| Native name - | सनम पुरी |
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| Birth name - | Sanam Puri |
| Born - | June 30, 1992 Delhi, India |
| Genres - | |
| Occupation(s) - | singer, composer, music director |
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| Years active - | 2011–present |
| Labels - | Saregama |
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Life and career
1996–2011: Early life
As a child, sanam attended St. Columba's School . He studied at the Kirori Mal College under the administration of the University of Delhi. He went to college for a short period of six months and eventually dropped out due to excessive ragging by his seniors.Puri has never received any formal training in music and describes his artistry as "in-born". With expertise in playing the guitar, piano and many other instruments, Puri's vocal practice commenced at an age of 6, while he was in Muscat. Crediting his mother and brother Samar Puri for being the cause of his continuation of music practice, Puri states that it was only when he moved to Mumbai that he took music for serious, with a desire to pursue a career in it.
2011–13: SQS Supastars, Samar Sanam and non-film
Sanam Puri, his brother Samar Puri, Venkat Subramaniyam and Keshav Dhanraj joined hands to form their band Sanam. In 2011, they released an album SQS Supastars.The band was formed when Sanam Puri was in Muscat and it was something he started with his brother Samar Puri.
The first band was with three others at age 13. Venky, who moved to
Bangalore was in the same band and introduced Keshav Dhanraj (the
drummer), because they were looking for one in Mumbai. Venky travels to
Mumbai just for the band. He also released an album 'Samar Sanam' with
his brother Samar Puri in 2011
2013–14: Bollywood and further
In 2013, Puri recorded his first Bollywood song "Dhat Teri Ki" alongside Aditi Singh Sharma for the Imran Khan – Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, composed by the duo Vishal–Shekhar and penned by Kumaar. Puri's manager got him connected to the duo and it was after listening to his song "Teri Aankhon The song was released as a single on 26 October 2013, and was an instantaneous hit. His collaboration with Vishal–Shekhar was followed by "Ishq Bulaava" from Hasee Toh Phasee.Recently he has recorded a song named "Priyotoma" from an upcoming
Bangladeshi movie named "Jajabor", which has not been released yet.
2015-16 Youtube Fanfest India
They were invited to perform at the YouTube Fanfest in the year 2015 and
2016 and their channel was considered as one of the fastest growing
YouTube channel in India and the first Indie-Pop Band.
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