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	'''Ruprekha Banerjee''' ({{lang-bn\|রূপরেখা ব্যানার্জী}}) (born 1984 in [[Kolkata]]) was one of the three finalists of ''[[Fame Gurukul]]'', one of the most watched television shows in India, along with [[Rex D'Souza]] and [[Qazi Touqeer]]. On 20 October 2005, she won the top prize along with Touqeer.<ref name=indiaglitz>{{cite web\|title=Qazi, Ruprekha clinch Fame Gurukul contest\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/17597.html\|publisher=Indiaglitx\|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>		'''Ruprekha Banerjee''' ({{lang-bn\|রূপরেখা ব্যানার্জী}}) (born 1984 in [[Kolkata]]) is a musician. She was one of the three finalists of ''[[Fame Gurukul]]'', one of the most watched television shows in India, along with [[Rex D'Souza]] and [[Qazi Touqeer]]. On 20 October 2005, she won the top prize along with Touqeer.<ref name=indiaglitz>{{cite web\|title=Qazi, Ruprekha clinch Fame Gurukul contest\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/17597.html\|publisher=Indiaglitx\|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

	Her debut album, ''Yeh Pal'', with Qazi Touqeer, went Double Platinum in India and sold over 5 million copies worldwide. She participated in a new reality show aired by Star Plus named ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar]]'' and ''Royal Bengal Super Star'' by Star Jalsa.		Her debut album, ''Yeh Pal'', with Qazi Touqeer, went Double Platinum in India and sold over 5 million copies worldwide. She participated in a new reality show aired by Star Plus named ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar]]'' and ''Royal Bengal Super Star'' by Star Jalsa.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Ruprekha Banerjee was born on 28 July 1984 in Bongaon, [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]], to [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] parents, Mr. Pradip Kr. Banerjee and Mrs. Kabita Banerjee. She spent the first three months of her life in her birthplace in West Bengal, and then moved to Agarpara, Kolkata, where she lived with her businessman father. She spent her first eighteen years there and completed her schooling up to the tenth standard, in Ramakrishna Mission, [[Barrackpore]], the 12th Standard from Ariyadaha Sarbamangala Vidyapith, then [[Vidyasagar College]] and finally at the [[University of Calcutta]] with honours in zoology. She's married to an eminent personality Mr. Nalinakshya Bhattacharya and has a daughter, Sheerin Bhattacharya. <ref name="ruprekha">{{cite web\|title=Biography :Ruprekha Banerjee\|url=http://ruprekhasinger.com/adver/109221abouther.html\|publisher=ruprekhasinger.com\|access-date=28 June 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916010429/http://www.ruprekhasinger.com/adver/109221abouther.html\|archive-date=16 September 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Ruprekha Banerjee was born on 28 July 1984 in Bongaon, [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]], to [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] parents, Mr. Pradip Kr. Banerjee and Mrs. Kabita Banerjee. She spent the first three months of her life in her birthplace in West Bengal, and then moved to Agarpara, Kolkata, where she lived with her businessman father. She spent her first eighteen years there and completed her schooling up to the tenth standard, in [[Ramakrishna Mission]], [[Barrackpore]], the 12th Standard from Ariyadaha Sarbamangala Vidyapith, then [[Vidyasagar College]] and finally at the [[University of Calcutta]] with honours in zoology. She's married to an eminent personality, Mr. Nalinakshya Bhattacharya and has a daughter, Sheerin Bhattacharya.<ref name="ruprekha">{{cite web\|title=Biography :Ruprekha Banerjee\|url=http://ruprekhasinger.com/adver/109221abouther.html\|publisher=ruprekhasinger.com\|access-date=28 June 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916010429/http://www.ruprekhasinger.com/adver/109221abouther.html\|archive-date=16 September 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	As a child, she picked up her first lesson of music. She used to hum the same songs with her immature words, whatever her grandfather sang during rehearsals. It was during those days that her potential for singing was discovered by her grandfather.<ref name="ruprekha"/>		As a child, she picked up her first lesson of music. She used to hum the same songs with her immature words, whatever her grandfather sang during rehearsals. It was during those days that her potential for singing was discovered by her grandfather.<ref name="ruprekha"/>

	At the age of six, she started learning music, mainly [[Rabindra Sangeet]], from her first Guru – her grandfather. She gave her first stage performance at their club's annual function. At the age of seven, she started getting formal training in [[Hindustani Classical Music]]. She learnt Classical Hindustani Music from Sangeeta Das of Agarpara, Neela Goswami up to the age of 10 and Anju Chakraborty up to the age of 16. She learned light classical Hindustan music from [[Pandit Arun Bhaduri\|Arun Bhaduri]] and thereafter, she got her initial exposure to Bengali film background songs and Bengali serial title songs. She received training in playback singing from legendary Bharat Ratna Pandit Late Bhimsen Joshi's student Maloy Banerjee at a later stage at Mumbai after shifting there. She continued her training in classical Hindustani music with Late Mira ~~Bandhopadhya’s~~ student Kanika Mitra.<ref name="ruprekha"/>		At the age of six, she started learning music, mainly [[Rabindra Sangeet]], from her first Guru – her grandfather. She gave her first stage performance at their club's annual function. At the age of seven, she started getting formal training in [[Hindustani Classical Music]]. She learnt Classical Hindustani Music from Sangeeta Das of Agarpara, Neela Goswami up to the age of 10 and Anju Chakraborty up to the age of 16. She learned light classical Hindustan music from [[Pandit Arun Bhaduri\|Arun Bhaduri]] and thereafter, she got her initial exposure to Bengali film background songs and Bengali serial title songs. She received training in playback singing from legendary Bharat Ratna Pandit Late Bhimsen Joshi's student Maloy Banerjee at a later stage at Mumbai after shifting there. She continued her training in classical Hindustani music with Late Mira Bandhopadhya's student Kanika Mitra.<ref name="ruprekha"/>

	In 2005, she moved to [[Mumbai]] with her family after being crowned the winner of Fame Gurukul. She has won and has been nominated for a number of awards. She won the "Fame Gurukul" Award for Most Promising reality show for Mast, the award and the “Sera Bengali-2006” Award. She won the "Sananda Adittiya” Award, Best Rising Singer Award 2012 - Kalakar Awards, [[Radio Mirchi\|Best Album 2012]], "Bharat Nirman Award" - 2013 for Best Raising Singer - Female and was nominated for "Bondhu Hobe".<ref name="ruprekha"/>		In 2005, she moved to [[Mumbai]] with her family after being crowned the winner of Fame Gurukul. She has won and has been nominated for a number of awards. She won the "Fame Gurukul" Award for Most Promising reality show for Mast, the award and the “Sera Bengali-2006” Award. She won the "Sananda Adittiya” Award, Best Rising Singer Award 2012 - Kalakar Awards, [[Radio Mirchi\|Best Album 2012]], "Bharat Nirman Award" - 2013 for Best Raising Singer - Female and was nominated for "Bondhu Hobe".<ref name="ruprekha"/>
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'''Ruprekha Banerjee''' ({{lang-bn|রূপরেখা ব্যানার্জী}}) (born 1984 in [[Kolkata]]) was one of the three finalists of ''[[Fame Gurukul]]'', one of the most watched television shows in India, along with [[Rex D'Souza]] and [[Qazi Touqeer]]. On 20 October 2005, she won the top prize along with Touqeer.<ref name=indiaglitz>{{cite web|title=Qazi, Ruprekha clinch Fame Gurukul contest|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/17597.html|publisher=Indiaglitx|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

Her debut album, ''Yeh Pal'', with Qazi Touqeer, went Double Platinum in India and sold over 5 million copies worldwide. She participated in a new reality show aired by Star Plus named ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar]]'' and ''Royal Bengal Super Star'' by Star Jalsa.

== Early life ==
Ruprekha Banerjee was born on 28 July 1984 in Bongaon, [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]], to [[Bengalis|Bengali]] parents, Mr. Pradip Kr. Banerjee and Mrs. Kabita Banerjee. She spent the first three months of her life in her birthplace in West Bengal, and then moved to Agarpara, Kolkata, where she lived with her businessman father. She spent her first eighteen years there and completed her schooling up to the tenth standard, in Ramakrishna Mission, [[Barrackpore]], the 12th Standard from Ariyadaha Sarbamangala Vidyapith, then [[Vidyasagar College]] and finally at the [[University of Calcutta]] with honours in zoology. She's married to an eminent personality Mr. Nalinakshya Bhattacharya and has a daughter, Sheerin Bhattacharya. <ref name="ruprekha">{{cite web|title=Biography :Ruprekha Banerjee|url=http://ruprekhasinger.com/adver/109221abouther.html|publisher=ruprekhasinger.com|access-date=28 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916010429/http://www.ruprekhasinger.com/adver/109221abouther.html|archive-date=16 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

As a child, she picked up her first lesson of music. She used to hum the same songs with her immature words, whatever her grandfather sang during rehearsals. It was during those days that her potential for singing was discovered by her grandfather.<ref name="ruprekha"/>

At the age of six, she started learning music, mainly [[Rabindra Sangeet]], from her first Guru – her grandfather. She gave her first stage performance at their club's annual function. At the age of seven, she started getting formal training in [[Hindustani Classical Music]]. She learnt Classical Hindustani Music from Sangeeta Das of Agarpara, Neela Goswami up to the age of 10 and Anju Chakraborty up to the age of 16. She learned light classical Hindustan music from [[Pandit Arun Bhaduri|Arun Bhaduri]] and thereafter, she got her initial exposure to Bengali film background songs and Bengali serial title songs. She received training in playback singing from legendary Bharat Ratna Pandit Late Bhimsen Joshi's student Maloy Banerjee at a later stage at Mumbai after shifting there. She continued her training in classical Hindustani music with Late Mira Bandhopadhya’s student Kanika Mitra.<ref name="ruprekha"/>

In 2005, she moved to [[Mumbai]] with her family after being crowned the winner of Fame Gurukul. She has won and has been nominated for a number of awards. She won the "Fame Gurukul" Award for Most Promising reality show for Mast, the award and the “Sera Bengali-2006” Award. She won the "Sananda Adittiya” Award, Best Rising Singer Award 2012 - Kalakar Awards, [[Radio Mirchi|Best Album 2012]], "Bharat Nirman Award" - 2013 for Best Raising Singer - Female and was nominated for "Bondhu Hobe".<ref name="ruprekha"/>

==Career==
In 2005, she was the winner of ''Fame Gurukul'', the all India music competition, Mumbai, organized by [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]]. Eminent judges [[Javed Akhtar]], [[KK (singer)|KK]], and [[Shankar Mahadevan]] evaluated her at various stages. Jury member Javed Akhtar said that she spread the beauty of her nature in her singing.<ref name="milestones">{{cite web|title=Milestones|url=http://ruprekhasinger.com/adver/109221mile_stone.html|publisher=ruprekhasinger.com|access-date=28 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917030923/http://www.ruprekhasinger.com/adver/109221mile_stone.html|archive-date=17 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2006, she was selected for a special episode of ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star]]'' being judged by Vishal Dadlani, [[Vishal–Shekhar|Shekhar Ravijani]] and [[Farah Khan]]. In 2007, she started recording in regional languages such as [[Bhojpuri]], and [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. After ''Fame Gurukul'', she has been continuously working and recording songs with many music directors. She has recorded film songs not only in Bengali but also in [[Hindi]], Bhojpuri, and [[Gujarati language|Gujrati]].<ref name="milestones"/>

She worked with music directors including [[Bickram Ghosh]], [[Ki Kore Bojhabo Tomake|Ashok Bhadra]], Shankar Mahadevan, Indrajit Dey, Nabin Chottopadhyay, Raju Mukherjee, [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], Arup Om, [[Joy Sarkar]], [[Rupankar Bagchi]], Goutam Ghosal, [[Indradeep Dasgupta]], Subhadeep Chatterjee and Purbayan Chatterjee.<ref name="milestones"/>

==Discography==
*''Yeh Pal''
*''Karoon Kya''
*''Hero''
*''Meri Mehbooba''
*''Kehkashan''
*''Maddham''
*''Meri Choodiyaan''

Albums in Bengalí:
* ''Bondhu Hobe...'' 2011 Puja album by Sagarika Super Hit...
* ''Electronic A Krishna'' she is performing with music directed by Indra
* ''Rabindra Sangeet'' album by Bickram Ghosh

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/albumreview/3017.html Review of Qazi Touqeer and Ruprekha Banerjee's first album: Jodi No. 1]

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