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{{Short description|Indian singer (born 1981)}}

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{{Infobox person
| name = Abhijeet Sawant
| image = Abhijeet Sawant2015.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Sawant in 2015
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|10|07}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| other_names =
| occupation = Singer, actor
| years_active = 2004–present
| website =
| known_for = {{plainlist|
*''[[Indian Idol#Season 1|Indian Idol 1]]''
*''[[Bigg Boss Marathi season 5|Bigg Boss Marathi 5]]''
*''[[Nach Baliye]]''
}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Shilpa Edvankar|2007}}
| children = 2
| module = {{infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| instrument = Vocals
| label = Abhijeet Sawant
| genre = [[Indian pop]], [[playback singing|playback]]
}}
}}
'''Abhijeet Sawant''' (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian [[Singing|singer]], [[television personality]], and the winner of first season of [[Indian Idol (Hindi TV series)|''Indian Idol'']].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Idol 12 winner to win Rs 25 lakh; here's how much the previous winners won|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/article/indian-idol-12-winner-to-win-rs-25-lakh-here-s-how-much-the-previous-winners-won/798609|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=13 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He was the first runner up of ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star]]'' and finished third in ''[[Asian Idol]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-20|title=Indian Idol's First Winner Abhijeet Sawant Is Looking For Work Amid Lockdown- Details Inside! - Zee5 News|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/?p=606288|access-date=2021-08-14|website=ZEE5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 21, 2018|title=Remember Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant? Here's what he is planning to do next|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/remember-indian-idol-winner-abhijeet-sawant-here-s-what-he-is-planning-to-do-next-1194080-2018-03-21|access-date=2021-08-14|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-07-14|title=Rahul Vaidya is the 'Superstar'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/rahul-vaidya-is-the-superstar/story-0dVNGUwi57oqofKm3jMS0L.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> He was also the first runner up of ''[[Bigg Boss Marathi season 5|Bigg Boss Marathi 5]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Marathi 5 Finale: Suraj Chavan Lifts Trophy, Abhijeet Sawant Is First Runner-Up |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-marathi-season-5-grand-finale-suraj-chavan-wins-trophy-abhijeet-sawant-named-first-runner-up-6733143 |access-date= |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==

Abhijeet Sawant the first Indian Idol was born on October 7, 1981 in a middle class Marathi speaking family, he studied in Mumbai’s Raje Shivaji Vidyalay in Mahim before completing his graduation from Chetna College, Bandra.

Abhijeet has revealed that he was not a good student academically, but developed interest in singing and it was his uncle, a professional artist who guided him in finding his career path.

While working on his music career, he studied sound engineering, and IT at [[University of Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Abhijeet Sawant: The Stardom, The Fall And The Rise Of A Star |url=https://jay-ho.com/abhijeet-sawant-the-stardom-the-fall-and-the-rise-of-a-star/ |website=jay-ho.com |language=en}}</ref> After graduating from [[Chetana College|Chetana College of Commerce & Economics]], Sawant joined the music industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abhijeet Sawant Profile|url=http://www.marathisanmaan.com/bollywood-actors/abhijeet-sawant-2|date=1 September 2014|access-date=27 January 2019|archive-date=28 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128083250/http://www.marathisanmaan.com/bollywood-actors/abhijeet-sawant-2|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
===Singing===
Abhijeet Sawant won the 1st season of ''[[Indian Idol]]'', an adaptation of the Pop Idol format, in 2004. His first solo album, ''Aapka Abhijeet Sawant'', was released on 14 April 2005. That year he also did playback singing in the movie ''[[Aashiq Banaya Aapne]]'', performing the song ''Mar Jaawan Mit Jaawan''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The value of singers in the industry has reduced: Abhijeet Sawant |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/the-value-of-singers-in-the-industry-has-reduced-abhijeet-sawant/story-DAuE5wOCS0RmasfbkOQOYM.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=3 August 2016}}</ref>

His second album, ''Junoon'', was released on 10 July 2007. The title track charted in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Idol's First Winner Abhijeet Sawant Is Looking For Work Amid Lockdown- Details Inside! - Zee5 News |url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/indian-idols-first-winner-abhijeet-sawant-is-looking-for-work-amid-lockdown-details-inside |website=ZEE5 |language=en |date=20 April 2021}}</ref>

Abhijeet Sawant was a finalist of ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star|Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar]]'' on [[Star Plus]] in 2008. The show was a competition between the winners and runners-up of various singing reality shows on Indian television. Sawant became the first runner up of the show.

He released his third studio album in 2013 which was titled ''Farida.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abhijeet Sawant launches new album - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/abhijeet-sawant-launches-new-album/1100937/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-10|title=Coming from a reality show: Abhijeet Sawant|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/coming-from-a-reality-show-abhijeet-sawant/story-wbJdLv7btgHTXA9gPHuiZN.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

===Acting===
Sawant made his acting debut in the movie ''[[Lottery (2009 film)|Lottery]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Abhijeet-Sawant-hits-jackpot/articleshow/3695671.cms|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120707151157/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-11/news-interviews/27949691_1_music-videos-big-plunge-murder-conspiracy|url-status= live|archive-date= 7 July 2012|title=Abhijeet Sawant hits jackpot! |author=Zinia Sen |work= [[The Times of India]]|date= 11 November 2008 }}</ref> He also made a small appearance at the end of film ''[[Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)|Tees Maar Khan]]''.

He made a special appearance as himself in the romantic drama series ''[[Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai]]'' and thriller crime series ''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''

===Other===
Sawant and his wife Shilpa participated in the dancing reality show ''[[Nach Baliye]]'' ([[Nach Baliye#Nach Baliye 4|Season 4]]) in (2008–2009). They were eliminated after facing public votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abhijeetsawant.in/news/abhijeet-sawant-news-9.html |title=Abhijeet and Shilpa Sawant in Nach Baliye 4 |publisher=Abhijeetsawant.in |access-date=7 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721145902/http://www.abhijeetsawant.in/news/abhijeet-sawant-news-9.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

He co-hosted ''[[Indian Idol 5]]'' along with [[Hussain Kuwajerwala]].

He has joined the [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]] with a mandate to attract youth to the party fold.<ref>{{Cite web|title=First 'Indian Idol' Abhijeet Sawant joins Shiv Sena|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/first-indian-idol-abhijeet-sawant-joins-shiv-sena-398634|access-date=2021-08-14|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gangan|first=Surendra|date=2009-07-26|title=Abhijeet Sawant joins Shiv Sena|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-abhijeet-sawant-joins-shiv-sena-1277160|access-date=2021-08-14|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, he competed and finished as the runner-up of ''[[Bigg Boss Marathi season 5|Bigg Boss Marathi Season 5]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Marathi 5: Internet Claims Abhijeet Sawant Didn't Win The Trophy Due To This Reason |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/bigg-boss-marathi-5-internet-claims-abhijeet-sawant-didnt-win-the-trophy-due-to-this-reason-9078162.html |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2025, he competed on ''[[Celebrity MasterChef (Hindi TV series)| Celebrity MasterChef India]]'' where he was the second person to be eliminated.

==Road incident in 2010==
In 2010, Sawant and his friend [[Prajakta Shukre]] (with three other aspiring singers) were driving their individual cars in [[Santacruz, Mumbai|Santa Cruz]] (Mumbai), returning from a singers' meet. Shukre's car rammed into a scooter injuring two people. As public gathered, Sawant came out to help his friend. But an angry mob beat him. Later, police arrived rescuing them from mob.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/indian-idol-sawant-beaten-up-in-mumbai/articleshow/7026065.cms |title=Indian Idol Sawant beaten up in Mumbai |date=2 December 2010 |newspaper=TOI}}</ref>

==Discography==

'''Studio albums'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Aapka... Abhijeet Sawant''
|
* Released: 14 April 2005
* Label: [[Sony Music India|Sony BMG Music India]]
|-
! scope="row"| ''Junoon''
|
* Released: 18 December 2007
* Label: [[Sony Music India|Sony BMG Music India]]
|-
! scope="row"| ''Farida''
|
* Released: 2013
* Label: [[Universal Music India]]
|-
! scope="row"| ''Fakira''
|
* Released: 2018
* Label: [[Universal Music India]]
|}

===As playback singer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ As singer
! Year !! Song !! Film !! Composer !! Co-singer(s)
|-
| 2005 || "Mar Jaavan Mit Jaavan"|| ''[[Aashiq Banaya Aapne]]'' || [[Himesh Reshammiya]] || [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
|-
| 2006 || "Yaad Teri Yaad" || ''[[Jawani Diwani - A Youthful Joyride]]'' || [[Sajid–Wajid]] || [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|-
| 2010 || "Happy Ending" || ''[[Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)|Tees Maar Khan]]'' || [[Vishal–Shekhar]] || [[Harshit Saxena]], [[Debojit Saha]], [[Prajakta Shukre]]
|-
| 2012 || "Bechain Sapne" || ''[[Chittagong (film)|Chittagong]]'' || [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] ||
|-
| 2014 || "Sar Sukhachi Shravani" || ''[[Mangalashtak Once More]]'' || [[Nilesh Moharir]]|| [[Bela Shende]]
|-
| 2014 || "Beating Beating" || ''[[Ishq Wala Love]]'' || [[S. J. Surya]] || [[Neha Rajpal]], Kirti Killedar
|-
| 2015 || "Ye Na" || ''[[Baji (2015 film)|Baji]]'' || [[Atif Afzal (composer)|Atif Afzal]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || "Sau Tarah Ke Revisited" || rowspan="2" | ''[[Dishoom]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Pritam]] || [[Aditi Singh Sharma]]
|-
|"Ishqa"
|[[Antara Mitra]]
|-
| 2017 || "Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna" <br/> || "Single"|| Shomu Seal|| None
|-
| 2017 || "Rangreza" || "Duet" || ''Sukumar Dutta'' || Pragya Patra
|-
| 2019 || "Tera Rishta"|| “Single” || Shahzeb Tejani || Shahzeb Tejani
|-
| 2023 || "Tum Ho Nazmm Hamaarii" || ''[[Moods with Melodies]]'' || [[Himesh Reshammiya]]|| None
|-
|}

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2009
|''[[Lottery (2009 film)|Lottery]]''
|Rohit Awasthi
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Abhijeet makes acting debut|publisher=Glamsham|accessdate=6 February 2015|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/nov/16-abhijeet-sawant-lottery-hemant-prabhu-santosh-singh-aadesh-110713.asp}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|''[[Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)|Tees Maar Khan]]''
|Himself
|Special appearance
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2004 - 2005
|''[[Indian Idol]]''
|Contestant
|Winner<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Indian Idol 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant says live performances are his biggest source of income: 'I spend most of my time on stage…it is my business' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/indian-idol-1-winner-abhijeet-sawant-says-live-performances-are-his-biggest-source-of-income-9159289/ |access-date= |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
|''[[Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai]]''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/mixed-reactions-for-sony%27s-%27kaisa-ye-pyar-hai%27-15734.html|title=Mixed reactions for Sony's 'Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai' – Exchange4media|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|date=11 April 2005 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]''
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Asian Idol]]''
| rowspan="3" |Contestant
| {{nowrap|Third Place}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-26 |title=Abhijeet Sawant, Rahul Vaidya, Amit Tandon: Here's what Indian Idol season 1 contestants are doing now |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/abhijeet-sawant-rahul-vaidya-amit-tandon-heres-what-indian-idol-season-1-contestants-are-doing-now/photostory/53871018.cms |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star]]''
|Runner-up
|-
|2008 - 2009
|''[[Nach Baliye]]''
|13th Place
|-
|2010
|''[[Indian Idol|Indian Idol 5]]''
|Host
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Comedy Circus]]''
|Contestant
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil|Comedy Nights With Kapil]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Love Me India]]''
|Mentor
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Bigg Boss Marathi season 5|Bigg Boss Marathi 5]]''
|rowspan="2"|Contestant
|1st Runner-up<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-28 |title=Bigg Boss Marathi Updates: इंडियन आयडॉल फेम अभिजीत सावंतची बिग बॉसच्या घरात एन्ट्री, छोटा पुढारी घनःश्याम दरवडेच्या नावाचीही लागली पाटी |url=https://marathi.timesnownews.com/entertainment/indian-idol-fame-abhijeet-sawant-entered-in-bigg-boss-house-ghanashyam-darwade-is-also-in-the-show-article-112087009 |access-date= |website=TimesNowMarathi |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|''[[Celebrity MasterChef (Hindi TV series)|Celebrity MasterChef India]]''
|11th Place
|}

==References==
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==External links==

* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3234147/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Abhijeet Sawant] on [[IMDb|IMDB]]
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