The renowned Indian Film Composer, Conductor, Arranger, Lyricist and Singer, Shri. Ilaiyaraaja, is performing at OVO Arena Wembley in August.

2024 Europe Tour Dates:

Wembley (UK) : OVO Arena – Friday 30th August

Paris (France) : La Mega Place – Saturday 31st August

Basel (Switzerland) : St. Jakobshalle – Saturday 5th October

The highly anticipated Tamil language concert presented by Four Seasons & Shruthilayah Music, supported by 4CIA Productions, celebrates the maestro’s illustrious musical legacy spanning over four decades.  Joining him on stage are some of the best South Indian singers and musicians.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian music composers, he is often credited for introducing western musical sensibilities in the Indian film musical mainstream, predominantly in the South of India.

Ilaiyaraaja has composed over 8,500 Songs, and is the only composer in the world to have created music for 1,418 Feature Films in over 9 languages. He has also written lyrics for over 1,500 songs besides singing over 1,000 songs himself.

In 2003, according to an international poll conducted by BBC with participation from 165 countries, his composition “Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu” from the 1991 film Thalapathi was voted  fourth in the Top 10 Most Popular Songs of All Time.

Dr. Ilaiyaraaja is a recipient of five national awards — three for Best Music Direction and two for Best Background Score. In 2012, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award the highest Indian recognition given to practising artists, for creative and experimental works in the music field. In 2010, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour in India and the Padma Vibhushan in 2018, the second-highest civilian award by the Government of India.

In a 2013 poll conducted by CNN celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema, Shri. Ilaiyaraaja was voted as the All-time Greatest Film-Music Director of India. In 2014, American World Cinema portal “Taste of Cinema” placed him at the 9th position in its list of 25 Greatest Film Composers in the History of Cinema amongst Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith and Hans Zimmer.​