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3,500 ad jingles before he ever got near a film soundtrack — that kind of reps shows in how polished his 1999 debut album Pal sounds. "Yaaron" and the title track are still on repeat at every school farewell in the country, and "Tadap Tadap Ke" got him his first Filmfare nod. Nothing flashy about his voice, just genuinely, reliably moving.