Nucleya facts for kids

Udyan Sagar, known to many as Nucleya, is a super popular Indian electronic music producer and DJ. He creates amazing beats that get everyone dancing! He is famous for mixing traditional Indian sounds with modern electronic music.

Nucleya's Musical Journey

Starting Out

Udyan Sagar began his music journey way back in 1998. He helped start a music group called Bandish Projekt. He worked with them for about 12 years. In 2007, Udyan decided to go solo and became "Nucleya." It was a bit tough at first, but he kept going.

Finding His Sound

Nucleya found his unique sound by getting ideas from South Indian film music and lively Indian street music. He released his first collection of songs, called an EP, named Koocha Monster in 2013. This was a big step for him.

Releasing Albums

In 2015, Nucleya launched his first full album, Bass Rani. He did something really cool for its release: he launched it during a Ganpati visarjan festival on the streets of Mumbai! This showed how much he loved mixing his music with Indian culture. The next year, in 2016, he released another album called Raja Baja. In 2019, he gave us Tota Myna.

More recently, in 2021, Nucleya teamed up with another artist, Ritviz, to release an EP called Baaraat. This EP had four tracks and even came with special digital collectibles called NFTs.

Live Performances and TV Shows

Nucleya is not just a studio artist; he loves performing live! He has played at huge music festivals around the world. These include EDC in Las Vegas and Mexico, the NH7 Weekender in India, and the Sunburn Festival. He has also performed at Zomaland, Vh1 Supersonic, and YouTube Fanfest.

He has even shared the stage with famous international DJs like Skrillex, Major Lazer, DJ Snake, and Krewella. Nucleya also helped choose winners for the Bacardi House Party Sessions in 2017. He was also a judge on the Indian hip hop TV show MTV Hustle.

Nucleya's Family Life

Udyan Sagar got married to his longtime girlfriend, Smriti Choudhary, in 2008. They have a son named Guri, who was born in 2011. The family lives in Goa, a beautiful state in India. You might even hear Guri on some of Nucleya's songs, where he's known as "Guri Gangsta"!

Nucleya's Music

Nucleya has released many albums, EPs, and singles. He has also created music for films.

Albums and EPs

• Pragat Pritam (2009)
• Beat 1 (2009)
• Horn Ok Please (2010) - This EP featured remixes of popular old Bollywood songs.
• Khandit Nayaka (2011)
• In My Heart Remixes (2012)
• Koocha Monster (2013) - This EP included popular tracks like "Bell Gaadi" and "New Delhi Nuttah."
• Bass Rani (2015) - Featured songs like "Jungle Raja" with Divine and "Laung Gawacha."
• Raja Baja (2016) - Included "Scene Kya Hai" with DIVINE and "Bakar Bakar," which was featured in the 2023 film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
• Tota Myna (2019) - Featured collaborations with artists like Raftaar and Shruti Haasan.
• Baaraat (2021) - A collaboration with Ritviz.
• Chamkillah (2023-2024) - This collection includes songs like "Jogi" and "Kobita."

Singles and Collaborations

Nucleya has worked with many artists on single songs. Some of these include:

• "Tonic (Nucleya Remix)" with MIDIval Punditz (2010)
• "Tamil Fever" with Benny Dayal (2014) - This song was later adapted for the film song "Let's Nacho."
• "Bacardi Drop" (2016) - The anthem for Bacardi House Party Sessions.
• "Memories" with Papon (2016)
• "Good on You" with Krewella (2019)
• "Jadi Buti" with Major Lazer and Rashmeet Kaur (2020)
• "Tere Bina" with Avneet Khurmi (2020) - Released to promote earphones.
• "Jaldi Aao" (2021) - Released with Netflix India to promote the show "Money Heist".

Film Music

Nucleya has also contributed his awesome music to several Indian films:

• Short Kut (2009) - "Patli Galli (Remix)"
• Kapoor & Sons (2016) - "Let's Nacho"
• Mukkabaaz (2017) - "Paintra"
• High Jack (2018) - "Behka"
• Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai (2020) - "Nerugi"
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) - "Bakar Bakar" (for the Hindi version)

Awards and Recognitions

Nucleya's talent has been recognized with several awards and nominations:

• In 2016, he won two Global Indian Music Awards for "Best Electronica Single" for "Little Lotto" (with Alo Wala & MC Zulu) and "Jungle Raja" (with DIVINE).
• In 2017, the album Kapoor & Sons, which included his music, was nominated for "Critics' Choice Album of The Year" at the Mirchi Music Awards and "Best Music Album" at the Filmfare Awards.
• Also in 2017, Nucleya himself was nominated for "Best Indian Act" at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Documentaries

• Nucleya - Ride To The Roots. This is a 2017 documentary by Red Bull Media House, about 29 minutes long, that explores Nucleya's journey.