Raju Lama

Raju Lama (Nepali: राजु लामा; born 16 March 1978) is a Nepalese singer-songwriter. He is the backstage singer of the musical band Mongolian Heart. His work involves songs in Nepali, Tibetan, Tamang and other languages.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Lama is currently based in the US and Nepal. He is one of the coaches in The Voice of Nepal.[9]

Raju Lama
Lama in 2015
Background information
Born (1978-03-16) 16 March 1978
Baruwa, Sindhupalchok, Bagmati Province, Nepal
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1993–present
LabelsMusic Nepal, Reeyaz Music, Criss Creations
Associated actsMongolian Heart

Albums
  • Soltini – 1995[10]
  • Mongolian Heart – 1996
  • Mongolian Heart Vol 2 – 1999
  • Mongolian Heart Vol 3 – 2002
  • Mongolian Heart Solid Gold – 2004
  • Donbo Tamang Album – 2004
  • Mongolian Heart Vol 4 – 2006
  • Mongolian Heart vol 5 – 2009
  • Mongolian Heart Vol 6 – 2012
  • Samling Gompa – 2016
  • Mongolian Heart Vol 7 – 2018

Awards
  • Sajjan Smriti pop song competition Winner Band (Nepal) – 1996
  • Best Vocal (Nepal) – 1996
  • Best Composition (Nepal) – 1996
  • Music Nepal Gold Medal (Nepal) – 1999
  • Highest Selling Album of the Year (Nepal): Hits FM Awards 2002
  • Best performance by group or duo with vocal (Nepal): Aha Pop Music Award 2002
  • Best performance by group or duo with vocal (Nepal): Music Nepal Award 2002–2003
  • Highest selling album of the year (Nepal): Kantipur FM Annual Award 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005
  • Most aired song (Nepal): Image Award 2007

Social work

Lama has volunteered to help the victim of recent flood in Sindhupalchowk. He has announced that he will soon be attempting to climb Mount Everest with the message of climate change.

References
  1. "Mongolian Heart, Vol. 3 by Raju Lama on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. "Raju Lama Live Concert in Barcelona 2013". YouTube. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. "Raju Lama Live Concert In Japan". YouTube. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. "Raju Lama back to woo Nepali crowd". The Himalayan Times. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. Rajita Dhungana. "The Kathmandu Post :: Out to win hearts, seventh time in a row". Kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. "Raju, Naren's new albums". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  7. "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Hale, Hearty, Tough-As-Nails, Acclimatized-At-Birth Mountain People..." Outside Online. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. Tsering Choden. "And the winner is... Nepali Music". Nepali Times. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  9. "Raju Lama And Astha Raut Joins 'The Voice of Nepal' As Judges". Moviemandu. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  10. "Raju Lama: The heartbeat of Mongolian Heart". OnlineKhabar. 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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