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{{short description|Indian music composer, singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bharath B. J.
| birth_name = Bharath
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Bangalore, India
| parents =
| othername =
| occupation = Composer, Music Director, Singer
| years active = 2010–present
}}

'''Bharath B. J.''' ({{lang-kn|ಭರತ್ ಬಿ. ಜೆ.}}) is an Indian [[music producer]], [[Music composer|composer]] and [[Playback singer|singer]], who works predominantly in [[Kannada cinema]]. Starting his career as a composer for the short film ''[[Simply Kailawesome]]'' in 2010, Bharath got his breakthrough in 2013 with the film ''[[Simple Agi Ondh Love Story]]''. His greatest advancement came from the film ''[[Beautiful Manasugalu]]'' (2017) for which he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Kannada|Filmfare Award for Best Music Director]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/bangladesh/english/news+karnataka-epaper-newskarn/puneeth+rajkumar+and+sruthi+hariharan+win+filmfare+awards-newsid-90352159|title=Puneeth Rajkumar and Sruthi Hariharan win Filmfare Awards|publisher=Dailyhun.com|date=18 June 2018}}</ref> Apart from music composing, Bharath has recorded his voice for songs, notably the "Hey Who Are You" song from the film ''[[Kirik Party]]'' (2016).

==Career==
Bharath B. J., hailing from Bengaluru, was singing non-film light songs. Eventually he picked up the music programming and producing skills and started a studio of his own. His first work was for the short film ''[[Simply Kailawesome]]'' starring [[MG Srinivas]] and directed by [[MG Srinivas]] which was promoted well prior to its release. In 2013, Bharath bagged the project ''[[Simple Agi Ondh Love Story]]'' which found huge success upon its release escalating all its crew members; debutante director [[Simple Suni|Suni]], actors [[Rakshit Shetty]] and [[Shwetha Srivatsav]] along with Bharath; to huge popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/2013-a-sneak-peek-into-sandalwoods-box-office-news-kannada-nmyli8cbdagsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813031550/http://www.sify.com/movies/2013-a-sneak-peek-into-sandalwoods-box-office-news-kannada-nmyli8cbdagsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2015|title=2013- A sneak peek into Sandalwood’s box office|publisher=Sify.com|date=24 December 2013}}</ref> This was followed by another successful soundtrack for the film ''[[Bahuparak]]'' (2014) which was again directed by Suni. In 2016, he was signed in to compose for the sequel film ''Simple Agi Innond Love Story''. Apart from this, he recorded his voice for the song "Hey Who Are You" for the hugely successful film ''[[Kirik Party]]'' (2016) which had music composition by [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]].

In 2018, Bharath was adjudged the [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Kannada|Best Music Director]] at the [[Filmfare Awards South]] for the director [[Jayatheertha]]'s successful film ''[[Beautiful Manasugalu]]'' (2017).

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Simply Kailawesome]]'' || Short film
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Simple Agi Ondh Love Story]]'' || Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Kannada]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bahuparak]]'' || Songs only
|-
| 2015 || ''Plus'' ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Simpallag Innondh Love Story]]'' ||
|-
| 2016 || ''1/2 Mentlu'' ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kirik Party]]'' || Singer of the song "Hey Who Are You"
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Beautiful Manasugalu]] '' || Won - [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Kannada]]
|-
| 2018 || ''April na himabindu'' ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Onthara Bannagalu'' ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Vanilla'' ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Striker'' ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Yaarige Yaaruntu'' ||
|-
| 2019 || style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''96''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} || Announced
|-
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]

* 2017: [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada|Best Music Director]]: ''[[Beautiful Manasugalu]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018: Complete winners' list|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64618037.cms |work=The Times of India|date=17 June 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|4296843|B.J. Bharath}}
* {{twitter|bjbharath}}

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[[Category:Kannada film score composers]]
[[Category:Indian film score composers]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Film musicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian composers]]
[[Category:Indian male film score composers]]
[[Category:21st-century male musicians]]

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