Purna Rai

Purna Rai
Purna Rai | Source: Instagram

Purna Rai is a renowned Nepali singer and songwriter who released his first single “Ma” (2019) and gained popularity after he released “Manka Kura” (2021), “Dhurwa Tara” (2023), and “Kalo/Seto” (2023).

BIRTHDAY BIRTH SIGN
June 20, 1997 Gemini
BIRTHPLACE AGE
Dharan, Nepal 26 years old

Early Life:

Purna Rai grew up in a musical family where his parents taught him to play the guitar, and he and his three brothers would write, sing, and compose music together. When he was young he was great at playing football and he once was about to be Nepal police.

Career Highlights:

Purna Rai debuted his singing and songwriter in 2019 after he released his debut single titled “Ma” In the same year he released another song titled “Kasto Lagyo Maya”.

In 2020 he released a song titled “Biram” which was quite popular but his “Manaka Kura” song which was released in 2021 skyrocketed and gained more than 21 million views on YouTube.

In 2022 he released “Ma Frustrated Nepali” which was about Nepal’s injustice and political instability and in 2023 he made his comeback with “Dhurwa Tara” which has more than 2.9 million views and “Kalo/Seto” which has more than 16 million views on YouTube. He has also released a row version of his song titled “Swarga” which was uploaded on December 29, 2023.

Later in 2024, he released songs like “Laya”, “Badal”, “Paribhasa”, and “Maan cha”.

On October 7, 2023, he also released a song for Darjeeling titled “A love letter to Darjeeling” as he studied there and the song was also to all the people that he met while he was there as a summarised letter.

On July 6, 2024, he released a song called Sparsha Sangeet which music video was released on YouTube and in Purple Haze Rock Bar. His song was also reacted by the YouTube streamer Cr7 Hora.

Most of his official music videos are produced by Kaagaz Production.

Currently, he works with a band named “Purna Rai and Dajubhaiharu”. His band members are himself as the vocalist and acoustic guitar player, Susan Karki as the guitarist, Degosh Kumar Rai as the bassist, Sumek Yonjan as the drummer, and Eyan Rai as percussion playing the flute.

Personal Life and Relationships:

Purna Rai attended Delhi Public School in Dharan and then went to Darjeeling to attend higher studies in Salesian College.

Related With:

Shreehang Rai the guitarist and Manuhang Rai the bassist of the band “John and The Local” are his cousins and neighbours and both of them also used to be in his band.

Social Media:

Instagram @purna___rai
TikTok @purnarai20697
YouTube @purnarai1997
Facebook @purnarai17

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