Ravi Tripathi

Ravi K. Tripathi (born 4 February) is an Indian playback singer, composer and music director. He competed on the television music reality show Indian Idol season 2 in 2006. Tripathi was the only Indian artist to have been invited to perform and represent India at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Asian Games, in Guangzhou, China.

Career
In 2005, Tripathi participated in the second season of Indian music reality show Indian Idol and was the top finalist. Tripathi hosted singing reality show Close Up Performer on Doordarshan in 2008. His first solo album, Baatain, was released on 26 February 2009, by Times Music which received a good response. In that same year, he made his Bollywood debut with the song "India Se Aaya Tera Dost" from the film Chandni Chowk to China. In 2010, Tripathi was invited to perform at the closing ceremony of the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China and became the only Indian performer of note after actor Raj Kapoor to have entertained the Chinese audience. His second album, Sri Siddhivinayak Morya, was released in 2009 by Worldwide Records. He has also lent his voice to some TV shows including Ramayan.

In 2017, he composed and produced a song "Main Bharat Bol Raha Hoon".

Albums
 * Baatain
 * More Krishna
 * Shri Sidhivinayak Morya
 * Kinara
 * Dhuan Dhuan
 * Inkaar
 * Radhe Radhe

Awards and recognition

 * In November 2010, Tripathi was honored by the overseas Indian community at the Hague, Holland.
 * In November 2016, he received Uttar Pradesh Ratan Award by Shivpal Singh Yadav for his contribution in the music industry.