Arvind Vegda

Arvind Vegda is a Gujarati folk singer from Gujarat, India.[1] He was a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss 9 in 2015.

Arvind Vegda
Born
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Musician
  • singer
Known forGujarati folk music
Spouse(s)Aarti Vegda

Early life

Arvind Vegda is born on 5 October 1974 in Ahmedabad. He completed his school education from Vidhyanagar High School. He joined a diploma in drama but dropped to pursue commerce. He graduated from Navgujarat College. Vegda started his career as a marketing agent for an air conditioning firm. After working for twelve years in marketing, he was appointed the president of Indian Society of Heating and Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineers.[2]

Career

Arvind Vegda has no formal training in music. He started learning the harmonium under Narendra Rao and later formed an orchestra in 2002. They started performing at Navratri venues. In 2006, following the sudden death of Maniraj Barot, he was invited to perform at Navratri Garba in Ahmedabad where he first time performed his track, "Bhai Bhai".[2]

His popularity emerged with his most popular track, "Bhai Bhai", which has more than 1 million hits [3] on YouTube.[2][4] His music albums including Bhala Mori Rama (2011) have sold over half a million copies. He was also roped in by the Bharatiya Janata Party for its 2012 Gujarat election campaign.[1][2]

In 2015, he participated as a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss 9.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] He sang a promotional Gujarati version of the song "Jabro Fan" from the 2016 Hindi film Fan.[12]

Television
YearNameRoleChannelNotesRef
2015Bigg Boss 9ContestantColors TVEntered Day 1, Evicted Day 20 [11]
gollark: EXPLAIN THYSELF!
gollark: In what way?
gollark: So how's this:Create a rule "Bee utilization, part 1" (%bees-1):> If bees are deployed, they may be used against any player with a majority vote in favour of this action. If bees are used on a player they lose 1 point. Bees are not considered a resource and if they are deployed an unlimited amount of bee-related actions may be taken.
gollark: The WIP proposal, I mean.
gollark: So how do I add to the proposal to create a new rule?

References
  1. "Bigg Boss Contestant No 14 Arvind Vegda - IndiaTV News". India TV News. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. Adhyaru-Majithia, Priya (3 March 2013). "Oppa Bhai-Bhai Style!: Funny, Flamboyant and Famous, That Is Arvind Vegda for You. Credited with Bringing Together Various Folk Tunes of Gujarat and Helping Rediscover Others, Vegda Tells Priya Adhyaru-Majithia How He Earned the Title of King of Desi Rock N' Roll". DNA  – via HighBeam (subscription required) . Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8FgTYbmGnM
  4. "Samarjitsinh Renews BJP Membership in Baroda: Bhai Bhai Singer Arvind Vegda, Many Sadhus Also Join Saffron Party". DNA  – via HighBeam (subscription required) . 15 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. "Bigg Boss 9: Arvind Vegda accuses Salman Khan and Colors of rigging votes!". dna. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  6. "Arvind Vegda Eliminated in Big Boss 9 Double Eviction". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  7. "'Bigg Boss 9', Day 1: Arvind Vegda and Vikas Bhalla's snoring problem becomes the central reason for first nominations of the season". IBNLive. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  8. "Arvind Vegda evicted from Bigg Boss house, who'll be next?". hindustantimes.com/. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  9. "Bigg Boss 9: Arvind Vegda eliminated". intoday.in. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  10. "'Bigg Boss 9': Arvind Vegda reveals the name of the contestant who will be eliminated this week". International Business Times, India Edition. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  11. "Arvind Vegda in Bigg Boss 9 Double Trouble". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  12. "Arvind Vegda: I am thrilled to be associated with Shah Rukh Khan's Fan". 25 February 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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