Supporters of 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah screamed out lyrics to an AI-generated campaign song which ...

Nepal General Election 2026 LIVE updates: Key contenders include a Marxist former prime minister seeking a return to power, a rapper-turned-mayor appealing to younger voters, and the newly elected ...

Nobody until 2013, Balen became an overnight rap sensation and a a decade later, in May 2022, he stunned everyone by winnning ...

In Nepal’s first election since the Gen Z protest, Balen Shah —the rapper‑turned‑Mayor of Kathmandu— is aiming to be the ...

In 2022, Balen Shah delivered one of the biggest political upsets in Nepal's recent history. Running as an independent candidate, the structural engineer-turned-rapper defeated nominees from the ...

Last year, discontent over corruption sparked a violent agitation that collapsed the government and threw Nepal into political turmoil. As 19 million people prepare to elect a new administration on 5 ...

Balen – as he is popularly known – was a nobody until 2013, when he almost overnight became a rap sensation. Nearly a decade ...

Balendra Shah, aka Balen, is a 35-year-old rapper and mayor of Kathmandu now hoping to take his brand of populism to the highest office in Nepal.

Balendra Shah, better known as Balen Shah, rose to fame as a rapper railing against corruption and political decay. Now, at ...

Among the candidates vying to become Nepal's next prime minister in a crucial election Thursday, few have generated the buzz of a Millennial former rapper who has shaken up the Himalayan country's ...

Facing thousands of cheering supporters, 35-year-old Balendra Shah lifted his signature black rectangular sunglasses, met the crowd’s gaze, and said simply: “I love you”, AzerNEWS reports, citing ...