Nikhil D'Souza (born 21 November 1981) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Mumbai, India, and is signed to East West Records of Warner Music UK.
Early life Nikhil D'Souza was born and brought up in Mumbai and majored in Geology from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai but returned to his musical roots after an encounter with a friend.
Career Nikhil's major musical influences are Sting and Jeff Buckley. He was the South Asia Soloist Winner at SUTASI '09.
Nikhil has released four songs with East West Records, a label owned by Warner Music UK. These include Silver and Gold and Beautiful Mind.
Neha Sharma from Rolling Stone India said his "strength as a songwriter is well established in his numerous gripping compositions. Most of his songs shiver with this arresting melancholy as his falsetto glides over twangy guitar riffs”. India Today also included Nikhil as part of their "Faces of the Future," and he has featured on MTV's COKE Studio series and Sofar Sounds.
Discography Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Song Film Composer(s) Co-singer(s) 2010 Shaam Aisha Amit Trivedi Amit Trivedi, Neuman Pinto Mere Bina Crook Pritam – Anjaana Anjaani Ki Kahani Anjaana Anjaani Vishal–Shekhar Monali Thakur Main Jiyunga Break Ke Baad 2011 I'm The One Ishaan Khwaab Ye Kal Ke Rajiv Sundaresan Khwab (Rock) Kucch Luv Jaisaa Pritam – Khwab (Raghav's Confession) – Hello Hello Laila Dhada Devi Sri Prasad Neha Bhasin You're So Beautiful Haunted Chirantan Bhatt Lamha Lamha Ye Stupid PyarVipin Patwa 2012 Gubbare Gubbare Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Amit Trivedi Dil Ye Bekarar Kyun Hai – Reprise Players Pritam Priyani Vani "Dil Ye Bekarar Kyun Hai - Remix"Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal Jannatein Kahan (Power Ballad) Jannat 2 Sang Hoon Tere Tera Naam Japdi Phiran CocktailJaved Bashir, Shefali AlvaresTera Naam Japdi Phiran - Remix Anu Vidhaiththa Boomiyile (Tamil) Vishwaroop Shankar–Ehsaan–LoyKamal Haasan Koi Kahin (Hindi) Dooriyan Cigarette Ki Tarah – – 2013 Out of Control David Mikey McCleary Preeti Pillai Bas Main Aur Tu Akaash Vani Hitesh Sonik Vasudha Sharma "Bas Main Aur Tu (Reprise)" Jaata Hai Tujh TakMurder 3 Anupam Amod – Jaata Hai Tujh Tak (Film Version) –"Close to You" (Extended Play)Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Pritam -"Suno Na" (Extended Play) - Thu Hi Rey Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Anoop Rubens Nithya Menen Alvida D-Day Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Sukhvinder Singh, Shruti Hassan, Loy Mendonsa Har Kisi Ko Boss Chirantan Bhatt Ninne Ninne Chusthunte Adda 2014 O Gujariya Queen Amit Trivedi Shefali Alvares Bebaak Filmistaan Arijit Datta – Waakeyi Amit Sahni Ki List Raghu Dixit Shruti Pathak Bezubaan Life is beautiful! John Hunt – Love Me Thoda Aur Yaariyan PritamArijit Singh, Monali Thakur2015 Lip to Lip Katti Batti Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Ritu Pathak Tu Mila Timepass 2 Vishal–Shekhar Shamali Kholgade2016 You and Me Befikre Vishal–Shekhar Rachael Vergese"Dil Yeh Khamakha (Revisited)" Saansein Vivek Kar 2017Parinda (Search) Jab Harry Met Sejal Pritam Tochi RainaAate Jaate Hanste Gaate Golmaal Again Abhishek Arora Anushka Manchanda2018Phir Se Title TrackPhir Se...Jeet GannguliShreya GhoshalPhir Se Title Track (Sad Version)Phir Se Title Track (Remix)2019 Vaaste Single Tanishk Bagchi Dhvani Bhanushali Dil Hi Toh Hai The Sky Is PinkPritam Arijit Singh, Antara Mitra Dil Hi Toh Hai (Reprise) Sreerama Chandra, Antara Mitra 2020PeopleSingle:EP -WaqtEP - Aadatein Gaurav Dagaonkar2021Tu Hi Hai Meri ZindagiJubair MuhammedMauja2022"Saathiya"CuttputlliTanishk BagchiZahrah S Khan 2023"Kya Hume Socha Tha"StarfishOAFFOAFF, Tulsi Kumar
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