Abhijeet Sawant

Abhijeet Sawant (Marathi: अभिजीत सावंत, born October 7, 1981) 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 Sawant, son of Shridhar Pandurang Sawant was born in a buddhist Marathi family. He is originally from Mumbai, Maharashtra. The singer married his childhood sweetheart Shilpa in a low-key affair[citation needed] on December 4, 2007. Abhijeet joined the right wing Shiv Sena in a function on JulyAbhijeet 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 didn't 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.[citation needed] He is currently making his debut into acting by the movie Lottery 25, 2009.