Nitin Dubey (born 3 July 1981) is an Indian singer, composer, actor, and lyricist. Born in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. Dubey is known for his work as a composer, vocalist, music director, and playback singer in Chhattisgarh cinema and as a performer at various national level music festivals and bhajan programs.
Dubey's best-selling albums include Hay Mor Chandni and Tain Deewani Main Deewana, while his best-selling songs include "Raigarh Wala Raja" "Hay Re Mor Kochaipan," and "Ka Tai Rup Nikhare Chandani." Dubey's awards include a Best Playback Singer Award for his work on the film Mr. Majnu, and several folk music awards including the Matni Ratna Award, the Kala Amnol Ratna Award, the Sai Aradhana Samman Award, and the Chhattisgarh Melody King Award. In 2023, he also received the Chhattisgarh Ratna award for his contributions to Chhattisgarhi music.
Early life
Nitin Dubey was born on 3 July 1981, in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India, to Parmhans and Kalindi Dubey. He began singing when he was 7 years old by performing a patriotic song at his school. Subsequently, he began competing in school music contests and state-level music competitions.
As a child, his musical influences were the bhajans sung by his mother, the folk music performed by his father, and the songs of playback singer Kishor Kumar.
