{{short description|Indian singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Sandeep Acharya | image = Sandeep Acharya.jpg | caption = Sandeep Acharya at a stage show in Ahmedabad | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | alias Chintu = | birth_date = 4 February 1984 | birth_place = Bikaner, Rajasthan, India | death_place = Gurgaon, Haryana, India | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|12|15|1984|2|4|df=y}} | origin = | genre = | occupation = Singer | years_active = | label = Sony BMG | website = }} '''Sandeep Acharya''' (4 February 1984 – 15 December 2013) was an Indian singer<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=Remember Indian Idol Season 2 Winner Sandeep Acharya? Know His Tragic Story |url=https://www.news18.com/entertainment/television/remember-indian-idol-season-2-winner-sandeep-acharya-know-his-tragic-story-7800937.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> who won the second season of the reality television show ''Indian Idol'' in 2006.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-15 |title=Indian Idol: A List of 12 Winners of the Singing Reality Show |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/indian-idol-12-a-list-of-past-11-winners-of-the-singing-reality-show-4088303.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He was from Bikaner, Rajasthan, he died on 15 December 2013 Gurgaon's Medanta Hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indian-idol-2-winner-sandeep-acharya-dies/1207943/ |title=Indian Idol 2 winner Sandeep Acharya dies |work=The Indian Express|date=15 December 2013 |accessdate=2013-12-15}}</ref>
== Awards ==
Acharya's awards include:
# Runner-up in the Golden Voice of India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Jill |date=2021-02-13 |title=Sudden Death Of 'Indian Idol' Winner Sandeep Acharya Still Has Fans Confused |url=https://talentrecap.com/sudden-death-of-indian-idol-winner-sandeep-acharya-still-has-fans-confused/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Talent Recap |language=en-US}}</ref> # Indian Idol Season 2 (2006):<ref name=":1" /> # Bollywood Music Awards (November 2006):<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-11-05 |title=Reshammiya, Sunidhi, win awards in US |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/reshammiya-sunidhi-win-awards-in-us/articleshow/332276.cms |access-date=2023-12-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
==Death== Acharya died on 15 December 2013 following a bout with jaundice, following is admission to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-16 |title=Indian Idol 2 winner Sandeep Acharya dies - Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/indian-idol-2-winner-sandeep-acharya-dies/article1-1162862.aspx |access-date=2023-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216104902/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/indian-idol-2-winner-sandeep-acharya-dies/article1-1162862.aspx |archive-date=16 December 2013 }}</ref>
==Discography== * "Mere Sath Sara Jahan" * Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandeep Acharya - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4470728/bio/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> * O Sanam Tere Bina <ref name=":0" />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Acharya, Sandeep}} Category:20th-century Indian male singers Category:20th-century Indian musicians Category:1984 births Category:2013 deaths Category:Deaths from liver disease Category:Indian Idol winners Category:People from Bikaner Category:Rajasthani people