Udit Narayan was originally named Udit Narayan Jha. He is an accomplished playback singer in commercial Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Nepali language cinema. He was born on 1st December 1960 in a village called Bharadah in Saptari, Nepal. He started his career during the early 1970s by singing Maithili, Bhojpuri, Bengali, English, and Nepali folk songs for Radio Nepal.

After moving to Mumbai in 1978 Udit received his training in Indian classical music for six long years at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan as a scholarship student. In the year 1980, he got his first opportunity to lend his voice for the Hindi movie Unees Bees under the noted music director (composer) Rajesh Roshan. He also had the honour of accompanying his alltime inspiration, Mohammed Rafi. But his actual rise to fame was noticed from the year 1988, with the Bollywood superhit `Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak`. His songs brought him a `Filmfare Award`, the Bollywood equivalent to the Oscars.

After that he scaled great heights overnight and became one amongst the leading playback singers in the Indian film industry. At that time, he was equally famous in Nepal and sang in many popular Nepali movies. Not only that, he has also acted in many Nepali movies like `Kusume Rumal` and `Pirati`. With the film `Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge`, his career took a significant turn. Udit`s song "Mehndi Lagake Rakhna"won many honours including the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer. To win this coveted one, Narayan had to wait for 8 long years. In the follwing year, that being1996, he was nominated for three songs out of five in the same Filmfare category. He was awarded with the third time for his song "Pardesi Pardesi" from `Raja Hindustani`.

For the next 10 years, Udit Narayan has truly ruled over the Bollywood film industry in playback singing. During this span of time he has worked with celebrated music directors like Anu Malik, A. R. Rahman, Jatin Lalit, Rajesh Roshan, Nadeem-Shravan, Shankar Mahadevan, etc. He has also worked under the production houses of Yash Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Karan Johar, etc. The combination of the iconic Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan and Udit Narayan has proved to be a very satisfactory one . Some films where Udit Narayan has lend voice for Shahrukh Khan are `Darr`, `Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge`, `Kuch Kuch Hota Hai`, `Dil To Pagal Hai`, `Mohabbatein`, `Swades`, `Veer Zaara` etc.

Today he is regarded as one amongst the greatest singers of his generation along with Kumar Sanu and Sonu Nigam. He has received kudos from legendary singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Anup Jalota and Pankaj Udhas. They have bestowed upon him the phrase like- `Udit Narayan is the best in his generation for his quality of voice and originality`. In 2004, he released his first private Nepali album "Upahaar". His wife Deepa Jha has also sung for him, in the album. Upahaar became a superhit as well as one of the best selling albums of all times, in Nepal. He won two major awards - `Record of the Year` and `Album of the Year` for the his album "Upahaar", in Hits FM Awards 2004, the most popular music awards in Nepal.

He has lend his voice on a regular basis for actors like Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. Udit narayan has a son named Aditya Narayan. The husband-wife duo has also released an album together titled Dil Deewana. Aditya Narayan has also carved out a niche for himself in the realm of music since his childhood. He has acted as a child artist in hit movies like `Pardes`, `Rangeela`, and `Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai`. In recent times Aditya Narayan has been hosting the musical show on Zee TV- `Sa Re Ga Ma Pa`. Some songs sung by Udit narayan are, Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge in 1995; Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya - Akele Hum Akele Tum in 1995; Kya Kare Kya Na Kare - Rangeela, 1995; Pardesi Pardesi - Raja Hindustani, 1996; Aaye Ho Mere Zindagi Mein - Raja Hindustani in 1996; Ho Nahin Sakta - Diljale, 1996; Meri Sason Mein Basa Hai - Aur Pyar Ho Gaya, in the year1996; Ghar Se Nikalte Hi - Papa Kehte Hai in the year 1996; Jadoo Bhari Aankhon Wali Suno - Dastak 1996; Dil To Pagal Hai - Dil To Pagal Hai in 1997; Are Re Are - Dil To Pagal Hai in 1997; Bholi Si Surat - Dil To Pagal Hai 1997; Dholna - Dil To Pagal Hai in the year 1997; Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam - Duplicate in the year 1998; Ae Ajnabi - Dil Se, 1998; Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998; Koi Mil Gaya - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998; Yeh ladka hai deewana - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, 1998; Chand Chupa - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999; Radha Kaise Na Jale - Lagaan in the year 2001; Udhja Kaale Kawwa - Gadar, 2001; Jaane Kyon - Dil Chahta Hai, 2001; Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki - Devdas in the year 2002; Tere Naam - Tere Naam in 2003; Koi Mil Gaya - Koi Mil Gaya in the year 2003; Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala - Koi Mil Gaya, 2003; Main Yahan Hoon - Veer Zaara in the year 2004; Aisa des hai mera -Veer Zaara in 2004; Yeh hum aa gaye hai kahan - Veer Zaara in 2004; Khaike paan banaraswala - Don - The Chase Begins Again, in the year 2006; Mujhe Haq hai - Vivah in the year 2006; Milan abhi aadha adhoora - Vivah, 2006; Kunidu Kunidu Bare - Mungaru Male in 2006 in Kannada; Sahana - Sivaji: The Boss in 2007 in Tamil; Do U Wanna Partner - Partner in 2007; Do bichaare bina sahare - Victoria No.203 in the year 2007; Deewangi Deewangi - Om Shanti Om, 2007. Acknowledging his talent he was conferred many honours throughout his professional career. Some of them are, Filmfare Best Male Playback Award, which he won in the year 1988 for the song Papa Kehte Hai - from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak; in the year 1995 for the song Mehndi Lagake Rakhna from the movie `Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge`; in the year 1996 for the song Pardesi Pardesi from `Raja Hindustani`; in the year 1999 for the song Chand Chupa Badal Mein from `Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam`; in the year 2001 for the song Mitwaa from `Lagaan`. He was nominated for Filmfare Best Male Playback Award, in the year 1993 for the song Phoolon Sa Chehra Tera from the movie `Anari`; in the year 1994 for the song Tu Cheez Badi Hai from the movie `Mohra`; in the year 1996 for the song Ho Nahin Sakta from the movie `Diljale`; in the year 1996 for the song Ghar Se Nikalte Hi from the movie `Papa Kehte Hain`; in the year 1997 for the song Dil To Pagal Hai from the movie `Dil To Pagal Hai`; in the year 1998 for the song Kuch Kuch Hota Hai from the movie `Kuch Kuch Hota Hai`; in the year 2000 for the song Dil Ne Yeh Kaha from the movie `Dhadkan`; in the year 2001 for the song Udhja Kaale Kawwa from the movie `Gadar`; in the year 2003 for the song Tere Naam from the movie `Tere Naam`; in the year 2003 for the song Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala from the film `Koi Mil Gaya`; in the year 2005 for the song Main Yahaan Hoon from the movie `Veer Zaara`; in the year 2005 for the song Yeh Tara Woh Tara from the movie `Swades`.

Udit Narayan also won The National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in the year 2002, 2003 and 2005 for the songs, `Mitwa` from the movie `Lagaan`, `Chhote Chhote Sapne`from the movie `Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai` , `Ye Taara Wo Taara` from the movie `Swades` respectively. In the year 1996 and 2002, he fetched the Star Screen Award Best Male Playback for the song Aye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein from the movie `Raja Hindustani` and Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki from the movie `Devdas`. He has won the Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male for the song Chand Chupa Badal Mein from the movie `Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam` in 2000. Apart from that he has also won IIFA Best Male Playback Award for the same song.