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{{Infobox person
| name = Jibin George Sebastian
| image = Jibin_George_Sebastian_TEDx.png
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], India
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| other_names =
| occupation = Music Composer, Lyricist
| years_active = 2009–present
| parents =
| spouse = Anuja Mary Thomas <ref name="auto1" />
| known for = [[Unbridled (2017 film)|Unbridled]], [[Rakshapurushan]], Beat of Indian Youth, Poradidam
| children =
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}}

'''Jibin George Sebastian''' is an Indian music composer, lyricist and entrepreneur from Kochi, Kerala who predominantly work in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam Movie Industry]]. He is the first Indian from Kerala to directly debut in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] as the music composer of the song [[Sometimes I Can't Relate]] from the movie [[Unbridled (2017 film)|Unbridled]].<ref name="auto3">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/composer-jibin-george-sebastian-comes-up-with-multilingual-project/articleshow/77162670.cms|title=Composer Jibin George Sebastian comes up with multilingual project |newspaper=The Times of India|date=25 July 2020|accessdate=21 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/220617/global-ensemble.html|title=Global Ensemble |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/interviews/2017/04/20/interview-with-music-director-jibin-sebastian.html|title=കൊതി‌ച്ചത് മലയാളം, കിട്ടിയത് ഹോളിവുഡ്|work=Malayala Manorama}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mediaonetv.in/kerala/2018/05/15/34600-jibin-george-first-movie-in-hollywood|title=മലയാളിയുടെ ആദ്യ സിനിമ ഹോളിവുഡില്‍; അഭിമാനമായി ജിബിന്‍ സെബാസ്റ്റ്യന്‍|work=MediaOne TV}}</ref> He entered into the movie industry through the English movie [[Unbridled (2017 film)|Unbridled]] starring oscar nominee [[Eric Roberts]], T.C. Stallings, [[Jenn Gotzon]], [[Dey Young]] etc. Later in 2019, he composed and written lyrics for the songs ''Parayu Engu Nee'' and ''Pranayan En Kanavil'' for the movie [[Rakshapurushan]] starring Deepak Menon. The songs were sung by [[Vijay Yesudas]] and [[Najim Arshad]] and [[Zee Music]] acquired the rights for the songs. He is also known for releasing multilingual album named ''Beat of Indian Youth'' for which former Indian President [[A P J Abdul Kalam]] has written lyrics. The album got Limca Book of Records in 2015 and he was awarded first prize in the Fame Music Awards organized by [[SAE Institute]] through an All Indian contest for the Tamil track ''Vaa Vaa Jaikalam'' he composed for the album ''Beat of Indian Youth''.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/230519/going-places-with-music.html|title=Going places with music|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> He has recently composed and written lyrics for a music album named ''Poradidam'' sung by [[Najim Arshad]] and ''Juta Hausla'' sung by Bollywood singer [[Alamgir Khan (singer)|Alamgir]] themed to fight against Covid Pandemic <ref name="auto2">{{cite news|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/malayalam-songs/poradidam-song-by-najim-arshad-goes-viral/articleshow/76816349.cms|title='പോരാടിടാം ഒരേ മനസ്സാലെ'; കൊവിഡ് കാലത്ത് പ്രത്യാശ പകരും ഗാനവുമായി നജീം അർ‍ഷാദ്|work=Times of India Malayalam}}</ref><ref name="auto3"/> His upcoming movie ''Elza'' has around 26 songs sung by singers including [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Najim Arshad]], [[Nithya Mammen]] etc.<ref name="Times of India Malayalam">{{cite news|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/director-saan-and-music-director-jibin-george-sebastian-join-hands-for-a-film-tiled-as-elza-its-a-movie-based-on-directors-kabul-experiences/articleshow/86679486.cms|title=കാബൂൾ ജീവിതാനുഭവങ്ങൾ സിനിമായാക്കാൻ സാൻ; ചിത്രത്തിൽ 25 ഗാനങ്ങൾ, സംഗീതമൊരുക്കുന്നത് ജിബിൻ ജോ‍ർജ്ജ് സെബാസ്റ്റ്യൻ|work= Times of India Malayalam}}</ref> His life story was a subject for a [[TED (conference)|TedX Talk]]<ref name="auto"/>

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Language
|-
|2009 ||''The Divine Love''||Malayalam
|-
|2013 ||''Beat of Indian Youth''||Multilingual
|-
|2014 ||''AAP Song''||Hindi
|-
|2020 ||''Poradidam''||Malayalam
|-
|2020 ||''Juta Haunsla''||Hindi
|-
|2020 ||''Pathira Carol''||Malayalam
|}
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<ref>{{cite news|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/malayalam-songs/christmas-carol-song-pathira-carol-by-jijo-kattunilath-and-jibin-george-sebastian/articleshow/80084687.cms|title=ക്രിസ്മസ് കാലത്ത് അനേകര്‍ ഏറ്റുപാടിയ 'പാതിരാ കരോൾ'; പിന്നിൽ ജിബിനും ജിജോയും|work=Times of India Malayalam}}</ref>

==Movie Songs==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Movie
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2017 ||''Sometimes I can't relate''||Unbridled ||
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|2019 ||''Parayu Engu Nee''||Rakshapurushan ||
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|2014 ||''Pranayam En Kanavil''||Rakshapurushan ||
|-
|2022 ||''Achante Sundari''||Elza || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2022/09/13/achante-sundari-song-trending.html|title='അച്ഛന്റെ സുന്ദരി'; പ്രേക്ഷക ഹൃദയം കീഴടക്കി ഈ ഗാനം|work=Malayala Manorama}}</ref>
|-
|2020 ||''Pranayardramam''||Elza ||
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2019 ||''[[Unbridled (2017 film)|Unbridled]]''
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|2019 ||''[[Rakshapurushan]]''
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|-
|2021 ||''Lockdown Case File 144''
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|2021 ||''Muthalaq''
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|2021 ||''Ariyan''
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|2021 ||''Unnamed Tamil Movie'' ||TBA
|-
|2022 ||''Elza'' || <ref name="Times of India Malayalam"/>
|}
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== Awards and recognition ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award/Recognision
! scope="col" | Category
! scope=''col'' | Song/Album
! scope="col" | Result
|-
|-
| 2013||First Place||All India Fame Music Award ||"Vaa Vaa Jaikalam"||{{Won}}
|-
| 2015||World Record||Limca Book of Records||"Beat of Indian Youth"||{{Won}}
|-
| 2017||CFF Awards USA||Best Song||[[Sometimes I Can't Relate]]||{{Won}}
|}
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==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=7735708}}
* {{twitter|jibintweets}}
* {{facebook|jibinofficial}}
* {{instagram|jibingeorgesebastian}}

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[[Category:Musicians from Kochi]]
[[Category:Film musicians from Kerala]]
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[[Category:Indian male songwriters]]
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