Ram Krishna Dhakal
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Ramkrishna Dhakal is a famous Modern, pop
and playback singer
, Actor
and reality show judge from Nepal
. He was discovered at an early age by Arjun Pokwal.
Ram Krishna Dakhal started his musical career early in his childhood when he covered popular songs by another prominent singer of Nepal, Narayan Gopal
. During his early period, Dakhal struggled singing amongst his group but he soon broke out into national attention and ultimately established himself as one of the most popular Nepalese artist. He rose to fame with his song "Orali lageko harin ko chhal bho". As a small kid, he used to sing at social functions and events. People were impressed by his singing ability and voice (although not mature). He modelled his singing style after Narayan Gopal; Dhakal acknowledges that he is a big fan of the late maestro. It would be fair to say that he benefited from the void left by Narayan Gopal's death. People were looking for some one to fill the void. In fact, they were looking for the next Narayan Gopal. And the next Narayan Gopal was Ram Krishna Dhakal. But he was able to make his album and be a popular singer because of his god father Gopal Karmacharya.
He appeared in the movie 'Ashirbaad' in lead role. It is said that the story of movie was based or inspired by his own personal story of struggle and his rise to fame. It was a successful film, partly aided by good music.(Music is composed by Sambhujit Banskota).
Apart from adhunik geet (modern song), he has also sung bhajans and patriotic songs (rastriya geet) and many film songs. He is one of the most popular singers in Nepal.
He is married to Neelam Rana. They have a daughter named Rani Dhakal.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
, Actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and reality show judge from Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. He was discovered at an early age by Arjun Pokwal.
Ram Krishna Dakhal started his musical career early in his childhood when he covered popular songs by another prominent singer of Nepal, Narayan Gopal
Narayan Gopal
Narayan Gopal Guruacharya is the most prominent and popular singer and composer in the history of Nepali music. He is popularly referred to as "Swar Samrat" in Nepali music. He is also known as "Tragedy King." He is well known as a singer as well as a composer...
. During his early period, Dakhal struggled singing amongst his group but he soon broke out into national attention and ultimately established himself as one of the most popular Nepalese artist. He rose to fame with his song "Orali lageko harin ko chhal bho". As a small kid, he used to sing at social functions and events. People were impressed by his singing ability and voice (although not mature). He modelled his singing style after Narayan Gopal; Dhakal acknowledges that he is a big fan of the late maestro. It would be fair to say that he benefited from the void left by Narayan Gopal's death. People were looking for some one to fill the void. In fact, they were looking for the next Narayan Gopal. And the next Narayan Gopal was Ram Krishna Dhakal. But he was able to make his album and be a popular singer because of his god father Gopal Karmacharya.
He appeared in the movie 'Ashirbaad' in lead role. It is said that the story of movie was based or inspired by his own personal story of struggle and his rise to fame. It was a successful film, partly aided by good music.(Music is composed by Sambhujit Banskota).
Albums and songs
He has released 10 albums of modern songs/ghazals (adhunik geet). Most of his albums' names so far have started with the letter "A". Among them, Aasha is the most popular album. He has sung nearly 1000 songs.- Aashish
- Aashirbad
- Asha
- Aroha
- Aashraye
- Adhar
- Aagraha
- Mero Saathi (Released on Sep 18, 2008)
- Saili (2011)
- Nindra laagyo
Apart from adhunik geet (modern song), he has also sung bhajans and patriotic songs (rastriya geet) and many film songs. He is one of the most popular singers in Nepal.
Personal life
He came to Kathmandu first time at the age of 12 in 1986. He was grown up by Gopal Karmacharya.He is married to Neelam Rana. They have a daughter named Rani Dhakal.
External links
- Ram Krishna Dhakal's new Nepali Swadesh Song
- Ram Krishna Dhakal, Dhaka Topi Nepali Music Collection
- Nepalicollections.com - Ram Krishna Dhakal Songs
- http://www.babbaal.com/musicupdate.php?id=1097
- http://www.wavemag.com.np/issue/article1931.html
- Dhakal on book