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{{Short description|Indian composer, lyricist, and singer}}
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{{unreliable sources|date=September 2018}}
{{notability|Biographies|date=August 2017}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chandan Shetty
| image = Chandan Shetty (1).jpg
| caption = Chandan Shetty in 2019
| background =
| birth_name = Chandan shetty
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1989|9|17}}
| birth_place = Shantigrama, Hassan, [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| years_active = 2012–present
| instruments = Guitarist, drummer
| genre = Pop and Disco
| label = Chandan Shetty
| Contact =
| occupations = Singer-Music Composer - lyricist
| native_name_lang = Telugu
| spouse = {{marriage|Niveditha Gowda|2020|2024|}}
}}

'''Chandan Shetty''' (born 17 September 1989) is an [[India|Indian]] composer, lyricist, and [[pop singer]] who works in [[Kannada]] films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gaana.com/artist/chandan-shetty|title=Chandan Shetty|work=gaana.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hungama.com/artist/chandan-shetty/254640/|title=Chandan Shetty|work=hungama.com}}</ref> Shetty gained fame as a solo artist with Kannada singles such as "Halagode", "3 Peg", "Chocolate Girl", "Tequila" "Fire" and "Party Freak.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kannadarap.com/get-your-hands-on-the-most-promising-party-track-of-the-year-2021/ |title=Get your hands on the most promising party track of the year - 2021 - Kannada Rap |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304120009/https://www.kannadarap.com/get-your-hands-on-the-most-promising-party-track-of-the-year-2021/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kannadarap.com/3-peg-lyrics-chandan-shetty-rapper/ |title=3 PEG Lyrics – Chandan Shetty Rapper - Kannadarap |access-date=22 August 2020 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820230105/http://www.kannadarap.com/3-peg-lyrics-chandan-shetty-rapper/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==
Shetty entered the music industry in 2012, as a lyricist and assistant music director for the movie [[Alemaari]], under the music director, [[Arjun Janya]]. He went on to work on the music of films such as ''[[Varadanayaka]]'', ''[[Power (2014 Kannada film)|Power]]'', ''[[Chakravyuha (2016 film)|Chakravyuha]]'', and ''[[Bhajarangi]]''. He was engaged to his co-contestant of [[Bigg Boss Kannada (season 5)|''Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5'']], Niveditha Gowda on 21 October. He won in the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/bigg-boss-kannada-season-5-winner-chandan-shetty-bags-the-coveted-title/articleshow/62686447.cms|title=Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5: Chandan Shetty is the winner|work=The Times of India }}</ref> He married her on 25 February 2020.

[[File:Chandan Shetty, Niveditha Gowda (2).jpg|right|225px|thumb|Chandan Shetty with his then wife Niveditha Gowda in October 2019]]

== Controversies ==
'''January 2025'''

Kannada rapper-composer Chandan Shetty's latest song is caught in a plagiarism row. Yuvraj YBull has alleged that Chandan has copied portions of his 2018 party song Y Bull and is looking at filing a copyright case <ref>https://kannada.asianetnews.com/sandalwood/chandan-shetty-is-facing-copyright-issues-for-his-music-album-cotton-candy-spwyrv Cotton Candy</ref>

=== August 2020 ===
Chandan Shetty stoked a controversy by presenting his version of the folk song 'Kolumande Jangamadeva'. A section from the Old Mysuru region has objected to this song claiming that Shetty distorted the very history of Malemadeshwara Swamy, to whom the song is dedicated, thus hurting their religious sentiments. Several people have also objected to the way the song has been depicted. They said that Sharane Sankamma has been insulted in this song and, thus, the entire Sharana tradition has also been insulted by the rap singer. [https://www.newskarnataka.com/sandalwood/rapper-chandan-shettys-kolumande-jangamadeva-earns-wrath-of-sharana-followers] Following the outrage, [[Anand Audio]] Company had deleted the song from YouTube.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Complaint filed against Chandan Shetty for hurting religious sentiments in Kolumande - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/complaint-filed-against-chandan-shetty-for-hurting-religious-sentiments-in-kolumandecomplaint-filed-against-chandan-shetty-for-hurting-religious-sentiments-in-kolumande/articleshow/77759393.cms|access-date=2020-08-28|website=The Times of India|date=26 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

=== October 2019 ===
During Dasara celebrations of 2019, he proposed to reality TV star Niveditha Gowda on the Yuva Dasara stage, which is meant for cultural events. Chandan was performing at the government-sponsored Dasara programme at the [[Maharaja's College, Mysore|Maharaja's College]] grounds. District in-charge minister [[V. Somanna|V Somanna]] said, "I have told the police to issue a show-cause notice. We will consider action as per the law. It is wrong to misuse the platform."<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 6, 2019|first=Nolan |last=Pinto|title=Chandan Shetty proposes to Niveditha Gowda during live show, earns wrath of Karnataka government|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/rapper-chandan-shetty-proposes-to-niveditha-gowda-during-live-show-earns-wrath-of-karnataka-government-1606672-2019-10-06|access-date=2020-08-28|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Complaint filed against Chandan Shetty for hurting religious sentiments in Kolumande |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/complaint-filed-against-chandan-shetty-for-hurting-religious-sentiments-in-kolumandecomplaint-filed-against-chandan-shetty-for-hurting-religious-sentiments-in-kolumande/articleshow/77759393.cms|access-date=2020-08-28|website=The Times of India|date=26 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

'''May 2022'''

He Promoted MPL, Junglee Rummy and other gambling apps.

==Discography==
{{Pending films key}}
''All music composed is for Kannada films, unless mentioned.''

===As music composer===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year!!'''Film'''
!Director
|-
|2016
|[[Railway Children (film)|''Railway Children'']]
|Prithvi Konanur
|-
|rowspan="3"|2017
|''Sanjeeva''
|Shree Panchami Cini
|-
|''Ganchali''
|Ashok
|-
|''Appuge''
|Vikram Shetty
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Joshelay]]''
|[[Vinayak Joshi]]
|-
|''[[Seizer]]''
|Vinay Krishna
|-
|2019
|''Digbayam''
|Amith
|-
| 2021
|''[[Pogaru]]''
|[[Nanda Kishore]]
|-
|2022
| ''[[Raana (2022 film)|Raana]]''
|[[Nanda Kishore]]
|-
|2024
| ''[[Choo Mantar]]''
|Navaneeth
|-
|rowspan="2"|2025
|''Suthradaari''
|Kiran Kumar
|-
|''[[GST (film)|GST]]''
|[[Srujan Lokesh]]
|-
|}

===Singles - YouTube Channels ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Song
! Artist
! Label
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2011 || Nanna Preethi Sullalla || - || Chandan Shetty ||
|-
| 2015 || Halagode || Himself || Chandan Shetty ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || 3 PEG || [[Aindrita Ray]] || Chandan Shetty ||
|-
| Kirik Keerthi Namma Bengaluru || Himself || Kirik Keerthi ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || Chocolate Girl || [[Neha Shetty]] || Chandan Shetty ||
|-
| Tequila || Shalni Gowda || Chandan Shetty ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2019 || Fire || Himself || Chandan Shetty ||
|-
| Shokilala || Ashvithi Shetty, Raashi || Lahari Music | T-Series ||
|-
| Bad Boy || Mateen Hussain || Lahari Music | T-Series ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2020 || Get High || Niveditha Gowda || Chandan Shetty ||
|-
| Kolumunde || Himself || Anand Audio ||
|-
| Party Freak (Kannada)|| [[Nishvika Naidu]] || United Audios || <ref>{{Cite web|last=Kannada rap|date=2020-12-26|title=Get your hands on the most promising party track of the year – 2021|url=https://www.kannadarap.com/get-your-hands-on-the-most-promising-party-track-of-the-year-2021/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=www.kannadarap.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| Party Freak (Telugu) || [[Nishvika Naidu]] || United Audios || <ref>{{Cite web|last=Manjula|date=2020-12-30|title=Bigg Boss Kannada Contestant Chandan Shetty's Freak Party Song Viral|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/sandalwood/bb-kannada-contestant-chandan-shettys-freak-party-song-viral-664434|access-date=2020-12-30|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2021 || Salige || Himself || Chandan Shetty ||
|-
| Nodu Shiva || Megha Shetty || Anand Audio ||
|-
| Laka Laka Lambargini || [[Rachita Ram]],Baby Bindya K || Chandan Shetty ||
|-
|2024
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmu53OX935A Cotton Candy]
|Chandan Shetty Ft. Sushmitha Gopinath
|Chandan Shetty
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Show !! Channel !! As a
|-
| ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 5]]''||[[Colors Super]]|| Winner <ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-kannada-season-5-chandan-shetty-wins-the-show-diwakar-is-the-runner-up-5043160/|title=Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5: Chandan Shetty wins the show, Diwakar is the runner-up|date=29 January 2018|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| ''Master Dancer''|| [[Colors Super]]|| Judge<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chandan-shetty-to-judge-dance-reality-show/articleshow/62724859.cms|title=Chandan Shetty to judge dance reality show |work=The Times of India|date=31 January 2018 }}</ref>
|-
| ''Kannada Kogile''||[[Colors Super]]|| Judge
|-
|''Kannada Kogile 2''
|[[Colors Super]]
|Judge
|-
|''Kannada Kogile Super Season 3''
|[[Colors Super]]
|Judge
|-
|''[[Raja Rani (Kannada TV show)|Raja Rani]]''
|[[Colors Kannada]]
|Contestant|2nd Runner Up
|-
|}

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Bigg Boss Kannada}}

{{s-start}}
{{succession box |
before= [[Pratham (Bigg Boss Kannada Season 4 Winner)|Pratham]] (2016) |
title= [[Bigg Boss Kannada]] Winner |
years= ([[Bigg Boss Kannada 5|Series 5]]) 2017 |
after= Shashi Kumar (2018)
}}
{{s-end}}

==See also==
* [[Alok R. Babu]]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, Chandan}}
[[Category:Indian male playback singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian composers]]
[[Category:Kannada film score composers]]
[[Category:Kannada-language playback singers]]
[[Category:Indian male film score composers]]
[[Category:Telugu film score composers]]
[[Category:Telugu-language playback singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male singers]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss Kannada winners]]

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