Siddhartha Ray (widely known as Sidhu) is an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, playback writer, and actor from Kolkata, West Bengal. He is one of the pioneers of the Bangla Rock genre.Ray has been writing songs since his childhood days. His biggest break was the self-titled debut album of Cactus. Released in 1999 by HMV, it became a rage with a touch of blues and psychedelic rock.
With numbers like Brishti, oooh Ma! and Icchamati this album portrayed psychedelia in Bengali music for the first time. Halud pakhi, on the other hand, created a long-lasting sensation in the contemporary Bengali music scene with its nostalgic feel being perfectly accompanied by Shudhu Tumi Ele Na and Amra Bhishon Eka complementing the overall mood of the album.[3] They tasted some success when their first self-titled album was released in 1999 by HMV.
Biography
Siddhartha Ray (widely known as Sidhu) is an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, playback writer, and actor from Kolkata, West Bengal. He is one of the pioneers of the Bangla Rock genre. Prior to pursuing his career in music, Sidhu left his dream profession of being a doctor and formed the band Cactus, of which he is the frontman.[1] The band offered a new genre in the Bengali music scene–a Bengali rock band. Songs like Holud Paakhi have become a household name. Sidhu also tried his luck at acting, presenting quiz shows as a quiz master, a musical game show presenting, and a singer as a soloist in many Bengali films. Since then he has gone on to compose, write lyrics, and sing for his band. In 2003, he and his band made their debut in Tollywood (Bengali cinema), composing the songs for Nil Nirjane. They won the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla several times.[2]