Abhijeet Sawant

Abhijeet Sawant, son of Shridhar Pandurang Sawant was born in Marathi family. He is originally from Mumbai, Maharashtra. The singer married his childhood sweetheart Shilpa in a low-key affair on December 4, 2007. Abhijeet joined the right wing Shiv Sena in a function on July 25, 2009.

Abhijeet Sawant competed in the first edition of Indian Idol. Abhijeet beat Amit Sana from Bhilai, Chhattisgarh for the title. He won a contract worth Rs 1 crore from Sony and a car,which was decided before only,that he would be the first Indian idol.

His most famous song, Mohabbatein Lutaunga, was the song he sang on the final episode.




His first solo album, Aapka Abhijeet Sawant, was released on April 7, 2005. The album contains songs sung by Abhijeet, Amit Sana and Prajakta Shukre. His first song "Mohabbatein Lutaunga" was the first major hit of this album and his career. His second album, Junoon - Abhijeet Sawant was released on 10 July 2007. The title track "Junoon" was a major hit and stayed on top of record charts for weeks. The second single "Ek shaqs" was also a minor hit. He has joined the Shiv Sena with a mandate to attract youth to the party fold.