Genuinely Quirky... That's Benny!
SOCIETY|February 2017

Singer Benny Dayal has had an unconventional career timeline, and unapologetically so…

Vinay Agrawal
Genuinely Quirky... That's Benny!

Benny Dayal is a Taurean.

Ruled by the planet Venus, this zodiac hive signifies creativity and an artistic streak. So does Benny. Born in Kollam, Kerala, Benny did his initial schooling from Abu Dhabi, UAE, later pursuing his Bachelor’s in Commerce from Madras Christian College, followed by a diploma in Journalism from the same college. He joined a BPO thereafter, quit his job, and decided to court music. Also, he reinvented himself as an actor with the Malayalam movie, By The People. It was during this time that he caught attention of AR Rahman and what followed was history.

Fluent in Arabic, Benny can sing in the language too. “I can read and write Arabic as I studied the language in school,” he informs. His initial brush with Arabic singing began in school upon a ‘chance hearing’ by one of the teachers. That also shattered his image of being ‘just a dancer’. Since then, he got interested in Arabic singing.

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