Meet Jain

Meet Jain
Jain in 2019
Alma materSardar Patel University
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, lyricist
Years active2013–present
Websitemeetjain.co.in

Meet Jain is an Indian playback singer, composer, and lyricist in the Hindi and Gujarati film industry who became a part of the first season of the Indian reality singing show The Voice in 2015, mentored by singer Shaan.[1]

Personal life

Jain was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in a family of professors. He went to Aroma High School and holds a master's degree in Industrial Biotechnology, from Sardar Patel University in Vallabh Vidyanagar. He is a well-trained vocalist, pianist, and guitarist. He has done stage performances since the age of 12.[2]

Music career

Jain sings for both the Gujarati and Hindi industry. His career took off when in 2013 he was the winner of Idea Rocks India, Ahmedabad,[3] where he shared the stage with Mika Singh.

He has sung for big business banner advertisements of TATA and ADANI in Gujarati language.

Jain was a contestant in the 5th edition of Sony TV Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, judged by Farah Khan and Anu Malik.[4][5][6] In 2015 his band made it to the reality show MTV Never Hide Sound' with Rahul Ram (Indian Ocean Band) as their mentor.

In June 2015, he participated in the first season of The Voice. He was chosen to be a part of Shaan's team and was eliminated during the battle rounds.[7] Due to his popularity in the show, he hosted The Voice India as well, with Karan Tacker.

He played his friend, the actor and host Arjun Bijlani, on a special episode of Dance Deewane 2.[8] There, he sang for Bijlani and shared the stage with Madhuri Dixit, Tushar Kalia, and Shashank Khaitan.[9][10]

He has performed in more than 1100 shows worldwide and has given his voice to several Gujarati songs. His most popular one is "Radha Khovai", in which he featured alongside Shraddha Dangar.

He has also composed several Gujarati songs such as "Radha Khovai", "Nach Mari Saathe" (title song) and "E Memo".

In 2019, Jain spoke at a TEDx event held at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.[11]

He has done playback singing for more than 25 Gujarati albums and movies including Ghar Ek Mandir, Kalyug No Kanho, Armaan, Superstar, Bau Na Vichar, and Ambe Maat Ni.[citation needed]

Albums / singles

S. no Year Album(s)/single(s) Song Singer(s)/co-singer(s) Lyrics Music Length
1 2019 Radha Khovaai Radha Khovaai Meet Jain Bhargav Purohit Arpan Mahida 3:27
2 2016 Armaan Nazariya Meet Jain D - Kay Samir Mana 4:54
3 2019 Bau na vichar Bau na vichar title Meet Jain, Kirtidan Gadhvi, Jigardan Gadhavi, Siddharth Amit Bhavsar, Aishwarya Majmudar, Parth Oza & Aditya Gadhavi Hrutul, Hardik Jagani Hrutul 2:27
4 2017 Superstar Aayo Maro Superstar Arvind Vegda & Meet Jain (Rap) Niren Bhatt Parth Bharat Thakkar 3:03
5 2018 Nach Mari Sathe[12] Nach Mari Sathe Meet Jain Bhargav Purohit Kunal Shah 0:30
6 2015 Prem Ji Prem Ji Title Balraj Shahtri, Meet Jain, Rutvij Pandya & Vrattini Ghadge Bhargav Purohit Kedar- Bhargav 2:29
7 2015 Red Raas - 6 Bhavnao Ko Samjho Meet Jain Bhargav Purohit Kedar & Bhargav 3:14
8 2015 Red Raas - 6 Vratini & Meet Jain RJ Devaki Kedar & Bhargav 3:17
9 2019 Red Raas season 9 Let's Havmore Meet Jain & Dimple Biscuitwala Bhargav Purohit Kedar & Bhargav 4:57
10 2019 Red Raas season 10 Helmetdhari no garbo Meet Jain Tushar Shukla Kedar & Bhargav 3:48
11 2019 Red Raas season 10 E Memo Meet Jain Bhavesh Bhatt Arpan Mahida 3:50

References

  1. ^ "V Reporter Meet Jain plays blindfold with talents backstage Videos - The Voice India Official Website". 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ Radio, Music. "Meet Jain's 'gutsy' story of 'pursuing music'". radioandmusic.com. Radioandmusic. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Meet Jain - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Meghdhanush at Entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega" – via Vimeo.
  5. ^ "Meghdhanush with Indian Idol Juniors (Special Episode) at Entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega" – via Vimeo.
  6. ^ "Meghdhanush (India Travel Theme) in qaurter [sic] finals at Entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega" – via Vimeo.
  7. ^ Raj, Jem (5 August 2015). "The Voice India Week 9: Live Shows". BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood.
  8. ^ "Arjun Bijlani gets a co-host for Dance Deewane 2!". India Forums.
  9. ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Singer Meet Jain on the sets of Dance Deewane 2". Tellychakkar.com.
  10. ^ "Dance Deewane 2: The Voice fame Meet Jain excited to perform in front of his idol Madhuri Dixit - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ^ Jain, Meet (4 April 2019). "A Middle Class Dream".
  12. ^ Farm, Bollywood (20 June 2018). "Naach Mari Saathe: Judges, Hosts, Starting Date, Time Revealed". Bollywood Farm.