Leon D'Souza
Born
Leon Saalis de Souza

(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985
Goa Velha, Goa, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materWilson College, Mumbai
University of Mumbai
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • publicist
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2011–present
Labels
WebsiteLeon D'Souza on Facebook

Leon D'Souza (Konkani: लियोन डिसूज़ा; born 10 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer.[1][2][3][4] He sings in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada films. He also sings jingles for television advertisements.

Early life

D'Souza was born on 10 November 1985 into a Goan Catholic family in Goa, India. His vocal timbre gained the attention of Grammy winning composer A R Rahman who cast his voice for the song Hosanna in the movie Ekk Deewana Tha. Leon's maternal grandfather was a violinist and was very well known in his locality in Goa. He was invited to play in Church and at all the local religious meetings. Leon had learnt to play the Recorder, although he doesn't play it anymore. He learnt piano, as it is one of his favorites to listen to. His mother gifted him a keyboard for his birthday and that motivated him to take lessons.

Career

D'Souza made his Bollywood playback debut with Oscar winning musician A. R. Rahman who made him sing the song Hosanna for the film Ekk Deewana Tha. He was invited by composer and music director Ghibran to sing a song for Tamil film Naiyaandi. D'Souza spent the whole of 2017 touring with Arijit Singh at his global concerts as a guest vocal act.

Discography

YearSongMovieComposerCo-Singer(s)
2012HosannaEkk Deewana ThaA. R. RahmanMaria Roe Vincent and Suzanne D'Mello
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (Remix)Ek Main Aur Ekk TuAmit TrivediBenny Dayal, Anushka Manchanda and Shefali Alvaris
Teri Meri Love Stories Title SongTeri Meri Love StoriesMahalaxmi Iyer
2013DhuaanD-DayShankar–Ehsaan–LoyAlyssa Mendonsa, Crystal Sequeira, Keshia Braganza, Rahul Ram, Siddharth Mahadevan and Thomson Andrews
Ae Le Le Etti PaarthaleNaiyaandiMohamaad GhibranSundar Narayana Rao
2018Daariya KaledukondideKatheyondu ShuruvagideSachin WarrierInchara Rao
2019Summer 45Tanishq, Johnnie Ernest, Stich
2021Find My WayCandy D'Souza

References

  1. ↑ "Leon D'Souza on IMDb". IMDb.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive! 'Hosanna' singer Leon D'Souza: Rahman is a one-man band". The Times of India. 6 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "AR Rahman: Leon D'Souza's voice has a universal appeal". BollywoodLife. 24 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Leon de Souza: I always wanted to become someone who sang well". The Talking Desk. 5 August 2013.
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