Euphoria-Band and their performances in the United States
Euphoria is an iconic Indian rock band with a twist, considering they play rock music in Hindi. As affirmed by the American Federation of Musicians, Euphoria is widely recognized as a leading musical band with its respective genre.

With an unparalleled mass appeal, and critical acclaim, Euphoria is widely considered as the biggest band in the subcontinent. The band has a unique style of composition of rock and traditional Indian music. Put together by Palash Sen and his friends in New Delhi in 1988, 20 which is a blend years later, they are the sole survivors of the pop music wave that hit the nation in the mid-nineties.

Palash Sen, front-man and doctor, stuck to his dreams of performing in front of crowds and entertaining people. Bass player extraordinaire, Debajyoti Bhaduri, joined hands with Palash in the early nineties and adopted Euphoria as his own dream. The duo has been playing together ever since. Moving through several line ups, the band kept searching for their elusive break. It came 10 years after their inception in 1988. Euphoria released their first studio album titled 'Dhoom' in October of 1998 to critical acclaim and commercial success. They became the pioneers of 'Hind Rock' or rock music in Hindi. Their first single was titled 'Dhoom Pichuk' - and it became the most popular video to hit TV screens in that decade. Directed by ad-guru Pradeep Sarkar, the video became a benchmark for non Bollywood music videos.

After the success of 'Dhoom', Euphoria started work on their second studio album 'Phir Dhoom'; and delivered hit singles such as 'Phir Dhoomo, 'Rock Sako', and 'Pyar Hi Tha'. But it was their first single 'Maaeri' which became their most successful song, and their trademark tune. Two back to back hit records had already cemented Euphoria as a force to be reckoned with.

On May 17, 2000, Euphoria became the first Indian band to participate in the prestigious annual Beale Street Music Festival held in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 2001, the band released what would be India's first single 'Mantra', and established their unique hindi rock resonance which was an eclectic mixture of lndian and global sounds.

Mantra was later included in the band's third albumo 'Gully' in 2003, which was an instant craze amongst the Indian audiences. Three music videos were made for the songs 'Ana Meri Gullyo, 'Raja Rani' and 'Ab Na Jaa' and all of them received heavy airplay on mainstream TV channels.

In 2006, the fourth studio album 'Mehfuz' surprised critics and fans alike. The new sound and the maturity in the songwriting won a lot of hearts and made Euphoria the only force in Indian music which could commercially take on Bollywood. Four music videos were released for the songs 'Soneya', 'Mehfuz'o oBewafaa', and'Rab Jaane'.

In 2008, the band completed 10 years of their recording career and released 'ReDhoom' a commemorative compilation album consisting of 12 of Euphoria's biggest hits with a music video of the song 'Bhoola Sab'.

Euphoria has played live concerts across the country and the globe, and is known to be the most prolific live act from India. The band is now readying for the release of their highly awaited fifth studio album, scheduled for a release in August 2011. The band is also shooting for an upcoming documentary on 14 of their popular music videos, to be webcast on the internet. Besides that, they will also releasing to the Bollywood circuit their song 'Jiya Jaye Na' for the film Mumbai Cutting, starring Dr. Palash Sen in the lead role.

After a successful tour of the USA in November 2010 and the release of 'Dilli Meri Jaan' and 'Gateway to your heart' the theme tracks of the Commonwealth Games 2010, the band is looking forward to... what else, but more DHOOM...
Key Band Members of Euphoria are:
Palash Sen: Lead Vocals (Founder-joined Januaryl988)

Debajyoti Bhaduri: Bass, backing vocals (joined September 1992)

Rakesh Bhardwaj: Percussion, backing vocals (joined December 1999)

Prashant Trivedi: Tabla, backing vocals (joined December 1999)

Ashwani Verma: Drums (joined June 2004)

Vaishali Barua: Back up vocals (joined September 2005)

Vinayak Gupta: Keyboards, backing vocals (joined July 2010)

Amborish Saikia: Guitars (joined July 2010)

Garima Aneja: Back up vocals (joined March 2011)
Euphoria’s Discography

Albums:

  • 1998 - Dhoom
  • 2000 - Phir Dhoom
  • 2003 - Gully
  • 2006 - Mehfuz
  • 2008 - ReDhoom


Singles:

  • 2001 – Mantra
  • 2004 - Jeet Lo Dil feat. Strings
Euphoria- Key Achievements
  1. Inducted in the Indian Rock Hall of Fame in June 2011.
  2. First Indian rock band to sing in Hindi and come out with their unique Hindi rock sound.
  3. Completing thirteen years (2011) of their recording career with their fifth studio album.
  4. Only Indian band to have 4 full length commercially successful albums.
  5. Performed at over 1000 shows over the last 13 years.
  6. First band ever to play in the United Nations general assembly Hall (New York).
  7. Only Indian band to play at the prestigious Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, USA.
  8. Only band ever to play atop the Great Wall of China.
  9. Only Indian artiste to have 15 music videos launching the careers of many actors (female).
  10. Songs feature on the sound tracks of Shootout at Lokhandwala and the upcoming Mumbai Cutting.
  11. Top international concerts include- New York, Memphis, Toronto, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Karachi, Colombo, Bangkok, Phuket, Dubai, Muscat, Doha, Moscow, Mauritius, and many more.
  12. Recently got the award for contribution towards modern music and entertainment at the Planman awards in 2009.