Nitin Sawhney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nitin Sawhney
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	May 12, 1964(1964-05-12)
Age	60
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Nitin Sawhney Biography

Nitin Sawhney is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on May 12, 1964 in London, England, United Kingdom.

After dropping out of university, Sawhney trained as an accountant until leaving his job as a financial controller of a hotel to pursue his promising career in music. Sawhney moved to London, where he met up with old university friend Sanjeev Bhaskar; together they created the comedy team The Secret Asians. The pair were given a show on BBC Radio, which eventually grew into the award-winning BBC TV sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. Refocusing on music, Sawhney’s solo career began in 1993, when he released his debut album, Spirit Dance on his own label.

In 1999 Sawhney released his fourth breakthrough Gold-selling album, Beyond Skin, on London’s Outcaste Records, which took a prestigious Mercury Music Prize nomination and won Sawhney the coveted South Bank Show Award. After a subsequent signing to Richard Branson’s V2 Records, Sawhney released the Silver-certified Prophesy in 2001, winning a MOBO Award as well as a BBC Radio 3 Music Award. Sawhney’s seventh album, Philtre, was released in May 2005, taking yet another BBC Radio 3 Award and in 2008, his eighth album, London Undersound, released on Cooking Vinyl, featured artwork by Antony Gormley and performances from Paul McCartney, Anoushka Shankar, Imogen Heap and Natty, amongst many others.

Nitin Sawhney Net Worth

Nitin Sawhney is one of the richest Musician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nitin Sawhney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nitin Sawhney CBE (/ˈ n ɪ t ɪ n ˈ s ɔː n i / ; born 1964) is a British musician, producer and composer, as well as former comic actor. A recipient of the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement award in 2017, his work combines Asian and other worldwide influences with elements of jazz and electronica and often explores themes such as multiculturalism, politics, and spirituality. Sawhney is also active in the promotion of arts and cultural matters, and is a patron of numerous film festivals, venues, and educational institutions.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Nitin Sawhney height 5′ 7″ Nordin weight 137 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Nitin Sawhney Dating?

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Sawhney again worked with the London Symphony Orchestra for the Network/BFI re-master of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger, performed live at The Barbican Centre on 21 July 2012. Sawhney also scored Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta’s adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s book, Midnight’s Children, released October 2012 (US) and Vara:A Blessing and Japan in a Day.

Facts & Trivia

Nordin Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Nitin Sawhney celebrates birthday on May 12 of every year.

More recently Sawhney now has his own BBC Radio 2 series: ‘Nitin Sawhney Spins the Globe,’ which has been commissioned for three series. The series has seen him collaborate with the likes of Joss Stone, Bassekou Koyate, One Eskimo, Diana Yukawa and David Arnold. Sawhney has also produced and co-written Anoushka Shankar’s latest album – Traces of You which features Norah Jones. He is also currently co-producing the latest album by the semi-classical all female string quartet Bond (band).

What genre is Nitin Sawhney?

Alternative/Indie

What instruments does Nitin Sawhney play?

Nitin Sawhney was raised in Rochester, Kent, England, by first-generation British Indian parents. As a child he studied piano, classical and flamenco guitar, sitar and tabla.

Who has Nitin Sawhney collaborated with?

He sold out both his BBC Prom and Electric Prom, and has collaborated with a wide variety of artists including Paul McCartney, Sting, Joss Stone and many more, and on various Robert Miles projects with Miles Gurtu and Organik. His own work has been remixed by 4hero, Talvin Singh, MJ Cole and Quantic.

What nationality is Nitin Sawhney?

Nationality

What is the meaning Nitin?

Nitin or Nithin (Devanagari:नितिन, नीतीन or नीतिन) is a male first name in India and Nepal that means one having the knowledge of morality or master of the knowledge of righteous path in Sanskrit. Nitin comes from the Sanskrit words ‘niti’ meaning ‘morality’ and ‘gna’ or ‘gyan’ meaning knowledge.