Laure (Nepalese rapper)

Ashish Rana Magar (born 25 June 1993),^{[citation needed]} known professionally as Laure, is a Nepalese rapper and television personality. He presented his rapping through a rap battle on YouTube which gained him popularity. He was the most searched Nepalese celebrity on Google in the year 2013.^[1][2]

Laure आशिष राना मगर
Ashish in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Ashish Rana Magar
Also known as	Laure
Born	(1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 31) Pokhara, Nepal
Origin	Pokhara, Nepal
Genres	Nephop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, actor
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2013–present
Website	akalaure.com

Personal life

Ashish Rana Magar was born on 25 June 1993 in Pokhara, Nepal. Since Grade 6, Laure developed a keen interest in rapping. He completed his school life from the LA Higher Secondary School, then his higher education from Sagarmatha College.^[1] His rapping career began through his song Mero Solta, the first song he recorded. Because of his physical appearance, his friends gave him the moniker "Laure".^[3] He is also currently one of the judges of the Reality TV Show Himalaya Roadies which began in mid-2017.^[4]

Songs

Year	Title	Genre	Notes
2012	Pokhara
2013	Case no. 420[5]	Story Telling Rap
	Haude	Story Telling Rap
	Mero Solta[6]	Story Telling Rap
	Sabai Ho Laure	Pop
2014	Yuddha[7]
2016	Banawati		Chup Laag
2016	Saathi ho		Chup Laag
2017	Nephop ko bato		Chup Laag
	Yo Pokhara Mero[8]	Pop/Hip hop/Rap
2017	Superraga	Pop/Hip hop/Rap	Chup Laag
2018	Stay Open featuring Diplo, MØ, Laure and Bipul Chhetri
2021	La hai la hai featuring Kavi G and DJ AJ
2022	Birami
2024	Road side Romeo

Laure has also sing Intro songs for all 4 seasons of Himalaya Roadies.

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role	Character
2014	Tandav	Lead Role	Amrit[9]

Reality TV Show

Year	TV Show	Role
2017/2019/2020/2021/2023/2024	Himalaya Roadies	Judge/Gang leader[4]

References

1. "Two Celebrities of Nephop – Yama Buddha and Laure" (in Nepali). Ekantipur. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
2. "Story of Laure and Yama Buddha, In the remembrance of Yama Buddha".
3. "Interview | Timrohamro.com". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
4. "Himalaya Roadies roars off". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
5. "Case no. 420 by Ashish Rana Magar". Retrieved September 23, 2014.
6. "Mero Solta by Ashish Rana Magar". Retrieved September 23, 2014.
7. "Laure's Yuddha released". Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
8. "Yo Pokhara Mero by Ashish Rana Magar". Retrieved September 23, 2014.
9. Staff. "An attempt to create a benchmark". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.