Vijay Prakash
348 Albums

Native name	ವಿಜಯ್ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್
Born	21 February 1976 Mysore, Karnataka, India
Residence	Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	1997–Present

Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering,Vijay is an Indian film composer from Mysore, Karnataka.^[1] He has given his voice for Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi movies. He was one of the jugde for the Kannada reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee Kannada and has also performed shows with Zakir Hussain.He is also one of four artists credited for the song "Jai Ho", which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song.^[2] Specifically, he sang the portion with the words "Jai Ho" that takes an extended high pitch at numerous junctures of the song.^[3] The song also won a Grammy Award in the category "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.^[4] He has also won the very prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Artist - Kannada for the song 'Gatiya Ilidu' from the Kannada film 'Ulidavaru Kandante.