Sairam Iyer


Sairam Iyer is an Indian singer, based in Mumbai, India.

Career

Sairam was influenced by Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle.
Sairam has been complimented for his dual voice singing ability by music directors in the Hindi film world, such as Naushad, Laxmikant Pyarelal and Kalyanji Anandji. Anil Biswas, referred to him as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
Iyer was a student of the late Pandit Ramesh Nadkarni, and won awards at music competitions at different levels. Iyer participated in the Mumbai University's music choir under the choir conductor Late Kanu Ghosh and, subsequently, was chosen to conduct the choir by Shri Ghosh. Sairam currently trains under the Ghazal Maestro Ustad Mohan Khan sab.
Sairam had done good amount of charity works for the earthquake victims and in the tsumani hit areas. He is very much involved in social work and as a professional singer contributes a lot to the industry and to the people he belongs to.

Live performances

Iyer has performed in more than 1,500 venues in India, the United Kingdom, the United States, South America, Canada, west Asia, the West Indies and the Far East. He has also performed at music and dance festivals.
Madonna attended Iyer's performance of Sairam at Los Angeles in 1998, where he performed with Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Juhi Chawla, Kajol and others.

Albums

Sairam was chosen by MTV as the "Ubharta Sitara" for January 2000.