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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|image =
|name = MK Balaji
|background = solo_singer
|genre = Indian music . Hip hop . Pop
|occupation = Singer, lyricist, television presenter, performer
}}

'''MK Balaji''' is an Indian singer-songwriter and a television host from [[Chennai]]. As a playback singer he has sung more than 200 songs in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Kannada]]. His first song a lyricist was for the movie [[Sethupathi (film)|Sethupathi]]. He has hosted popular TV shows in [[Star Vijay]] and [[Zee Tamil]].

==Biography==

MK Balaji is the voice behind many South Indian film songs including "Rettai Kathire" from the Tamil movie ''[[Maattrraan]]'' directed by [[K. V. Anand]] starring [[Surya Sivakumar]]. He has delivered many successful songs in Tamil and Telugu. He has also collaborated with music directors like [[D Imman]], [[Karthik Raja]], [[Sundar C babu]], [[Taj Noor]], [[James Vasanthan]], [[Sirpy]], [[Sabesh–Murali]] and [[Srikanth Deva]].

==Live shows and tours==

MK Balaji is one very few South Indian singers to perform for the [[Indian Premier League]]. He is a prominent stage performer performing for award functions, television shows, college pro shows and corporate events. His tours overseas include shows in Paris, Japan, [[Dubai]], [[Kuwait]], [[Seychelles]], [[Malaysia]], Singapore and [[Sri Lanka]] to name a few. He has also toured with music directors [[Harris Jayaraj]] and [[Vijay Antony]] on their music shows.

==TV host==

As a television host he has hosted television shows like ''Paadum Office'' on [[STAR Vijay]], a Tamil version of the popular ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]]'' on Zee Tamil and many other shows.

==Early music==

He started his singing career with reality shows on television. His band V3, of which he was the lead singer, presented a sound track in the ''Oohlalala'' album which consists of original compositions by the winners of the show ''Oohlalala'' aired on the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] channel [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]. It was judged by the Oscar winner [[AR Rahman]]. His band was judged the winning band and he eventually got the breakthrough as a playback singer.

==Discography==

Below is the partial discography of the songs sung by MK Balaji.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Song title
!Film/album
!Music director
!co singers
|-
|-
|Hey Mama
|''[[Sethupathi (film)|Sethupathi]]''
|[[Nivas K. Prasanna]]
| [[Anirudh Ravichandar]]
|-
|-
|Rettai Kathirae
|[[Maattrraan]]
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
| Krish
|-
|-
|Oru Oorla Rendu Raja
|[[Oru Oorla Rendu Raja]]
|[[D. Imman]]
| [[Anthony Daasan]]
|-
|-
|Sara Sara Saravedi
|[[Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal]]
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
| KK , Srilekha
|-
|-
|Kadal Naan Thaan
|[[Endrendrum Punnagai]]
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
| Andreah Jerimiah , Bombay Jayashree
|-
|-
|Vellaikari
|[[Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam]]
|[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| NSK Ramya
|-
|-
|Enge poveno
|[[Angadi Theru]]
|[[Vijay Antony]]
| Benny Dayal
|-
|-
|Dhool Tucker
|Dhool Tucker Single
|L.V Ganesan
| feat [[Prabhu Deva]]
|-
|-
|Unnai Enni
|[[Aayirathil Iruvar]]
|[[Bharathwaj]]
|
|-
|-
|Sexy Lady
|[[Ninaithale Inikkum (2009 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]
|[[Vijay Antony]]
| NSK Ramya , Maya
|-

|-
|Thulle Rani
|''Super Cowboy''(Telugu)
|[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| NSK Ramya
|-
|-
|Dilamo Dilamo
|''Mahatma'' (Telugu)
|[[Vijay Antony]]
| Sangeetha
|-
|-
|Tuneega Tuneega
|''[[Tuneega Tuneega]]''
|[[Karthik Raja]]
|
|-

|}

;As lyricist

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Song title
!Film/album
!Music director
|-
|-
|"Hawa hawa"
|''[[Sethupathi (film)|Sethupathi]]''
|"Nivas K. Prasanna"
|}

;As TV Host
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!TV Show
!for TV Channel
|-
|-
|Paadum Office
|[[Star Vijay]]
|-
|-
|-
|[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]]
|[[Zee Tamil]]

|}

==References==
* {{imdb name|4436609}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/channelmkb MK Balaji's official YouTube channel]
* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/videos/37206.html MK Balaji on his Musical Journey in IndiaGlitz]
* [http://indiainteracts.in/videos/75041/Singer-MK-Balaji-Exclusive-Interview-Part-2.html Singer MK Balaji Exclusive Interview for IndiaInteracts]
* [https://archive.today/20130216065618/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-07/news-interviews/36191610_1_tuneega-tuneega-telugu-film-sumanth-ashwin-and-rhea MK Balaji back in business – Times of India]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOyyNh1HYEQ Dr.PB Srinivas on MK Balaji]
* [http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/singers/MK.+Balaji.html MK Balaji's Songs in Raaga]
* [http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/%E2%80%98Silence-is-a-source-of-power%E2%80%99/2013/04/23/article1556751.ece Silence is a source of power – MK Balaji]
* [https://twitter.com/singermkbalaji MK Balaji – on twitter]
* [https://facebook.com/singermkbalaji MK Balaji – on Facebook]
* [https://www.instagram.com/mkbalaji/ MK Balaji – on Instagram]

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