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Udesh Chandra Shrestha known as Udesh Shrestha ( Nepali  : उदेश श्रेष्ठ; born March 30, 1981) is a popular Nepali pop singer, music composer, songwriter, music arranger & background scorer. Born on Udayapur, Katari, Nepal  ; Udesh Shrestha came as a fifth child to Mr. Ram Shrestha and Mrs. Ram Pyari Shrestha.

Musical Career
Udesh Shrestha started his musical career in 1999 by recording his first single track “Ghorahi Bazar.” However, he was not noticed in the music industry until 2005 when he released his debut album titled “Lovearea.” He became an immediate music sensation in the pop music of Nepal when his song Yo Junima featuring Bhugol Dahal went chartbusters in various TV and FM stations around the nation. Furthermore, his following tragic love ballad “Kina Mayama,” established him as a most promising artist with hundreds and thousands of fan follow up around the nation. He has won various nominations in various prestigious award ceremonies around the nation. In 2005, he was nominated in Hits Fm Music Award 2061 for Best Vocal Collaboration Song “Yo Junima” together with Bhugol Dahal for the album Lovearea. He has won various nominations in various prestigious national award ceremonies like Hits FM Music Award, Tuborg Image Awards , Bindhyabasini Music Award, Kalika FM Music Award and a lot more. He won the 14th Annual Tuborg Image Award for Best Vocal Performance Pop for the song Aansu Ko Thopa and 17th Annual Tuborg Image Award for Best Song With National Feelings for the song Uthau Uthau.

Early Life
From his early childhood, Udesh Shrestha was passionate about music. He used to learn various songs on his own. In 1993 (2050 BS), he started learning guitar with the limited resources. Performing in various festivals and school and college shows were his preliminary yet, the most strong foundation towards his future career as a pop star. He has had his musical quality made him unique in contrary to his colleagues while his schooling life in Shree Triveni Higher Secondary School. With the thrive for music, he studied his high school level in Lalitkala Music College, one of the most respected and only music and arts college (then.)

Current Life
Today, Udesh Shrestha is a celebrated name in the music industry of Nepal. However, reaching this height was not easy for him. His years and years of practice and training on classical music with renowned classical maestro like Professor Sangita Pradhan ( Rana ) and Dr. Homnath Upadhyaya has guided him to the right direction. Currently, he’s working for his 5th studio album due this fall. Also, Udesh is active in social causes too. He's working for Yes Humanity ( A Non-Profit Organization, Sydney    Australia  ) As Nepal Ambassador since 2015

Musical Styles
Udesh Shrestha’s earlier music were a blend of neo-pop fused with eastern semi-classical styles. Songs like Yo Junima, Bhakkano Futera and Kina Mayama are its examples. Yo Junima was his critically hit number with a blend of eastern classical raga and pop music merged in melodic style. His songs were about the tragic incidents of love life resulting in loneliness and pain. His first album have variations of songs ranging from melodic pop, soft-rock, folk pop and romantic music which he has continued in all of his albums with some minor experiments in his later albums. He plays guitar and piano too.

Album Discography
Love Area 2005 Rahasya 2007 Still Alive 2012 Variation 2016

International Tours
Hong Kong  2005 Dubai 2007 Thailand 2012 Australia 2015