Vijay Prakash

Vijay Prakash is a playback singer from Mysore. He has sung in Hindi films such as Yuvvraaj, Kaal, Swades, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, and Cheeni Kum. He is one of the four singers credited for the song, 'Jai Ho', which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Prakash also sings in Kannada,Tamil, and Telugu movies.

Prakash was a participant in the program Sa Re Ga Ma on Zee TV, hosted by Sonu Nigam. He got his first break in Hindi cinema with the Karisma Kapoor starrer Baaz in 2002. In 2009, his song, ‘Jai Ho’ won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. He has sung for about 25 foreign films including a Chinese film with music by Surender Sodhi. In 2008, he sang the ‘Condom a capella’ ringtone for an Indian safe sex campaign. He was one of the judges in Confident Star Singer 2 (Kannada) which aired on Asianet Suvarna from 7-8 pm on weekdays.