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Ravi Shukla (born November 4, 1983 in Kolkata, West Bengal) is an Indian singer. He was the winner of the popular Indian Television singing competition, [Star Voice of India 2]. He was also a participant of the first seasons of Indian Idol and Star Voice of India.

Biography
Ravi was born to Radhey Shyam Shukla and Santosh Shukla in Kolkata, West Bengal. His father is a businessman and his mother is a homemaker. He has four older sisters, who are happily married and settled in Rajasthan. Ravi attended Don Bosco High School, Liluah and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.

Music Career
In 2004, Ravi was selected in the show, Indian Idol, in its first season. Though he could not make it to the top, it was the notably the turning point in his career. From then on, there was no looking back for this spunky and talented singer.

He started taking singing lessons from Pandit Jayanto Bose in June 2005. A year later, he went on an international tour to the US for 7 months and performed in many big cities. He also learned music at the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa Academy in Mumbai. He then shifted to Delhi to further pursue his musical career and has settled there now.

He was a contestant in the first season of the show, Star Voice of India, but couldnt survive for long in it. However, his major breakthrough came in the second season of the show, where he became the indomitable champion. Ravi Shukla was crowned the winner of Amul Star Voice of India 2 Winner on December 21, 2008, defeating the runner-up, Saptaparna Chakraborty. He was awarded a brand new car, along with a cheque for Rs. 2.5 million. In addition to this, he was given a contract with T-Series to launch his first album.