Shreya Ghoshal

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Shreya Ghoshal
Also known as Piu[citation needed]
Born March 12 1984 (1984-03-12) (age 25)
Image:Flag of India.svg India
Genre(s) playback singing, Indian classical
Occupation(s) Singer
Instrument(s) Vocalist
Years active 2002-current

Shreya Ghoshal or Shreya Ghosal (Tamil: ஷ்ரேயா கோஷால்; Kannada: ಶ್ರೇಯಾ ಘೋಶಾಲ್; Telugu: శ్రెయ ఘోశాల్ :Hindi: श्रेया घोषाल Punjabi: ਸ਼੍ਰੇਯਾ ਘੋਸ਼ਾਲ Oriya: ଶ୍ରେଯା ଘୋଷାଲ, Born: March 12, 1984[citation needed]) is an indian playback singer. She has sung several songs in Bollywood and Kollywood.

Besides Hindi, she has also sung songs in Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years

Ghoshal was born in a Bengali family. She grew up in Rawatbhata, a small town near Kota, Rajastan. Her father works in Bhabha Atomic Research Center as a nuclear power plant engineer for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India while her mother is a post-graduate literature student.

From the age of four Ghoshal accompanied her mother on the harmonium. Her parents enrolled her for formal training in Hindustani classical music in Kota with Maheshchandra Sharma[1].

As a child she won the children's special episode of the Sa Re Ga Ma contest on Zee TV. Kalyanji who also judged the competition, convinced her parents to move to Mumbai[2]. She trained with him for 18 months and continued her classical music training with Mukta Bhide in Mumbai[1].

[edit] Career

She came to the attention of film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali when she participated in Sa Re Ga Ma for a second time, this time competing against adults. In 2000, He offered her the opportunity to be the voice of Paro, the lead female character of his film Devdas, who was to be portrayed by Aishwarya Rai. Shreya sang five songs in the film.

She has since gone on to sing for various music directors including M.M. Kreem, Anu Malik,A.R. Rahman, Ilayaraja, Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Pritam. Today Ghoshal is an established industry singer and has recorded in various regional languages, including Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi.

[edit] Work

[edit] Hindi


[edit] Bengali

In 2007, Ghoshal sung a remake of the Rabindra Sangeet song Pagla Hawa for the film The Bong Connection, that same year she also sung playback on Colechi Poth, along with Babul Supriyo, for the film Bidhatar Lekha.

[edit] Kannada

Her first Kannada song was for the movie Paris Pranaya. She sang Rome Rome Romancenalli and Krishna nee begane baaro. In Mungaaru Male too she sang Araluthiru Jeevada Geleya and Ivanu Geleyanalla. She also sung Tunturu Tunturu for Kannada film Sajani. Her other Kannada hits include:

  • 'Yeno Onthara' from Hudugaata
  • 'O Gunavantha' from Jothe Jotheyali
  • 'Saviyo Saviyu' from Savi Savi Nenapu
  • 'Ullasada hoomale' from Cheluvina Chittara
  • 'Matad matad mallige' from Matad Matad Mallige
  • 'Male nintu hoda mele' (solo and with Sonu Nigam)
  • 'Madarangiyalli' (with Rajesh Krishnan)
  • 'Mansalli mataduve' from Geleya

[edit] Marathi

Ghoshal has sung songs for the marathi album named Mast Shaaradiya raat launched in May 2006. The lyrics for this album have been written by noted marathi author late Dr. Vasant Krishna Warhadpande from Nagpur.[citation needed]

[edit] Tamil

Ghoshal's first Tamil song was Chellamai Chellam endrayada with Hariharan. Others include:

  • Thaiya Thaiya in Vellitherai
  • Enakku piditha padal and Idayame Idayame in Balumahendra's Julie Ganapathy
  • Munbe Vaa with Naresh Iyer in Sillunu Oru kadhal
  • Unna Vida with Kamal Hassan in Virumaandi
  • Panithuli with Kay Kay in Kanda Naal Muthal
  • Nijama Nijama with Kay Kay in Bose
  • Thazhuvudu with SPB in Anbe Aaruyire

She was also a part of Ilaiyaraja's live concert where she sang a number of songs and also sang songs of the early 80's in Tamil.

Her pronunciation of the zh syllable, which is unique to Tamil and Malayalam, is considered to be her strength. In a short time she has attained mass following for a language which is not native to her.

[edit] Telugu

She started her career in Telugu songs with the film Okkadu. Since then she has worked with well-known musical directors Mani Sharma and M M Keeravani. Her hit Telugu songs include:

Song Movie
Jaaneman Jaaneman Aryan
Nuvvena Naa Nuvvena Anand
Vachhe Vachhe Anand
Righto Lefto Anukokunda Oka Roju
Andamlo Andhra Kosta Laxmi Narasimha
Thalachi Thalachi Choosa 7G Brindhavan Colony
Indradhanshu Maha Nandi
Nee Kosam Nenunnanu
Nuvve Naa Swasa Okariki Okaru
Vellipothe Ela Okariki Okaru
Kopama Varsham
Neelo jarige thanthu Balu abcdefg
Enni ashalo Jai
Pillagali allari Athadu
Preme Neramouna Maya Bazaar
Nuvvem maya chesavokani Okkadu
Chinnanati Chelikade Yagnam
Enni Ashalo Jai
Sogasu Chooda Tarama Sainikudu
VaanocchenanTe varadostadi Tagore
Aye pilla time Arjun
Edo papam Balu

[edit] Awards and recognitions

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Singer Interview: Shreya Ghoshal. hindisong.com.
  2. ^ 'I simply closed my eyes and sang'. rediff.com.

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://india.smashits.com/wikipedia/Shreya_Ghoshal"
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