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Grammy award winner Shankar Mahadevan owns how many crores of wealth? Know his singing journey

Grammy Award: Shankar Mahadevan's exceptional talent and valuable contribution to the group has earned him a lot of recognition in the music industry.
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He gained widespread fame for his extraordinary rendition of the song 'Breathless'. Although he has sung many great songs since then, he has his own band which has earned the title of the band's powerhouse album This Moment.

Indian singer Shankar Mahadevan and renowned tabla player Zakir Hussain were awarded Grammy Awards. His band Shakti's album 'This Moment' won the Best Global Music Album title. Let us tell you that there are total 8 songs in this album. The Grammy Awards are the world's biggest awards for music. It is being held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Then know how much Grammy Award winner Shankar Mahadevan earns from his singing talent and what is his net worth.

Indian playback singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan is an integral part of the musical trio known as Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Shankar Mahadevan's extraordinary talent and valuable contribution to the group has earned him a lot of recognition in the music industry. He gained widespread fame for his extraordinary rendition of the song 'Breathless'. Although he has sung many great songs since then, he has his own band which is titled the band's album Shakti This Moment. 

Born on Friday, 3 March 1967 in the Chembur suburb of Mumbai, Shankar Mahadevan attended Our Lady of Perpetual Sugar High School and Swami Vivekananda School in Chembur for his schooling. Later, he obtained his bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Ram Rao Adic Institute of Technology, Navi Mumbai in 1998.

Shankar Mahadevan was already an accomplished harmonium player and started playing the harp as well. He trained in Hindustani classical music from Pandit Srinivasa Khale and was mentored in Carnatic classical music by TR Balamani. His musical journey began with an early rise to fame as an indiepop star blending Carnatic, Hindustani and jazz influences. 

His non-film album 'Breathless' topped the Indian music charts in 1998 and gained immense popularity. Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin, U. Along with maestros like Srinivas and Selvagnesh Vinayakram, Shankar Mahadevan's prodigious singing abilities were also showcased in various compositions of Yada Shakti. Additionally, he acted as a judge in Zee TV's musical reality show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009".

Shankar's talent and dedication have earned him many prestigious awards and recognition throughout his career, including the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 2000 for "Yenna Sola Pogirai". In the same year he also received the Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Film Music. Along with this, Mahadev has won many awards and has established a prominent place for himself. Then with his art and his talent, Mahadev has sung many songs in the country and abroad.Talking about his net worth, Shankar Mahadevan has a net worth of $10 million, that is around 73 crore rupees as per Indian currency. 

 

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