Sajjan Raj Vaidya
Background information
Born (1993-09-10) September 10, 1993 (age 30)
OriginKathmandu, Nepal
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Piano
  • Bass
  • Keyboard
Years active2014-present
Websitesajjanrajvaidya.com
YouTube information
ChannelsSajjan Raj Vaidya
Years active2012–present
Subscribers1.28 Million
Total views455 Million

Sajjan Raj Vaidya (Nepali: सज्जन राज वैद्य) is a Nepali singer and full Stack Web Developer. He is a symphony of expressive vocals, intricate metaphors and anomalous song structures arriving at the crescendo as a complete musical journey.[1] And rose to prominence after the release of his singles "Hawaijahaj" (2016)[2][3][4] and "Chitthi Bhitra" (2018).[2][5] One of his most widely known singles is "Hataarindai, Bataasindai".[6][7] His release, titled "BLYHL", was released in February 2020. His song, "Phutki Janey Jovan" released on 16 May 2020 shows various clips of people during the COVID-19 pandemic all around the world, with a special emphasis on Nepali people.[8] He then released "Lukaamaari" on January 1, 2021. After 3 months of "Lukaamaari", he released his next song, "Ultaa Paailaa". He also released the songs "Parkhaai" and "Naganya Maya" by the time, he released his two new singles "Sasto Mutu" and "Ek Sarvanaam" at the beginning of 2022.

Early life

Sajjan Raj Vaidya was born on September 9, 1991, and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal.[2] He was introduced to music by his family and credited his style, influences, and musical development to his family: “My story with music began with my family. My mother taught me how to sing, my father taught us to listen to music in all its forms and my brother taught me to evolve with music. So any style or influence I have is constituted by parts of what I learned from my family. My continuity in music comes from my sheer love for it.”[2][9]

Vaidya's early influences include various genres with artists such as The Eagles, UB40, Linkin Park and Karna Das among others. He started performing live during his school days and later began publishing his work through Facebook.[7][10]

Career

Vaidya's first major release was "Aaja Matra" (2014).[7][10][11] His next single, "Hawaijahaj" (2016) was a breakthrough.[2][3][4] The music video for the song was produced by Fuzz Factory Productions.[12][13] He later (re)released "Mooskaan" (2018)[11] and "Anountho Mutu" (2018).[1] On 1 January 2019, Sajjan released a single titled "Hataarindai, Bataasindai". The screenplay features a straight couple and a gay couple, and the video depicts a gay couple kissing, which is uncommon in Nepali media.[6] Vaidya is one of the very few Nepali artists to represent the LGBTQ community through the video's release.

"When I wrote Hataarindai, Bataasindai, it was independent of the video concept. We decided that the underrepresentation of the LGBTQ community in Nepal was an important issue that needed to be addressed and that is how the video came about."[7] The 2019's single has been adopted by the LGBTQ community of Nepal as an anthem, featuring the song during the first pride parade of Nepal that took place in July 2019.[14]

Katha

Katha is a video series started by Vaidya in 2018. The series debuted in the artist's YouTube channel.[15] The video series features a live, acoustic rendition of a song published by the artist or other artists, and also includes a section discussing the origin and the composition process of the song.

Episodes

S.No. Title Artists Year
1. Nothing In My Head Besides Timi Sajjan Raj Vaidya 2018
2. Mellow Sajjan Raj Vaidya 2019
3. Mari Jau Sajjan Raj Vaidya And Bikki Gurung
4. Purva Jaaney Panchi Sajjan Raj Vaidya And Joyous Gurung 2020
5. Alapatra Sajjan Raj Vaidya And Yabesh Thapa 2022
6. Aaundai Jaandai Sajjan Raj Vaidya, Sarun Tamrakar And Manish Gandharva 2023
7. Jeevan Sajjan Raj Vaidya And Dixita Karki
8. Tadhiera Sajjan Raj Vaidya And Wangden Sherpa

Singles and Eps

S.No. Title Year
1. Aaja Matra 2014
2. Hawaijahaj 2016
3. Mayaloo 2017
4. Chitthi Bhitra 2018
5. Anountho Mutu
6. Mooskaan
7. Mellow
8. Hataarindai, Bataasindai 2019
9. Pahaar
10. Kuraakaani
11. Somebody Else 2020
12. Sukumbaasi
13. BLYHL
14. Phutki Jaaney Jovan
15. Lukaamaari 2021
16. Ultaa Paaila
17. Parkhaai
18. Naganya Maya
19. Sasto Mutu 2022
20. Ek Sarvanaam
21. Dhairya
22. Hyatteri 2023
23. Aayen Ma
24. Nothing In My Head Besides Timi
25. Ujeli
26. Suna Kaanchi
27. Malaai Chaana Na 2024

Recognition

  1. Best New Artist (2018)[16][17][18]
  2. Artist of the Month (March 2019)[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sajjan Raj Vaidya Releases New Version of 'Mooskaan'". NeoStuffs. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Poudel, Ashish. "Sajjan Raj Vaidya [PARTYNEPAL Exclusive Interview] – Party Nepal". partynepal.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Productions, Fuzz Factory. "Sajjan Raj Vaidya: Hawaijahaj". Fuzz Factory Productions. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Hawaijahaj by Sajjan Raj Vaidya with lyrics". etcNepal.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Chitthi Bhitra by Sajjan Raj Vaidya with lyrics". etcNepal.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "A new music video breaks social taboos and presents a poignant homosexual love story". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Himalayan Times". epaper.thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Sajjan Raj Vaidya releases 'Phutki Jaaney Jovan'".
  9. ^ "SONGS THAT SOOTHE with SAJJAN RAJ VAIDYA". TNM. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. ^ a b Nepal, WOW Magazine (30 June 2019). "Everything that happens is from now on… Sajjan Raj Vaidya". WOW Magazine Nepal. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b "The New York based singer Sajjan Raj Vaidya releases a song "Mooskaan"". musicwire. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Nepali music videos are striving to break new ground and reaching for new heights, but there is a long way to go". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Rohit Shakya: Fostering Creativity With Fuzz Factory Productions". TNM. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Kathmandu's LGBTIQ community celebrates their queerness". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Katha: Episode II". Sajjan Raj Vaidya. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Radio Kantipur honours year's outstanding musical talents". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Here Are All The Winners From The Radio Kantipur National Music Awards 2074". Nepally. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Radio Kantipur's National Music Awards 2074: Complete List of Nominees". NeoStuffs. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

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