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Sanam is an Indian pop rock band based in Mumbai consisting of Sanam Puri (Lead Vocals), Samar Puri (Lead Guitar), Venky S or Venkat Subramaniyam (Bass Guitar ) and Keshav Dhanraj (Drums). The band is known for being amongst India’s top 10 independent YouTube Channels, India’s biggest music artist on the digital platform and the fastest growing YouTube Channel in the country.
Musical career
2010: Forming of SQS Supastars
In May 2010, Times music launched a Nationwide Pop band hunt called ‘SUPASTARS’ for young talent in India. Amongst thousands of entries, 'The SQS Project' won the title ‘TIMES MUSIC SUPASTARS’, changing the band name to ‘SQS Supastars’.
The band released their first self-titled album, ‘Supastas’ and later released music videos of their songs ‘Hawa Hawa' and ‘Behka'. This project featured the work of major Swedish and Denmark music labels who handled the entire mixing and mastering of the album. The band also endorsed the ‘Mufti’ clothing line during their second music video "Behka" Amongst the band first performances was the ‘Femina Miss India’ beauty contest 2011.
2014: Forming of Sanam and Growth Curve
In 2013 the band met Ben Thomas (Managing Director, Kurian & Co Talent Management),
Ben introduced the band to Vishal-Shekhar which led to Sanam Puri’s first Bollywood break as a play back singer with songs like ‘Dhat Teri Ki' from the movie ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein' and ‘Ishq Bulaava' from ‘Hasee Toh Phasee'. The same year the band composed its first original composition ‘Main Hoon’ for the Hollywood blockbuster ‘The Amazing Spiderman 2.
The band was invited to perform at the Youtube FanFest in the year 2015 and 2016 where the YouTube Channel of SANAM band was announced as the fastest growing and highest watched independent music channel on YouTube in India, with over 14 million channel views every month and a YouTube subscriber base growing at a dramatic pace. Band's official YouTube channel have more than 208 million views with 939+ thousand subscribers with an average of 500K daily views. The bands popularity on social media fuels their growing fanbase in the countries across mainly Maldives, Mauritius, South Africa, Trinidad, Kenya, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, United States, England, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Suriname, besides India.
The band has released a few collaborations."Inquilab Mera Khwab" is a collaboration with Clinton Cerejo as a part of Jammin, a digital musical collaboration featuring YouTube's musical talent with four music composers A R Rahman, Salim-Sulaiman, Clinton Cerejo, and Mithoon to create 10 original soundtracks and music videos.
The band performed in the capital Male at the VMY Music Festival in July 2015 that commemorated the 50th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Maldives. The Ballard Estate Festival was formally inaugurated by the chief guest Nitin Gadkari, Minister Of Road Transport and Highways Of India on 24 January followed by a performance by Sanam band. The event was also attended by Actress & Politician Hema Malini.
The band has been often referred to as India's One Direction because of their fast popularity and described as a "fabulous four" by the Times of India. On 1 April 2017, Music broadcaster Channel V has announced the launch of its latest property ‘Only On V’, with an exclusive partnership with band SANAM.
Discography
Filmography (Band)
| Release Year | Album Title | Song Title | Label | Writer | Composer | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Amazing Spiderman 2 | Main Hoon | Sony Music | Samar Puri, Manoj Yadav | Sanam Band | Hindi |
Filmography (Sanam Puri)
| Release Year | Film Title | Song Title | Label | Writer | Composer | Language | Co Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gori Tere Pyaar Mein | Dhat Teri Ki | Sony Music | Kumaar | Vishal-Shekhar | Hindi | Aditi Singh Sharma |
| 2013 | Gori Tere Pyar Mein | Gori Tere Pyar Mein | Sony Music | Kumaar, Kausar Munir, Anvita Dutt Guptan | Vishal-Shekhar | Hindi | Mika Singh, Mamta Sharma, Shruti Pathak, Aditi Singh Sharma, Shankar Mahadevan, Shalmali Kholgade, Kamal Khan, Neeti Mohan, Nitesh Kadam, Sukhwinder Singh, Sanah Moidutty |
| 2013 | Ishk Actually | Lucky Tonight | T Series | Manoj Yadav | Chirantan Bhatt | Hindi | Ann Mitchai |
| 2014 | Hasee Toh Phasee | Ishq Bulava | Sony Music | Kumaar | Vishal-Shekhar | Hindi | Shipra Goyal |
| 2014 | Chandamama Kathalu | E Kadha | - | Vanamali | Mickey J Meyer | Telugu | Shweta Pandit |
| 2014 | Hamshakals | Barbaad Raat | Zee Music | Mayur Puri | Himesh Reshamiya | Hindi | Shalmali Kholgade |
| 2014 | Hamshakals | Humshakals Mash Up | Zee Music | Mayur Puri, Shabbir AHmed, Sameer | Himesh Reshamiya | Hindi | Neeraj Shridhar, Neeti Mohan, Himesh Reshamiya, Shalmali Kholgade, Ash King, Mika Singh, Palak Muchal |
| Qued | Jajabor | Priyotoma | - | Faisal Roddy | Faisal Roddy | Bengali | - |
| 2015 | Gabbar Is Back | Coffee Peetey | Zee Music | Kumaar | Chirantan Bhat | Hindi | Paroma Das Gupta |
Collaborations (Sanam Puri)
| Release Year | Project Title | Song Title | Writer | Composer | Language | Co Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Coke Studio @ MTV Season 3 Episode 3 | Pinjra | Manoj Yadav | Clinton Cerejo | Hindi | Jonita Gandhi |
| 2013 | Micromax Unite Anthem | Roobaroo | Prasoon Joshi | A R Rahman | Various | Benny Dayal, Raghu Dixit, Apeksha Dandekar, Shruti Pathak, Neeti Mohan, Kamal Khan, Brodha V, Voctronica, Swaroop Khan |
Studio Albums (Band Sanam)
| Release Year | Album Title | Song Title | Label | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Supastars | Hawa Hawa, Jaan Gaya, Aisa Laga, Behka, Tumse, Teri Aankhon Se, Hawa Hawa, Boondon Se | Times Music | Hindi |
| 2011 | Samar Sanam | On N On, Paa Hi Liya, Roshni, Higher Mere Saath, Badalne Ke Intezaar Mein, Mujhe Pyaar Karo, Titli | Saregama | Hindi |
Compilation Albums (Band Sanam)
| Release Year | Album Title | Song Title | Label | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Samar Sanam | On N On, Paa Hi Liya, Roshni, Higher Mere Saath, Badalne Ke Intezaar Mein, Mujhe Pyaar Karo, Titli | Saregama | Hindi |