Chaitra H. G.

Chaitra H. G.
Origin	Bangalore, Karnataka
Occupations	Kannada Playback Singer,
Years active	2003 – present
Website	ChaitraHG.com

Chaitra H. G. is a reputed playback singer from south India, daughter of H. S. Gopinath (a tabla player), and a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering alongside being skilled at Gymnastics and Fencing.

About

In 1993, at the age of 8, Chaitra ventured into music industry to sing for the film Beda Krishna Ranginata^[1] under the music direction of Sri. V. Manohar, which marked the beginning of Chaitra's career as a playback singer.

She was back into playback singing in the year 2003-04 for the film Bhagawan and, from then, has been known for her unconventional voice and her style of sining. Her “Huduga Huduga” song from the Kannada language film Amruthadhare won her the state award as the Best playback singer in 2005.

Music

Chaitra has worked with many leading music directors from Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam music industry with over 500 songs under her name.

She is also well known for her Hindustani classical concerts, mainly Devotional music, with her twin brother Chaitanya H.G. with their father Pandit H.S Gopinath on percussion.

Felicitation

• Best Female Playback Singer 2005-2006 award from the State government for the film Amrutadhare^[1]
• Rotary Bangalore Midtown & Brigade Group Young Achiever 2007-08 Special Mention Award
• Udaya TV award for “Huduga huduga” the film Amrutadhare

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=77139

External links

Official website

Persondata
Name	Chaitra H. G.
Alternative names
Short description	Hindustani classical singer
Date of birth
Place of birth	Bangalore, Karnataka
Date of death
Place of death