Shaan was born on 30 September 1972 in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a Bengali family.[1][2][6] His grandfather was Jahar Mukherjee, a well known lyricist, his late father Manas Mukherjee, was a music director and his sister Sagarika is a singer as well.[7] He grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Shaan is married to Radhika Mukherjee, with whom he has two sons.[8][9]
Career
Early years in musical career
Shaan began his career singing jingles for advertisements. Along with jingles, began to sing remixes and cover versions.[10]
Shaan and his sister signed up with Magnasound recording company and recorded a few successful albums, including the hit album Naujawan followed by Q-Funk.[11][12] Later, Shaan launched Love-Ology after this. In 2000, he sang a superhit song "Tanha Dil Tanha Safar" from his album Tanha Dil.[13]
In 2002, he won the MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India for best solo album for his album Tanha Dil. One year later, Shaan launched his album Aksar, which was successful and contained songs featuring international stars such as Blue, Melanie C and Samira Said. For both the albums Tanha Dil and Aksar, all the songs were sung by Shaan, composed by Ram Sampath and written by both Shaan and Ram Sampath.[14]
He released Tomar Aakash in 2004, a Bengali album, along with his sister and featuring his father's unreleased songs.[15] In 2006, he released a song with MLTR, "Take me to your heart". The song appears on his album Tishnagi, which is produced by Ranjit Barot and engineered by Ashish Manchanda.[16]
Career in playback singing
Shaan made his playback singing debut in 1999 in the movie Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi where he sung two songs in the film. The song "Musu Musu Hasi" instantly struck a chord among the viewers and was very relatable to the youth.[17][18]
In 2023, Shan performed at a musical concert in Boston, organised by the Jay-Ho! The concert highlighted how music can bring people together, creating a joyful and entertaining atmosphere. It also demonstrated the strong affection and loyalty that Boston residents have for Shaan and his music.[19]
He has recently recorded a playback for an upcoming Bengali feature film Network which is composed by Dabbu.[20]
Shaan has been a judge on many talent shows.[21] Shaan is a team captain, judge and mentor on STAR Plus's Music Ka Maha Muqqabla for the team Shaan's Strikers.[22] Shaan appeared as a judge in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014–2015[6] and The Voice India Kids 2016.[7] In 2015 and 2016, Shaan was the winning coach in each of the first two seasons of The Voice. He appeared as a judge in Bengali reality show 'Super Singer Season 2' (2020) and 'Super Singer Season 4' (2023).
Shaan is described in the media as one of the most popular singers of Indian cinema.[29][30] Shaan is also among the highest-paid singers in India.[31]India TV placed him in its "Top 10 Bollywood Singers" of all time list.[32] A total of six songs of his were placed in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time" list.[33] Shaan is a member of the Board of Advisors of I.I.M.U.N., since 2021.[34]