Prasenjeet was born in the year 1980. He started singing as his childhood hobby, until veteran artists Nilu Phule and Ram Nagarkar advised him to learn classical singing properly. He started learning music from his relatives. He learnt Tabla from Vamanrao Mirajkar. He also started singing officially for various Bhaavgeet and Bhaktigeet functions. He holds a masters degree in music. He won the ETV's 'Saptsur – Ek Sargam' competition. He came in the spotlight through Sony channel's Indian Idol in 2008. He stood in the top 7 in the show. He was also the second runner up in SA RE GA MA PA.