Rajesh Payal Rai

Rajesh Payal Rai (Nepali: राजेश पायल राई) (born 30 September 1975) is a Nepalese singer and actor. Referred to in the media as the "Rai is King", he is known as a versatile singer in the Nepali music industry. He has done playback singing for more than one hundred Nepali movies. In addition, he has recorded several private albums such as Darshan Namaste, Rai is King, Syamuna etc. He has sung Japanese and Bhojpuri songs as well. He performed on a world wide tour and won several music awards from 1995-2015.He also participated in Melancholy, an environmental song conceptualized, written, composed and directed by Environmentalist Nipesh DHAKA and performed by 365 Nepali artists setting the Guinness World Records.[1]

Rajesh Payal Rai
Rajesh Payal Rai
Background information
Born (1975-09-30) 30 September 1975
Khotang District, Nepal
GenresModern Songs, Playback Singer
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
InstrumentsVocals
Years activeFrom 1992
LabelsDarshan Namaste Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Nepal Cassette, Music Nepal, Master Records, Music Nepal, Moonlight Records, Santana Records, Dhawalagiri Cassette, Ranjana Music Industries,Silver Entertainment
Rajesh Payal Rai and Anju Panta, performing live in Sydney in the event organised by NepaliTouch Australia.

Childhood

Rajesh Payal Rai was born in Khotang district of Nepal. His father is Ratna Rai ( former chief of Khotang District, Ex British Gurkha) and his mother is Sancha Laxmi Rai. He has four brothers and one older sister Namita. He grew up in Buipa, Khotang.

Musical career

Rai recorded "failiyo maya dubo sari" in 1992, after he came to Kathmandu on completion of his high school. Instantly, he was given opportunities to record new songs and perform live on stage programmes.

He has already sung for five hundred Nepali movies, setting a new record in the history of the Nepali film industry.

Rajesh , who was known as a modern & filmy singer, has also ventured into folk singing with the release of his folk album jadow & jadow-2.

In the course of performing on stage shows, Rajesh has travelled to Hongkong (16 times), South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, U.K., USA, the Gulf countries, and others, to perform for the Nepalese diaspora. He also went on a Nepal tour, singing in all 14 zones.

List of albums
Title Year Label
Murchana 1995 Rima Recording
Purwama Ranga Chadecha 1995 Nepal Cassette
Just For You 1997 Music Nepal
Love Letter 1998 Music Nepal
Baiguni Raichow Mayalu 2000 Moonlight Records
Nigaha 2001 Master Records
Jadou 2004 Santana Records
Kamana 2006 Dhowlagiri Cassette
Jadou 2 2008 SAV
Darshan Namaste 2009 Ranjana Music Industries
Rai Is King 2010 Ranjana Music Industries
Jadou 3 2011 Ranjana Music Industries
Made In Nepal 2011 Ranjana Music Industries
Murchana 2 2011 Ranjana Music Industries
Aasewaro (Limbu Songs) 2011 Ranjana Music Industries
Darshan Namaste 2 2013 Darshan Namaste Ent./Silver Ent.
Darshan Namaste 3 2016 Bindhyawasini music
Darshan Namaste 4 2019 Darshan Namaste Entertainment

Awards and recognition
Title Year Label
Gold Medal Radio Nepal Modern Song Competition 1995 Radio Nepal
Best Playback Singer- Film Chunauti 1997 Kollywood Cine Award
National Vision Busy Award 1998
Special Honor By Dharan Municipality at Dharan Festival 2055B.S.(1999A.D.) 1999 Dharan Municipality
Narayan Gopal Yuba Puraskar 2005 Narayan Gopal Sangit Kosh
Song Of The Year — Kamana 2007 Tuborg Image Award
Best Singer Of The Year — Kamana 2007 Hits FM Music Award
Album Of The Year — Kamana 2007 Hits Fm Music Award
Best Singer Of The Year 2007 Kalika Fm Music Award
Best Male Playback Singer 2007 Kalika Fm Music Award
Best Singer Of The Year 2008 Annapurna Fm Music Award
Best Folk Song Of The Year(Balla Bhet Bho) - Jadou 2 2009 Tuborg Image Award
Popular Song Of The Year - Darshan Namaste 2009 Annapurna Fm Music Award
Best Singer Of The Year 2009 Kantipur FM 96.1 Annual Award
Chinnalata Prativa Puraskar 2010 Chinnalata Geet Puraskar Guthi
Best Singer Of The Year 2010 Kantipur FM 96.1 Annual Award
Best Singer Of The Year 2011 Kantipur FM 96.1 Annual Award
Best Pop Singer Of The Year 2011 Kalika FM Music Award
Album Of The Year - Rai Is King 2011 Hits FM Music Award
Best Playback Singer of the Year Movies "JHOLE" 2014 2014 TUBORG IMAGE AWARD
Best Playback Singer of the Year Movies "JHOLE" 2014 2014 BINDHAWASINI MUSIC AWARD
Lux Kamana Critics Award 2016 2016 LUX KAMANA FILM AWARDS
Rai is King Day, Every 5 November 2017 Rochester, Mayor Lovely Warrren, USA
Guinness World Records, An Environmental Song by 365 Nepali Artists 2017 Melancholy (Participated; As a Rapper)
Best Playback Singer (FIlm: Murchunga ); 2018 Music Khabar Award
Best Singer -Male ; Darshan Namaste-3 2018 Surya International Award ;Japan

|Nati Kaji Yuba Puraskar; |2018

Videos

Songs
  • Darshan Namaste
  • Namaga Ma Sanga Sahara Namaga
  • Rai Is King
  • Maya Nisthuri
  • Maya Gardainau Re
  • Ukali Janu
  • Bhetai Ma Bhayo
  • Palkiyo Palkiyo
  • Timi Sanga
  • Sunkoshi ko cheu
  • Sarai Beauty
  • Timro Muskan
  • Sagar Sari Chokho Maya
  • Failiyo Maya Dubo Sari
  • Timle Bato Fereu Arey
  • Maina Raja Maina Rani
  • Kyarum
  • Ukali Ma Jada Jadai
  • Hini Jane Batuwako
  • Maile Mayale Diyeko
  • Timro Tasbir
  • Nisthuri Lai
  • Aaja Voli Timile
  • Timilai Roje
  • Soi Dhole Soi
  • Nisthuri Mayale
  • Lukera Hereu Mayale
  • Timilai Roje
  • dui chulthi badne lai
  • ma ta marchu ki kya ho thuli
  • diktel bazar
  • nai nabhannu la 2
  • ukali ma jada jadai e mero hajur 2
  • mohani lagaune
  • bas ma chaina mero mann
  • diktel bazar 2
  • intu mintu london ma
  • sirai ful sirbandi
  • timi jasti subasili
  • khas ta kehi chaina
  • yeta kulo katda kheri
  • asato ma satgamay
  • setamagurali
  • yani maya
  • rato galbandi
  • aakhako nani vitra
  • fulai fulko mausam timilai
  • da da da darshan
  • Yamano (Japanese)

References
  1. http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2016-05-29/nepali-house-hold-names-go-for-the-guinness-world-records.html
  • Official website
  • "Interview with Rajesh Hamal". Jpthk.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009.
  • "Murchunga.net - Rajesh Payal Rai". Murchunga.net.
  • http://www.rajeshpayalrai.com/ retrieved on 29 December 2012
  • http://www.filmykhabar.com/pictures/504/12654/
  • "Rajesh Payal Rai's four musical offerings". Texasnepal.com. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  • "Cybersansar - Rajesh Payal Rai". cybersansar.com. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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