Rahul Krushna Vaidya (born 23 September 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer. He started his career with the reality show Indian Idol 1 in which he became 2nd runner up. He has also participated in Bigg Boss 14 and was crowned as the 1st runner up. He also participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 and became a finalist.

Early life

Vaidya grew up in Mumbai, where he studied music under Himanshu Manocha

Career

Vaidya finished third on the first season of Indian Idol, he lost in the penultimate round, on 18 February 2005. Eight months later, he released his debut album Tera Intezar. Sajid–Wajid composed the music for his album. He also sang a duet, "Hello Madam, I am your Adam", with fellow Indian Idol runner-up Prajakta Shukre, and "God Promise Dil Dola" with Shreya Ghoshal for the film Shaadi No. 1. Later he sang for films, such as Jigyasa, Hot Money and Krazzy 4 and title song of television series Ek Ladki Anjaani Si. Vaidya was the host of the show Jjhoom India. In 2008, he won the title of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, a reality singing show. In 2013, Vaidya sung "Be Intehaan" (Unplugged) from Race 2. On the occasion of Independence Day, he released a new song, 'Vande Mataram'. He was the co-host of the dance reality show Aajaa Mahi Vay with Vinit Singh. Vaidya is a successful contestant of the singing show Music Ka Maha Muqqabla in the team Shankar's Rockstars. His team won, beating Shaan's Strikers in the finale. In 2020, he participated in Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 14, and emerged as the runner-up of the show. In 2021, Vaidya participated in the stunt-based reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 and became a finalist. In 2024, he participated in Colors TV's reality show called Laughter Chef. The show emerged has highly popular and gained audience's attention

Personal life

Vaidya was in a relationship with model and actress Disha Parmar. He proposed to her during his appearance on Bigg Boss 14. They were married on 16 July 2021. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, on September 20th, 2023. The duo has decided the name of their little daughter: "Navya."

In the media

Vaidya was ranked at No.16 in the Times of India's 20 Most Desirable Men on Television in 2020.

Television

Guest appearances

Discography

Film songs

Non-film songs

Others

Awards