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Yogeshwar Amatya (3 April 1964) is a Nepali singer, musician, producer, actor, social activist, and photographer. He has sold more than 1 million records, making him one of Nepal's best-selling music artists and the best-selling Nepali rock musician. Amatya rose to fame in Nepal with his song Jaba Sandhya Hunchha and became more famous with his 1998 album Karai Kara Le. In 1998, he released his Ahile Chaahin Drabya Ko Aaasha Ma, Bastoo album which included Wakka Dikka. Amatya also participated in Melancholy song as a solo artist with 365 other Nepali singers and musician. The song set the Guinness World Record of "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording".




Biography



Amatya has not used his middle name since his father dropped it. His father, Bhubaneswar Amatya, was the founding President of Nepal Chalchitra Sangha. He also founded Kanti Ishwori Sishu Vidhyalaya, were two crown princes and few princesses studied. He also motivated the queens, Kanti and Ishwori to start a university in the late king's name. Thus, Tribhuban University was born.
His mother, Lamu Amatya, was the pioneer in nursing education in Nepal. She established the first nursing school of Nepal at Chettrapati. She is the founding president of the Nursing Association of Nepal. She was honoured by the Government of Nepal as the first trained nurse of Nepal.
After being bullied for his cleft lip by his seniors at St. Xavier's, he left the school and joined North Point, Darjeeling.
Amatya has a diploma in gemology from the Gemological Institute of India, Bombay. He joined the interior design courses for 3 semesters in the Department of Architecture, SIU-C, USA.
Amatya represented football Shreenath Gana and the A division club NRT as a scorer forward. He has scored numerous hat-tricks for NRT. He was declared "Man of the Match" in the WAVE Kick Off Cup 2006, and was one of the few who played the whole 90 minutes. Amatya is also an expert in Tae Kwon Do. He has a black belt and is considered an expert in theoretical aspects of Tae Kwon Do. Amatya also won several medals in Tae Kwon Do in the United States. He is the Pioneer and person who introduced Tae Kwon Do to Kathmandu Valley, when martial arts was illegal in Nepal.
Amatya gave his first performance at the Mayur Chalchitra Mandir, Banepa. After the very good response and his photo in the only English newspaper of the country, The Rising Nepal as an upcoming singer, he started performing. He released his first album after encouragement and pestering from Brajesh Khanal and Prabhat Rimal. He dedicated the album to them and named it, in their honor, Karai Kara le.
Amatya also was a pub owner at Durbar Marg in Kathamndu which he closed because of large unpaid credits from customers.




Discography


Compilation albums

Yogeshwor Amatya Jaba Sandhya
Bhanchan Logne Manche Bhayar




References






External links


"yogeshwor-amatya-collection". Nepal: jnepal.info.

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