Leon D'Souza
Leon D'Souza (Konkani: लियोन डिसूज़ा; born 10 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer.[1][2][3] He sings in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada films. He also sings jingles for television advertisements.
Leon D'Souza लियोन डिसूज़ा | |
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| Birth name | Leon Saalis de Souza |
| Born | 10 November 1985 Goa, India |
| Genres | Pop Rock, Playback |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, publicist |
| Instruments | Vocal, piano |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Sony Music, T-Series, Saregama, Hariharan Music |
| Associated acts | Indiecisive, A. R. Rahman, Suzanne D'Mello |
| Website | Leon D'Souza on Facebook |
Early life
D'Souza was born on 10 November 1985 into a Goan Catholic family in Goa, India. His vocal timbre gained the attention of Grammy winning composer A R Rahman who cast his voice for the song Hosanna in the movie Ekk Deewana Tha. Leon's maternal grandfather was a violinist and was very well known in his locality in Goa. He was invited to play in Church and at all the local religious meetings. Leon had learnt to play the Recorder, although he doesn’t play it anymore. He learnt piano, as it is one of his favorites to listen to. His mother gifted him a keyboard for his birthday and that motivated him to take lessons.
Career
D'Souza made his Bollywood playback debut with Academy Award winning musician A. R. Rahman who made him sing the song Hosanna for the film Ekk Deewana Tha. He was invited by composer and music director Ghibran to sing a song for Tamil film Naiyaandi. D'Souza spent the whole of 2017 touring with Arijit Singh at his global concerts as a guest vocal act.
Discography
| Year | Song | Movie | Composer | Co-Singer(s) |
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| 2012 | Hosanna | Ekk Deewana Tha | A. R. Rahman | Maria Roe Vincent and Suzanne D'Mello |
| Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (Remix) | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Amit Trivedi | Benny Dayal, Anushka Manchanda and Shefali Alvaris | |
| Teri Meri Love Stories Title Song | Teri Meri Love Stories | Mahalaxmi Iyer | ||
| 2013 | Dhuaan | D-Day | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Alyssa Mendonsa, Crystal Sequeira, Keshia Braganza, Rahul Ram, Siddharth Mahadevan and Thomson Andrews |
| Ae Le Le Etti Paarthale | Naiyaandi | Mohamaad Ghibran | Sundar Narayana Rao | |
| 2018 | Daariya Kaledukondide | Katheyondu Shuruvagide | Sachin Warrier | Inchara Rao |
| 2019 | Summer 45 | Tanishq, Johnnie Ernest, Stich | ||
References
- "Leon D'Souza on IMDb". IMDb.
- "AR Rahman: Leon D'Souza's voice has a universal appeal". BollywoodLife. 24 December 2011.
- "Leon de Souza: I always wanted to become someone who sang well". The Talking Desk. 5 August 2013.