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 a mandate to attract youth to the party fold.He got his First break in bollywood by Himesh Reshammiya in Aashiq Banaya Aapne movie by the smash hit "Marjawaan Mitjawaan."

Abhijeet Sawant competed in the first edition of Asian Idol which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from December 15 to 16, 2007, which was won by Hady Mirza of Singapore Idol. He performed Everything I Do by Brian Adams and his own song Junoon in the platform. Though Abhijeet did not win he stood third out of the rest. Despite not winning, he was credited by the judges for giving Asian audience a taste of Indian music