Universal Music India
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| Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | November 16, 1999 |
| Country of origin | India |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (UMI) was launched in 1999; it is a part of the Universal Music Group, an American-based, Dutch-listed multinational music corporation. Universal Music India is registered with the Indian Music Industry, a trust that represents the recording industry distributors in India. UMI appointed Devraj Sanyal as its managing director in 2011, succeeding Rajat Kakar, managing director of Universal Music India for the previous eight years.[1] It is the successor to the music label Music India, which in turn was the successor to Polydor India Pvt. Ltd.; all albums released under both labels are currently under license of Universal Music India.
Notable artists
[edit]- A. R. Rahman
- Anaida
- Arijit Singh
- Abhijeet Sawant
- Adnan Sami
- Alka Yagnik
- Ali Zafar
- Atif Aslam
- Amit Kumar
- Anindita Paul
- Anmoll Mallik
- Anup Jalota
- Asha Bhosle
- Asim Azhar
- Babul Supriyo
- Badshah, in partnership for the label 0075 Pentertainment
- Bally Sagoo
- Bhitali Das
- Bhupen Hazarika
- Bombay Rockers
- Bhupinder Singh
- Bohemia
- Boomarang
- Coshish[2]
- Divine
- Euphoria
- Falguni Pathak
- Farhan Saeed
- Faakhir Mehmood
- Ghulam Ali
- Girish and The Chronicles
- Haroon
- Ikka Singh
- Indus Creed
- Jagjit Singh
- Jal The Band
- Jaz Dhami
- K.S. Chithra
- Kavita Krishnamurthy
- Kavita Seth
- Kishore Kumar
- Kumar Sanu
- Lata Mangeshkar
- Lesle Lewis
- Lost Stories
- Lucky Ali
- Mehnaz Hoosein
- Mohammed Rafi
- Nahid Afrin
- Nishtha Sharma
- Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
- Pandit Ram Narayan
- Pandit Ravi Shankar
- Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
- Pankaj Udhas
- Papon
- Parthiv Gohil
- Poorvi Koutish
- Rabbi Shergill
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Raja Kumari
- Sagarika
- Samved
- Shaan
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Sonu Nigam
- Tarali Sarma
- Udit Narayan
- Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
- Ustad Zakir Hussain
- Vipul Mehta
- Yasser Desai
- Yo Yo Honey Singh
- Zubeen Garg
- Zoe Viccaji
Labels
[edit]Current
[edit]| Label | Ref. |
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| Def Jam India | |
| VYRL Originals | |
| VYRL South | |
| VYRL Punjabi | |
| VYRL Haryanvi | |
| VYRL Bhojpuri | |
| Indiea Records | |
| Oriental Star Agencies | |
| Zee Music Company | |
| Desi Melodies | |
| Five Star Audio | |
| Mad For Mussic | |
| Vedam Records | |
| Albuquerque Records |
Defunct or absorbed
[edit]| label | Notes |
|---|---|
| Music India | Absorbed To Universal Music India |
| Polygram | Absorbed To Universal Music India |
| Polydor | Absorbed To Universal Music India |
| EMI Records India | Changed The Name into VYRL Originals with Mohit Suri, due to long time agreement of HMV for Saregama |
| Virgin Records India | Absorbed to EMI Records India & changed The Name into VYRL Originals |
| Mass Appeal India | Became under The Orchard India By Sony Music India |
| Vishesh Films | Now under exclusive licence of Sony Music India |
Hindi films
[edit]Hindi non-films
[edit]| Year | Album(s) | Artists(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | ||
| 1999 | Aankhon Mein Tera Hi Chehra | Aryans |
| Maine Payal Hai Chhankhai | Falguni Pathak | |
| Dil Chahe | Shiamak Davar | |
| 2000s | ||
| 2000 | Tanha Dil... | Shaan |
| Yeh Hawa Kehti Hai Kya | Aryans | |
| Hey Ji Re | Bina Mistry | |
| Meri Chunnar Udd Udd Jaye | Falguni Pathak | |
| The Complete Bhupen Hazarika | Bhupen Hazarika | |
| UMI-10 | Various Artists | |
| 2001 | Dekha Hai Teri Aankhon Kho | Aryans |
| Ek Hassina Thi | Various Artists | |
| Saawariya Teri Yaad Mein | Falguni Pathak | |
| Sunidhi C. | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| 2002 | UMI-10 Vol. 2 | Various Artists |
| Yeh Kisne Jaadu Kiya | Falguni Pathak | |
Marathi films
[edit]| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Devmanus |
Bengali films
[edit]| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Shudhu Tumi |
Assamese films
[edit]| Year | Film |
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| 2006 | Adhinayak |
| 2014 | Mahapurush |
Location
[edit]Its head office in Bandra East, Mumbai, oversees the company's interests in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, in addition to India.[citation needed]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Devraj Sanyal appointed Managing Director of Universal Music India". EventFaqs. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Coshish - Bhula do Unhey". YouTube. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
External links
[edit]
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| National | |
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