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'''Abdul Haliq'''<ref name=":0" /> (born 31 August 1979), known professionally by his birth name '''Yuvan Shankar Raja''', is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films.<ref>{{cite news |title=25 years of Yuvan: How his music has been integral to Tamil cinema |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/25-years-yuvan-how-his-music-has-been-integral-tamil-cinema-161595 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=The News Minute |date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815163311/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/25-years-yuvan-how-his-music-has-been-integral-tamil-cinema-161595|archive-date=15 August 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of [[Western culture#Music|Western music elements]] and often credited with having introduced [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] to the Tamil film and music industry and started the "era of [[remix]]es" in [[Tamil Nadu]]<ref name="indianewsreel.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianewsreel.com/Music/News/20113309093300/Mega-musical-event-by-Yuvan.aspx|title=Mega musical event by Yuvan|publisher=IndiaNewsReel.com|access-date=20 August 2011|archive-date=3 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803084728/http://www.indianewsreel.com/Music/News/20113309093300/Mega-musical-event-by-Yuvan.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssmusic.tv/artist_profile.php?Opt=1&Language=&artId=20071100001|title=Yuvan Shankar Raja's Profile|date=20 December 2009|publisher=[[SS Music]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623092856/http://www.ssmusic.tv/artist_profile.php?Opt=1&Language=&artId=20071100001|archive-date=23 June 2008|access-date=20 December 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Yuvan, the new youth icon">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041400260400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510200445/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041400260400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 May 2006|title=Yuvan, the new youth icon|date=20 December 2009|access-date=20 December 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> which included mixed EDM and [[jazz]]. He is frequently referred to as the "BGM King" and the "Young Maestro" of Tamil Film Music.<ref>{{cite news |title=SJ Suryah praises Yuvan Shankar Raja as King of BGM! |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/yuvan-shankar-raja-is-king-of-bgm-sj-suryah-appreciate-tamil-news-267938 |access-date=25 May 2023 |work=www.indiaglitz.com |date=21 August 2020|archive-date=6 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706172459/https://www.indiaglitz.com/yuvan-shankar-raja-is-king-of-bgm-sj-suryah-appreciate-tamil-news-267938 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yuvan Shankar Raja Expresses His Gratitude to the Fans for Reaching a Milestone in His Film Journey! |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/yuvan-shankar-raja-milestone-in-cinema-career-emotional-thanks-letter-to-fans-viral-tamil-news-308738 |access-date=6 July 2023 |work=Indiaglitz | date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706172153/https://www.indiaglitz.com/yuvan-shankar-raja-milestone-in-cinema-career-emotional-thanks-letter-to-fans-viral-tamil-news-308738 |archive-date=6 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Yuvan has won two [[Filmfare Awards South]], five [[Mirchi Music Awards South]], three [[Vijay Awards]] and two [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director|Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]].
Within a span of 25 years, Yuvan has worked on over 170 films. Being the youngest son of composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]], he began his musical career in 1996, at the age of 16, when he composed the film score for ''[[Aravindhan]]''. He got his breakthrough with the ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]'' (2002) soundtrack, and established himself as one of Tamil cinema's most sought-after composers by the mid-2000s.<ref name="Welcome to">{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14204402&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022134556/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14204402&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2012 |title=Welcome to |website=[[Sify]] |date=20 January 2007 |access-date=20 August 2011 }}</ref><ref name="http">{{cite news|title=Yuvan, the new youth icon|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041400260400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510200445/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/14/stories/2006041400260400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 May 2006|access-date=13 July 2012|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 April 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/ilayarajas-son-gets-his-ticket-to-bollywood-633852?amp=1&akamai-rum=off|title=Ilayaraja's son gets his ticket to Bollywood|access-date=6 May 2018|archive-date=6 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173811/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/ilayarajas-son-gets-his-ticket-to-bollywood-633852?amp=1&akamai-rum=off|url-status=live}}</ref> He won the [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil]] in 2004 for his score in the drama ''[[7G Rainbow Colony]]''. In 2006, he became the only Indian composer to win the [[Cyprus International Film Festival]] Award for the soundtrack of ''[[Raam (2005 film)|Raam]]''.<ref name="Versatile musician">{{cite web|title=Versatile musician|url=http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/19/soundnstage/11080536&sec=soundnstage|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615132217/http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F4%2F19%2Fsoundnstage%2F11080536&sec=soundnstage|archive-date=15 June 2013|access-date=13 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He also won the [[Filmfare Special Award – South]] in 2009 for his Telugu musical ''[[Oy!]]''.
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