Euphoria (Indian band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Delhi, India |
| Genres | Hindi Rock |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Associated acts | Junoon, Strings |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Palash Sen – vocals, |
Palash Sen – vocals,
Debajyoti Bhaduri – Bass,
Rakesh Bhardwaj – Dholak and Percussion,
Prashant Trivedi – Tabla and Percussion,
Ashwani Verma – Drums,
Vaishali Barua – Back up vocals,
Krutika Murlidharan – Back up vocals,
Vinayak Gupta- Keyboards,
Aditya Shankar Benia- Guitars,
Bharat Raj Bahadur- Guitars,
Kamakshi Khanna- Back up vocals,
Euphoria (Hindi: युफ़ोरिया) is an Indian rock band from the city of Delhi, India. Euphoria was put together by Palash Sen and his friends in New Delhi in 1988. The Band is one of the pioneers of the Indian pop music wave that hit India in the mid nineties. The band released their fifth studio album 'Item' in 2011 on Universal Music India.
Euphoria was formed in 1988 by a then medical student Dr. Palash Sen and his friends. Bass player Debajyoti Bhaduri joined hands with Palash in the early nineties. Moving through several line-ups, the band kept searching for their elusive break. It came 10 years after their inception when Euphoria released their first studio album titled 'Dhoom' in the October 1998 to critical acclaim and commercial success. They became the pioneers of 'Hind Rock' or rock music in Hindi. Their first single was titled 'Dhoom Pichuk Dhoom' – and it became the most popular video to hit TV screens in that decade. Directed by ad-guru and filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar, the video became a benchmark for non-Bollywood music videos. Two other videos were shot and released for the songs "Tum" and " Sha Na Na" the same year. During this time the band even included the legendary Gussy Rikh, whose musical dexterity helped improve the band's often one-dimensional sound.
After the success of 'Dhoom', Euphoria started work on their second studio album 'Phir Dhoom' and delivered hit singles such as 'Phir Dhoom', 'Rok Sako To Rok Lo', and 'Pyar Hi Tha'. But it was their first single 'Maaeri' (an instrumental launching the career of Rimi Sen) which became their most successful song and their trademark tune. It was during the recording of this album, that Palash asked Tabla Player Prashant Trivedi and Percussionist Rakesh Bhardwaj to join the band. Two back-to-back hit records had already cemented Euphoria as a powerful musical force. The band toured heavily this time, to promote the record and also played at the prestigious Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis in 2000. In 2001, Euphoria became the first ever band to play inside the United Nations General Assembly along with Junoon from Pakistan. After returning to the country, the band released "Mantra", India's first ever standalone single release, independent of an album.
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