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Nakash Aziz
Person · male · India · Mangaluru · born 1985
Indian music composer and singer
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Also known as ナカーシュ・アズィーズ
Timeline
1980s
Biography
Biography
Nakash Aziz (born 24 February 1985), also known as Nakash, is an Indian singer and assistant composer. He has worked as an assistant to composer A. R. Rahman on films such as Highway, Raanjhanaa, Rockstar, Delhi 6 and I (Hindi dubbed). He is known for playback performances of songs like "Jabra Fan" from Fan, "Sari Ke Fall Sa" and "Gandi Baat" from the film R... Rajkumar (2013) and "Dhating Nach" from film Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (2013).
Early life
Aziz is originally from Moodabidri, a taluk centre of Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada district. He belongs to a family of singers. He worked as a composer for jingles and devotional albums before becoming a playback singer. He married Ruby Shaikh in August, 2020. He now lives in Mumbai with his family.
In 2021, Nakash Aziz appeared on Jay-Ho! The Jay Kumar Show pointed out that reality TV often values ratings and drama over real experiences. He noted that while some shows cause controversy for views, the best ones balance entertainment with genuine talent. Nakash also shared his interest in hosting or judging a show someday, aiming to add his own fresh twist.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | 10,680,998 | 43th |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Nakash Aziz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | 10,680,998 | 43th |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nakash_Aziz.jpgpopularity—kworb.net · no licence published · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://kworb.net/spotify/listeners.htmlcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18128447genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18128447seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakash_Azizbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakash_Aziz
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Indian playback singers — rank #112
Nakash Aziz | 2010–present | Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi
- Spotify monthly listeners (kworb.net) — rank #1181 · 10,680,998
Nakash Aziz
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 10,680,998, 5 language versions)
Image: Saurabhlall-1708 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q18128447 · MusicBrainz: a6a6fea9-f3df-4347-aa31-971fcd7a7994
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