Who Is Ricky Kej? 5 Points About Bengaluru-Based Boy Who Won His Third Grammy Award

Music composer Ricky Kej, based out of Bengaluru, has won his third Grammy Award for the album Divine Tides.

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US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland

The US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of the iconic British rock band The Police, who collaborated with Kej on the album.

5 Facts About Ricky Kej
  1. Ricky Kej won a Grammy in the best immersive audio album category for the same album last year.
  2. Mr Kej took home his first Grammy in the best new age album category for 'Winds of Samsara' back in 2015, reported PTI.
  3. Ricky is the youngest person from India to have won a Grammy Award, and only the 4th Indian, according to ANI.
  4. His vast repertoire of work includes 16 studio albums released internationally, over 3500 commercials and 4 feature films, including the natural history documentary 'Wild Karnataka' narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
  5. Born in North Carolina in 1981, Mr Kej is half-Punjabi, half-Marwari, and has lived in Bengaluru since he was 8. He studied at Bishop Cotton School in Bengaluru before finishing a degree in dentistry from Oxford Dental College.
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