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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
|name = Vijay Siva<br />
|image = Vijay Siva.jpg<br />
|background = solo_singer<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|3|29}}<br />
|occupation = Singer<br />
|genre = [[Carnatic music|Carnatic music - Indian Classical Music]] and [[Playback singer|Playback singing]]<br />
|label = HMV, EMI, RPG, etc.<br />
}}<br />
'''N. Vijay Siva''' (born 29 March 1967) is a [[Carnatic music]] vocalist. He is a disciple of the late [[D. K. Jayaraman]].<ref name="HinduDec05">{{cite news |author=Sulochana Pattabhiraman|title= Music / Season / Music : Boundaries of dignity |url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/20/stories/2005122000030300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214042727/http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/20/stories/2005122000030300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-02-14 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2005-12-20|accessdate=2008-02-28 }}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
Vijay Siva was born to Akhila Siva and A.N.Siva on 29 March 1967.<br />
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Vijay Siva went to Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai. He graduated with a first class from Vivekananda College, Chennai and secured a master's degree in Commerce from Madurai Kamarajar University.<br />
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At the age of four, he exhibited a rare intuitive capacity to identify [[raga]]s. Vijay Siva first learnt [[Carnatic music]] from his mother, Akhila Siva, who was a vocal musician from Carnatic Music College, Chennai. Vijay Siva later learnt music from [[D. K. Jayaraman]] and [[D. K. Pattammal]]. Vijay Siva is also an accomplished [[mridangam|mridangist]], and received training from Kumbakonam Rajappa Iyer.<br />
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Vijay Siva's brother N. Manoj Siva is also an accomplished mridangam artist. His sister, Poorna Vaidyanathan (Siva) is also trained violinist. J. Vaidyanathan, accomplish mridangam artist, son of D.K. Jayaraman, is his brother-in-law<br />
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==Music career==<br />
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===Touring===<br />
Vijay Siva has performed in all major [[Sabhā|sabha]]s all over India and has presented concerts in [[United States of America]], [[Canada]] and [[Singapore]].<br />
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===Titles and awards===<br />
Vijay Siva has received in excess of 100 prizes for both [[Carnatic music]] and [[mridangam]], including first Prize for [[Thevaram]], [[Tiruvachakam]] and [[Thiruppugazh]] in 1974 and the coveted "Rajaji Tamboora" in 1981 from Tamil Isai Sangam, Chennai. He also received first prizes in Classical and Light Classical Music Competitions (1984) which were conducted by AIR. He was awarded titles like "Isai Peroli" (1995) from Karthik Fine Arts, and received the "Youth Award for Excellence" by Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust in 1995, and was the first recipient of "Kalki Krishnamurthy Award (1996)" presented by Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Trust, Chennai.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081204095129/http://www.indiamusicinfo.com/profiles/carnatic/vijaysiva.html Profile at indiamusicinfo.com]<br />
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