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: This is presumably not the same as actually being drunk.
gollark: I'm immune to peer pressure up to about 712GPa.
gollark: This is NOT true. I have not in any way been sponsored by pizza companies. There have been no advertising agreements whatsoever with any companies producing pizza or otherwise to have me subliminally advertise pizza, as my profile picture is not a pizza. Since it is not a pizza, this is obviously not pizza advertisement whatsoever. No monetary exchanges or otherwise have occurred with companies engaged in pizza production for any reason relating to my profile picture. You are clearly engaged in libel and attempting to discredit my non-pizza-advertising status. It is IN NO WAY subliminal pizza advertising because I DO NOT work for pizza companies in any form. It's not pizza. There were no deals, under-the-table or otherwise, with pizza companies. No pizza companies pay for any kind of subliminal advertising involving me. People make that mistake, but I am not working for pizza companies doing subliminal advertising; that is not in any way what I am doing. I am NOT being sponsored by ANY pizza companies to display subliminal pizza advertising OF ANY KIND.
gollark: This makes sense, as alcohol is typically airborne, yes.
gollark: Wow, BEE Discord.

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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