Raju Lama

Raju Lama (Nepali: राजु लामा; born 16 March 1978) is a Nepalese singer-songwriter and an Everester.^[1] He is the main singer of the musical band Mongolian Heart. His work involves songs in Nepali, Tibetan, Tamang and other languages.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} Lama is currently based in the US and Nepal. He is one of the coaches in The Voice of Nepal.^[10]

Raju Lama
Lama in 2015
Background information
Born	(1978-03-16) 16 March 1978 (age 47) Baruwa, Sindhupalchok, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Music Nepal, Reeyaz Music, Criss Creations

Albums

• Soltini – 1995^[11]
• Mongolian Heart – 1996
• Mongolian Heart Vol 2 – 1999
• Mongolian Heart Vol 3 – 2002
• Mongolian Heart Solid Gold – 2004
• Donbo Tamang Album – 2004
• Mongolian Heart Vol 4 – 2006
• Mongolian Heart vol 5 – 2009
• Mongolian Heart Vol 6 – 2012
• Samling Gompa – 2016
• Mongolian Heart Vol 7 – 2018

Awards

• Sajjan Smriti pop song competition Winner Band (Nepal) – 1996
• Best Vocal (Nepal) – 1996
• Best Composition (Nepal) – 1996
• Music Nepal Gold Medal (Nepal) – 1999
• Highest Selling Album of the Year (Nepal): Hits FM Awards 2002
• Best performance by group or duo with vocal (Nepal): Aha Pop Music Award 2002
• Best performance by group or duo with vocal (Nepal): Music Nepal Award 2002–2003
• Highest selling album of the year (Nepal): Kantipur FM Annual Award 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005
• Most aired song (Nepal): Image Award 2007
• The Winning coach of Voice of Nepal Season 4 - 2022

Social work

Lama has volunteered to help the victim of the recent flood in Sindhupalchowk.

On May 16, 2022, he reached the summit of Mt. Everest (8,848.86 m).^[12] Titled ‘Raju Lama Everest Expedition, the climb was to raise awareness about climate change and impacts of global warming. He also called for the reduction of carbon emissions and how it’s directly affecting the lives of people living in the mountains. As a part of this expedition, he also performed a solo concert ‘Music for a Cause’ between Camp 2 and Camp 3 at 6574m, which was probably the highest performance on the land ever.^[13]