8 Indian Musicians Who Started Off As Ad Jingle Artists

Ram Sampath

Ram Sampath started his career composing advertising jingles for Mumbai-based advertising industry, subsequently he started composing for pop albums like Tanha Dil (2000) by Shaan, before composing for films like Delhi Belly (2011) and Talaash (2012).He has composed music for advertising jingles for brands like Airtel, Docomo, Thums Up, Pepsi and the Times of India, for which he composed the theme song for the "I Lead India" campaign in 2013. He has established himself as an ace composer in the industry with movies like Bangistan, Fukrey and Bhoothnath Returns. The Sharuk Khan starrer ‘Raees’ is one of the major projects to release in 2016.

Sonu Nigam

The singing sensation of Bollywood, Sonu Nigam is often compared to the legendary Mohd. Rafi. Over the years he has established himself as one among the highest paid singers in the Industry. His first movie song as a playback singer was for Janam (1990), which was never officially released. He then began making radio commercials and also acted in some of them. "Sandese Aate Hai", "Yeh Dil Deewana”, “Kal Ho Naa Ho” and "Abhi Mujhme Kahin" are some among his memorable songs.

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