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Rohit John Chettri

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ89403403 ↗
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Rohit John Chettri, also known as RJC, is a vocalist, musician, music producer, lyricist and guitarist from Kathmandu.

Early life

Chettri's father was a music lover, and they used to play musical instruments like guitar and harmonium together when his father would come back home in the evening after work.

When he was seven years old, he took part in an inter-school competition where he had to choose to either dance, sketch or sing, Chettri sang a song of Karna Das called "Jindagi ko k bharosa" and realized he would become a singer-songwriter. After class 10, or SLC, Chettri started performing at various pubs, bars and private events.

In 2011, he started working at Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory.

Breakthrough

Chettri's song ‘Bistarai’ received more than a million views. Chettri played at pubs and bars to raise money for the production of his first album, and two years after his YouTube breakthrough, Chettri released his first solo album, "Bistarai Bistarai" in September 2015. Chhetri gave vocal to 'herdai jau' (A song from a movie Keti Harayeko Suchana).

1974 AD

Chettri became a part of the Nepalese rock band 1974 AD in 2015 when Adrian Pradhan and Phiroj Shyagden left the band for personal reasons. Chettri was chosen to fill their spot.

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