About Abhijeet Sawant

Abhijeet Sawant  is an Indian singer. He is the winner of Indian Idol (Season 1), a show that follows the Idol series format which began with Pop Idol in the UK. He was the first runner up of Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, and came third place in Asian Idol. Abhijeet, son of Shridhar Pandurang Sawant was born in a Buddhist Marathi family. He is originally from Mumbai, Maharashtra.   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