Shaan (born Shantanu Mukherjee), was a host for the popular show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa from 2000-2006 and also for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs. He was born into a Bengali family and is the son of the late music director Manas Mukherjee and brother of singer Sagarika. He is married to Radhika and has two sons, Soham and Shubh. He is the grandson of Jahar Mukherjee.

As a child, Shaan began his career by singing ad jingles. After giving it up for a brief period, he soon returned to it, and also began to sing remixes and cover versions. In the 1989 movie Parinda, when he was only 15 years of age, Shaan sang a single line in the song, ‘Kitni Hai Pyari Pyari Dosti Hamari’.

His career began in 1995 with his first release, the remix album called Q-funk. In 2000 he won the MTV Asia Music Award for Best Solo album for Tanha Dil. Three years later Shaan launched his album Aksar which was hugely successful. The album contained international stars such as ‘Blue’, ‘Mel C’ and ‘Samira Said’.

Apart from his albums, Shaan has sung playback vocals for various Bollywood films, including Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi, Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai, Lakshya, Dil Chahta Hai, Kal Ho Na Ho, Hum Tum, Dhoom, Dus, Salaam Namaste, Fight Club, Don – The Chase Begins Again, Fanaa, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, and Om Shanti Om.

Shaan is now the host of another very popular music show, Star Voice of India (SVOI), which airs on Star Plus. Along with singing, Shaan has also acted in the movie, Daman, also starring Raveena Tandon. He has made appearances in his songs in the movies, Zameen and Hungama.