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.[4]
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".[5] According to Chettri, this is when he realized he would become a singer-songwriter[6][7] In class 9, he formed a band with his friends called "Derailed" where he was the vocalist and drummer.[8] After class 10, or SLC, Chettri started performing at various pubs, bars and private events.[7][8]
Chettri's song ‘Bistarai’ received more than a million views.[9][10]
Chettri played at pubs and bars to raise money for the production of his first album,[11] and two years after his YouTube breakthrough, Chettri released his first solo album, "Bistarai Bistarai" in September 2015.[12]
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.[12][13]
Together, the "new" 1974 AD released the album "Hazaar Sapana" in 2016.[14]
