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Background information | |
Birth name | Mithun Sharma |
Also known as | Mithoon |
Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 11 January 1985
Genres | Film score, Filmi, Indian classical, Ballads |
Occupation(s) | Music director, Composer, Singer & Lyricist |
Instrument(s) | Piano and keyboard |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse |
Mithun Sharma, also known as Mithoon, is an Indian Hindi film music director, lyricist-composer and singer.[1]
Mithoon composed the Hindi song "Tum Hi Ho" from the 2013 Bollywood romantic film Aashiqui 2. Mithoon received the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, and in 2014 received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist in the 59th Filmfare Awards. He wrote and composed one of the most streamed Hindi songs on YouTube, "Sanam Re". The song was honoured with the award of "Most Streamed Song of 2016" at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards.[2] Mithoon launched the singer Arijit Singh in 2011 with Mohammad Irfan Ali co-singer with the song Phir Mohabbat.