Arjun Kanungo

Arjun Kanungo(sic: Qanungo) is an Indian singer, composer, actor and entrepreneur.

Arjun was born and raised in Mumbai. He is a trained method actor from Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. He is a 3-time national Gold Medal winner in Centre Fire Pistol and a national level Basketball player.

He is a trained Indian classical singer and plays the piano & guitar. He is a promoter of green energy and alternate sources of energy.

At the age of 18, Arjun explored his entrepreneurial side by opening up a recording studio in Mumbai called Promethean Audio. Soon after, he diversified into acoustic design and construction with his second venture Promethean Design. He gained popularity after his stint as a playback singer for movies like Go Goa Gone and Pizza.As a vocalist, Arjun has toured India, Dubai, Australia and Sri Lanka with Asha Bhosle, in addition to solo shows. He is also active as a composer for TV ads and background scores also has worked with brands like Nike Cricket and ESPN.

Arjun's first commercial success came with "Khoon Choos Le" in the 2013 film Go Goa Gone, starring Saif Ali Khan. Since then he has churned out 3 hit singles in 2 years- Baaki Baatein Peene Baad ft. Badshah, Fursat, and Ek Dafaa (Chinnama). Arjun has lent his voice to several Bollywood films. His Tamil Debut came with 'Sirrikadhey', composed by Anirudh Ravichander, from the film 'Remo'.

His debut single Baaki Baatein Peene Baad was released on 25 September 2015 by Sony Music India. The song was written by Mayur Puri and was composed, written, recorded and produced in Sweden The song features the rapper Badshah.Baaki Baatein Peene Baad went viral on YouTube upon its release and subsequently climbed the TV & radio charts.

His second single, Fursat, was eventually released on 18 March by Sony Music India.

He made his UK debut with a live stage performance at the Asian Network 2017, in March.

Kanungo names Iron Maiden, Metallica, Justin Timberlake, Ustad Rashid Khan, Kumar Gandharv, Andy McKee, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach as well as Kishori Amonkar, Amit Trivedi, Clinton Cerejo and AR Rahman as his music influences.