyu" "Ee Kanninalli" "Just Maath Maatalli"||Himself
|-
|2010||''[[Shankar IPS]]''||Kannada||"Sale Sale"|| Gurukiran
|-
|2011||''Kote''||[[Kannada]]||"Yelavo Doorutha" "Jagave Banna Banna"||Himself
|-
|2013|| ''[[North 24 Kaatham]]''||[[Malayalam]] || "Porumo" || Govind Menon
|-
|2013|| ''Veera''||Kannada || "Mahalu" || [[Hamsalekha]]
|-
|2013|| ''Tony''||Kannada || "Navu Kooguva" || [[Sadhu Kokila]]
|-
|2015 || ''Siddartha'' || Kannada ||"Ninnida Dooraagi"|| [[V. Harikrishna]]
|-
|2015 || ''[[Son of Satyamurthy]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||"Chal Chalo Chalo"|| [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
|-
|2015 || ''[[Srimanthudu]]'' || Telugu || "Jaago"||[[Devi Sri Prasad]]
|-
|2016 || ''[[Badmaash (2016 film)|Badmaash]]'' || Kannada ||"Hare Rama" "Rama Ravivara"|| Judah Sandy
|-
|2016 || ''1944'' || Kannada ||"Prathi Yedeyalli"|| Rajesh Ramnath
|-
|2016 || ''[[Nannaku Prematho]]'' || Telugu ||"Don't Stop"|| [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
|-
|2016 || ''[[Janatha Garage]]'' || Telugu || "Rock On Bro"||[[Devi Sri Prasad]]
|-
|2016 || ''[[Aanandam]]'' || [[Malayalam]] ||"Khule Rasthon Pe" ||[[Sachin Warrier]]
|-
|2017 || ''[[Beautiful Manasugalu]]'' || Kannada ||"Soruthihudu Maneya Maligi" ||Bharath BJ
|-
|2017 || ''Trigger'' || Kannada ||"Kannada" ||Chandru Obaiah
|-
|2017 || ''April Na Himabindu'' || Kannada || "Iduvarege Badukidella"|| Bharath BJ
|-
|2017 || ''Rajahamsa'' || Kannada || "Janaganamana" || Joshua Sridhar
|-
|2017 || ''[[Happy New Year (2017 film)|Happy New Year]]'' || Kannada || "Adda Bidde Madesha" "The Party Anthem" || Himself
|-
|2018|| ''[[Toli Prema(2018 film)|Tholi Prema]]'' || Telugu ||"Break The Rules"|| [[S. Thaman]]
|-
|2018 || Koode || Malayalam || "Paranne"||Himself
|-
|2018 || ''[[Gultoo]]'' || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||"VTU We Love You"|| Amit Anand
|-
|2018||''[[Samhaara]]''|| Kannada || "Raakshasi"|| Ravi Basrur
|-
|2018||''Sankashta Kara Ganapathi''|| Kannada || "Sankashta Kara Ganapathi"|| Ritvik Murulidhar
|-
|2018||''Attempt To Murder''|| Kannada || "Pade Pade"|| Ravidev Jeet Singh
|-
|2018 || ''[[Krishnarjuna Yudham]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || "Urime Manase" ||[[Hiphop Tamizha]]
|-
|2018 || ''[[Imaikkaa Nodigal]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || "Neeyum Naanum Anbe" || [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
|-
|2020
|[[Arishadvarga]]
|[[Kannada]]
|"Gadiyaarake Muppirade"
|Udit Haritas
|-
|2020 || ''[[Love Mocktail]]'' || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || "Oh! Oh! Love Aagoithalla" || Himself
|-
|2020 || ''[[Love Mocktail]]'' || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || "Kanna Haniyondhu" || Himself
|-
|2021
|''[[Thimmarusu]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|"The Thimmarusu"
|[[Sricharan Pakala]]
|-
|}

==Award==
* Dixit was awarded "Best Newcomer" at the 2011 [[Songlines (magazine)#Songlines Music Awards|Songlines Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Culture-Diary/784410/ |title=Culture Diary: Raghu Dixit Awarded |work=The Indian Express |date=2 May 2011 |access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref>
* Favorite Singer Award at the 2008 SFM Kalaa Awards<ref>{{cite web|title=Raghu Dixit, Nandita win at SFM Kalaa Awards|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/raghu-dixit-nandita-win-sfm-kalaa-awards|publisher=Radio and Music|access-date=20 February 2012|date=27 January 2009}}</ref>
* Best Alternative Act at the UK Asian Music Awards<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.chakdey.com/lebara-mobile-uk-asian-music-awards-ukama-results/ |title = The Raghu Dixit Project won the Best Alternative Act at the UK Asian Music Awards/}}</ref>
* Best Live Performer – GIMA Music Awards 2014<ref>
{{citation|url=http://www.gima.co.in/2014_special_winners.php|title =Raghu Dixit gets Wizcraft honour for Best LIVE Performer |date = 20 January 2014 | publisher = the Global Indian Music Academy }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/3a380250-66c9-4548-b27d-fe6edfe0e2ae#p00c8m8t Profile from ''Later... with Jools Holland'' performance on BBC2]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/17/raghu-dixit-hans-raj-hans Review ''The Guardian'']

==External links==
* [http://raghudixit.com The Raghu Dixit Project official website]
* {{IMDb name|4548750|Raghu Dixit}}

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