Aneek Dhar (Bengali: অনীক ধর) is an Indian playback singer, music composer, television anchor, and live performer born on 26 April 1990 in Kolkata, West Bengal. He showed a strong aptitude for music from childhood and pursued it seriously from his teens. At age 17, he made national headlines by winning both the regional Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and the national Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 in the same year, securing victory in the national grand finale on 13 October 2007 with a record 3.65 crore viewer votes. His debut solo album Khwaishein was released in 2008 and won the Kalakar Award for Best Music Album. He also sang in the Bollywood animated film Bal Ganesh alongside Shankar Mahadevan, and contributed to albums Manzil and the Assamese project Agni. He went on to provide playback vocals for over 50 Bengali films and several Bollywood projects. In 2008 he appeared on Zee TV's Ek Se Badhkar Ek and anchored Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. In 2011 he hosted Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champ, and in 2012 he participated in Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar - 2 and Music Ka Maha Muqqabla on Star Plus. He later hosted the game show Parar Shera Bouthan on Colors Bangla. From 2018 he expanded into music composition, scoring for films including Chengiz, Manush: Child of Destiny, Mirza: Part 1 - Joker, Archie'r Gallery (2023-2024), and singing the title track Hey Shastri for Mithun Chakraborty's film Shastri (2024). He entered Bigg Boss Bangla Season 1 (premiered 17 June 2013, ETV Bangla, hosted by Mithun Chakraborty) and won the grand finale on 14 September 2013, taking home a cash prize of ₹20 lakh. He is married to singer Debaleena Dhar (m. 2014) and they have two children including daughter Aadya.

Winning both Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 (national title) at age 17, with 3.65 crore viewer votes; debut album Khwaishein (2008, Kalakar Award for Best Music Album); playback singing in over 50 Bengali films; hosting Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champ (2011) and Parar Shera Bouthan; music composition for films Chengiz, Manush: Child of Destiny, and Mirza: Part 1 - Joker (2023-2024); winner of Bigg Boss Bangla Season 1 (2013), taking home ₹20 lakh.

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