Shreya Ghoshal

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Name = Shreya Ghoshal


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Genre = Playback singing, Indian classical music
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2002 - Present
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Shreya Ghoshal or Shreya Ghosal (Hindi: श्रेया घोषाल) born March 12, 1984 in Rawatbhata, Rajasthan is an Indian playback singer. She performed several songs in Bollywood, regional films and also for Indian soaps like Kasturi.Besides Hindi, she has also sung songs in Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.

Biography

Early years

Shreya Ghoshal was born in a Marathi-Bengali family. She grew up in Rawatbhata, a small town near Kota, Rajasthan. 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 Sharmacite web |url=http://www.hindisong.com/Interview/Interview.asp?ContentID=198 |title=Singer Interview: Shreya Ghoshal |publisher=hindisong.com] .

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 [cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/10shreya.htm |title='I simply closed my eyes and sang' |publisher=rediff.com] . She trained with him for 18 months and continued her classical music training with Mukta Bhide in Mumbai.

She studied at Atomic Energy Central Schools (AECS) at Kota and Anushaktinagar (Mumbai). For Graduation she had enrolled herself at SIES College in their Arts Stream.

Career

She caught the attention of film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali when she participated in "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" 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. Moviegoers from across the world heard Ghoshal’s singing voice pictured on Aishwarya Rai, and she quickly became one of the top female playback singers in Bollywood, alongside Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sadhana Sargam and Kavita Krishnamurthy. Since Devdas, she has gone on to sing for many more actresses under the baton of various music directors, including M.M. Kreem, for whom she sang “Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai”, a sensuous number pictured on Bipasha Basu in Jism. She won many awards (8 Awards in a single year including a National Award)Fact|date=August 2008. She also received many accolades for the song 'Mere Dholna' from Bhool Bhulaiya.She has since gone on to sing for various music directors including Ilayaraja, A.R. Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Harris Jayaraj, Anu Malik, Himesh Reshammiya, M.M. Kreem, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Pritam, Vishal-Shekhar and Mano Murthy. Today Ghoshal is an established industry singer and has recorded in various regional languages, including Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada,Manipuri,Marathi and Bhojpuri. She also appeared as a judge in the singing show Amul Star Voice Of India Chhote Ustaad. She has also sung the title song of many Indian Television serials.

Ghosal has completed her college education, and is planning to pursue her MA in literature, a subject which she adores. She enjoys Symphony and instrumental in western music and her favourite group is ABBA. But Indian music is definitely her soul. Her voice has a texture that suits romantic songs and she can project voice very well (a fine example is “Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai ” from Jism). She is also comfortable singing sad songs or peppy songs. Apart from Devdas, she has done songs for Jism, Saaya, Inteha, Out of Control, Khakee, Munnabhai MBBS, Dhoop, Kuchh Kaha Aapne, Armaan, Desh Devi, Tujhe Meri Kasam, LOC Kargil, Aetbaar, Police Force, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Guru, Big B etc. She is the only playback singer to have been nominated in 4 out of the 5 nominations for the best playback singer for her songs in 2008 in IIFA 2008.

Work

2008

*"Yuvvraaj"
*"Cheenti Cheenti Bang Bang"
*"Welcome to Sajjanpur"
*"Kidnap"
*"Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi"
*"Karzzzz"
*"Ru Ba Ru"
*"Chamku"
*"God Tussi Great Ho"
*"Bachna Ae Haseeno"
*"Singh Is Kinng"
*"Kismat Konnection"
*"Haal-e-dil"
*"Khushboo"
*"Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic"
*"De Taali"
*"Ghatothkach"
*"U Me Aur Hum"
*"Sirf"
*"Black and White"
*"Kuselan"
*"Bombaat"
*"Arjun"

2007

*"Milana"
*"Big B"
*"Mohabbataan Sachiyaan"
*"Guru"
*"Salaam E Ishq"
*"Ta Ra Rum Pum"
*"Aap Kaa Surroor"
*"Dharm"
*"Cheeni Kum"
*"Partner"
*"Heyy Babyy"
*"Apna Aasman"
*"Laaga Chunari Mein Daag"
*"Bhool Bhulaiya"
*"Jab We Met"
*"Saawariya"
*"Om Shanti Om"
*"Teri Haath"
*"Khoya Khoya Chand"
*"Welcome"
*"Showbiz"
*"Aaja Nachle"

2006

*"Woh Lamhe"
*"Vivah"
*"Shiva"
*"Rehguzar"
*"Naksha"
*"Krrish"
*"The Killer"
*"Kachchi Sadak"
*"Lage Raho Munnabhai"
*"Jackpot - The Money Game"
*"Iqraar"
*"Dor"
*"Banaras - A Mystic Love Story"
*"Aryan - Unbreakable"
*"Ankahee"
*"Nazar"
*"ASMAAN"
*"Sillunu oru Kadhal"
*"Nuvvu Nenu Prema"
*"Mungaru Male"

2005

*"Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi"
*"Shabd"
*"Shikhar"
*"Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye"
*"Blackmail"
*"Aashiq Banaya Aapne"
*"Parineeta"
*"Zeher"
*"Tera Mera Pyar - An Album"

2004

*"Virumaandi"
*"7G Rainbow Colony"
*"Tumsa Nahin Dekha"
*"Khakee"
*"Krishna Cottage"
*"Pithamagan"
*"Dil Maange More"
*"Unakku 20 Enakku 18"

2003

*"Munnabhai M.B.B.S."
*"Jism"

2002

*"Devdas"
*"Album(Tamil)"

Tamil

Shreya Ghoshal has been praised by prominant film personalities (recent one being S. P. Balasubrahmanyam) for her accurate pronunciation of Tamil words. She was critically acclaimed for her rural Tamil slang in the song 'Iayyayo' in the multi-award winning film Paruthiveeran. She was also a part of Ilaiyaraja's live concert where she sang a number of songs including early 80's. Her pronunciation of the zh/ழ syllable, which is unique to Tamil and Malayalam, is considered to be her strength over other singers from North India. In a short time she has attained mass following for a language which is not native to her. Her first Tamil song was 'Chellamai Chellam' with Hariharan. She has sung more than 50 songs in Tamil.

Others include:

Telugu

She started her career in Telugu songs with the film "Ninu choodaka Nenundalenu". Since then she has worked with well-known musical directors Mani Sharma and M M Keeravani and K.M. RadhaKrishnan. She has sung 134 songs for Telugu films (2002-2008).

Her hit Telugu songs include:

Bengali

In 2007, Ghoshal sang a remake of the Rabindra Sangeet song "Pagla Hawa" for the film The Bong Connection, that same year she also sang playback on "Colechi Poth", along with Babul Supriyo, for the film Bidhatar Lekha. In 2005 she featured on the track "Mon Die Mon Nie", a duet sung with Kumar Sanu, for the film Agnipath.

Ghoshal has also released a number of Bangla Pop albums including Ei Akash Tomari, Rupasi Raate and Mukhor Porag.

Kannada

Her first Kannada song was for the movie "Paris Pranaya". She sang "Rome Rome Romancenalli" and "Krishna nee begane baaro" for Mano Murthy. In Mungaaru Male too she sang "Araluthiru Jeevada Geleya" and "Ivanu Geleyanalla" also for Mano Murthy which became great chartbusters.
*'Yeno Onthara' from "Hudugaata"
*'O Gunavantha' from "Jothe Jotheyali"
*'Aa ha enta Aa Kshana' from "Akash"
*'L.O.V.E ge' From "Love"
*'Saviyo Saviyu' from "Savi Savi Nenapu"
*'Ullasada hoomale' from "Cheluvina Chittara"
*'Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige' from "Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige"
*'Male nintu hoda mele' (solo and with Sonu Nigam) from "Milana"
*'Madarangiyalli' (with Rajesh Krishnan) from "Milana"
*'Mansalli mataduve' from "Geleya"
*'Male Baruva Haagide' from " Moggina Manasu"
*'Kanukonde' from "Hoonganasu"
*'Neen Chanda ne' from "Chanda"
*'Yenaito nang Enaito' from "Chanda"
*'Moggina Manasali' from "Moggina Manasu"
*'Hrudaya Hrudaya' from "Hrudaya I Miss You"
*'Ninna Nodalento Matanaadalento..' from "Mussanje Maatu"
*'Matinalli Helaballenu' from "Bombaat"
*'Chinna Hele Hegiruve' from "Bombaat"
*'Lahari' from "Maadesha"
*'Munjaane Manjaagu' from "Maadesha"
*'Balle Balle' from "Arjun"
*'Mandharave' from "Chaitrada Chandrama"
*'Nanna chaluve' from "Chaitrada Chandrama"
*'Jothe Jotheyali' from "Vamshi"

Malayalam

Shreya made her debut in Malayalam with 'Vida parayukayaano' in the movie Big B (2007).

Marathi

Shreya 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.Fact|Nov 2007|date=November 2007

Awards and recognitions

* 2002: National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Bairi Piya (Devdas)
* 2002: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (with Kavita Krishnamurthy) for Dola Re (Devdas)
* 2003: Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
* 2003: IIFA Award Best Female Playback Singer (with Kavita Krishnamurthy) for Dola Re (Devdas)
* 2003: Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai (Jism)
* 2003: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer (with Kavita Krishnamurthy) for Dola Re (Devdas)
* 2004: IIFA Award Best Female Playback Singer for Jadu Hai Nasha Hai (Jism)
* 2005: Andhra Pradesh State Award Best Female Playback Singer for Pillagaali Allari (Athadu) & Neeke Nuvvu (Modati Cinema)
* 2006: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer for Piyu Bole (Parineeta)
* 2006: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback for Piyu Bole (Parineeta)
* 2007: Filmfare Awards South Best Female Playback Singer for Munbe Vaa (Sillunu Oru Kaadhal) (Tamil)
* 2007: Tamil Nadu State Award Best Female Playback Singer for Munbe Vaa (Sillunu Oru Kaadhal) (Tamil)
* 2006: National Film Award Best Female Playback Singer for Apne Aansoo Peene Ke Liye (Paheli) (Distributed in 2007)
* 2008: Star Screen Award Best Female Playback Singer for Barso Re (Guru)
* 2008: Filmfare Award Best Female Playback Singer for Barso Re (Guru)
* 2008: Apsara Award Best Female Playback Singer for Barso Re (Guru)
* 2008: Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer for Barso Re (Guru)
* 2008: GPBA - German Public Bollywood Award Best Singer (Female) for Yeh Ishq Haaye (Jab We Met)
* 2008: IIFA Best Female Playback Award for Barso Re (Guru)
* 2008: Zee Astitva Award for Excellence In Music

ee also

*List of Indian playback singers

References

External links

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