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Omkar Dilip Bhalerao (a.k.a. Omkaar Bhalerao or Omkar Bhalerao), better known by his stage name Om Karr, is an Indo-Canadian singer, songwriter and composer. A versatile singer, Om Karr has sung in English, Spanish, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, and Bengali. Having given his voice in the Bollywood industry and being the winner of Asia's largest cultural fest, Mood Indigo, Om Karr is a famous name among the South Asian audience globally and has over 130,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

Career
Om Karr’s journey as an artist started at a very young age. While his initial interest lay in the film field, as he grew up, Om Karr became fascinated by the world of music and it eventually defined him.

His first break came in 2016 when he sang Tumko Paayo Hai for a regional film. (Unfortunately, the movie was not released). His next break was Tera Beta Banega Superstar (alias Omkaar Bhalerao), in which he collaborated with Shaardool Shorya. The song was released by record label Red Ribbon Entertainment Pvt Ltd. He has also collaborated with singer Hoi Nei Them Thapa for the cover renditions of In The End, Hero, Despacito/Bailando/Khair Mangdi, and Hasi x RNBDJ.

Om Karr moved to Canada in the beginning of 2019, where he completely immersed himself into exploring all aspects of the media industry and stepped into artistic voyage as a singer, composer, songwriter, photographer, videographer and much more. It was this move to a foreign country that inspired him to come up with his original composition - Ik Firangi Sapna – that has already been released worldwide.

His latest release - Ruh - has been widely accepted on music streaming platforms and the Lofi version of the song has garnered more than 240,000 plays to date on Spotify alone.

Performances

 * Taste of India, Toronto, CA - 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 * Panorama Festival, Toronto, CA -2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 * Classic Rock Café – December, 2019
 * DesifestX – November, 2019
 * Diwali Razzmatazz – 5 October, 2019
 * Station Cafe and Kitchen, Toronto, CA - 15 August, 2019
 * Taste of India, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, CA - 4 August, 2019
 * Festival of South Asia, Gerrard St. East, Toronto, CA - 13 & 14 July, 2019
 * Supermarket, Toronto - 14 April, 2019
 * George Brown College, St. James Campus, Toronto, CA - 31 January, 2019
 * Bay Leaf Bistro, Lollapalooza, Magnum Opus, India - 22 January, 2017
 * Magnum Opus, India - 6 November, 2016
 * IIT Bombay, Mood Indigo Festival, Mumbai, IN - 22 December, 2014

Originals

 * Ruh – 2022
 * Tu Hi Tu – 2021
 * Kya Hoga - 2020
 * Dard - 2020
 * Hum Hindustani Hai - 2020
 * Ik Firangi Sapna - 2019

Covers

 * Des Mere x Hum Hindustani Hai - 2021
 * Samajavaragamana - 2020
 * O Sanam X Tere Bin - 2020
 * In The End - 2020
 * In The End (version 2) - 2020
 * Yellow/Jannatein Kahaan - 2020
 * Hasi X RNBDJ - 2019
 * Hero - 2019
 * Kal Ho Naa Ho - 2019
 * Perfect - 2019 (Acoustic Cover)
 * Mon Majhi Re/Bheegi Bheegi - 2019