Papon (singer)

Papon
Mahanta at the Coke Studio Season 3 launch
Mahanta at the Coke Studio Season 3 launch
Background information
Birth nameAngaraag Mahanta
Also known asPapon
Born (1975-11-24) 24 November 1975 (age 49)
Nagaon, Assam, India
Genres
  • Electro fusion
  • Indian classical music
  • Pop
  • Indian folk music
Occupation(s)Singer, composer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1998–present
LabelsMDR Records, Times Music, T-Series, Sony Music

Angaraag Mahanta (born 24 November 1975), known by his stagename Papon, is an Indian playback singer and composer from Assam. Papon has also sung in many languages apart from Assamese like Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Marathi.[1] He is the lead vocalist and founder of the folk-fusion band Papon and The East India Company.[2] He is the son of the noted Assamese singer Khagen Mahanta and Archana Mahanta.

  1. ^ Sarmah, Chandan (29 January 2010). "Tunes with a rare freshness". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (24 November 2020). "Popular Assam singer Angarag 'Papon' Mahanta turned 45 today - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)