Alisha Chinai

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Alisha Chinai


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Sujata Chinai
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Born = Birth date and age|1972|3|18|df=y India
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Genre = Indipop, playback singing
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1988–present

Alisha Chinai is a singer of pop music in India.

Biography

Born in 1972 to a Gujarati family, Sujata changed her name to that of her cousin's daughter Alisha (also Chinai) after she was born. She is also known as the "Indian Madonna" (she was first known as Babydoll but an image change later resulted in the "Madonna" moniker). Alisha Chinai is a leading pop singer, who can be given the credit for bringing the trend of pop music in India.

Career

Alisha's initial foray into the Hindi music was through her album, Jadoo, the music for which was composed by Anu Malik. She also had another album titled Babydoll. She was introduced to the Hindi film music by the veteran music director and composer Bappi Lahiri. They had many disco hits together in many films in the 1980s including "Tarzan", "Dance Dance", "Commando", "Guru", "Love Love Love" etc. When she started her career with him, she was doing playback singing for many actresses, such as Smita Patil, Mandakini, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit and Divya Bharati etc. In 1985, Alisha sang with Remo Fernandes in the album Old Goan Gold. The songs she sang in this album became very popular.

In the 90s, she took on working in different films, collaborating with other music directors, such as Anu Malik and Nadeem-Shravan. Throughout these years, she had numerous Bollywood hit songs, including "Tere Ishq Mein Nachenge" (Raja Hindustani), "Roundhe" (Pyar Tune Kya Kiya), "Sona Sona Roop Hai" (Bollywood/Hollywood), and the controversial "Mujhe Log Bole" (Khud-daar). Simultaneously with playback singing, she has recorded many songs as a pop singer, with album releases. Chinai was noted for her 1996 hit single and album, titled "Made in India", which contains another well-known song, "Lover Girl". However, her follow-up albums were less successful.

Alisha's comeback to film music was with the song "Oh My Darling" in the Yash Raj Film "Mujhse Dosti Karoge". She then teamed up several times with Anu Malik after stating she would never work with him again in 1995, alleging that Anu Malik attempted to molest her. [ [http://www.itsybitsy.co.in/Alishachinai.htm itsybitsy] ]

In 2005, she had one of her highest career points came with the song "Kajra Re" ("Bunty Aur Babli"). The song was a hit and Alisha won her first Filmfare Best Female Playback Award.

Alisha was a judge in Indian Idol 3.

Awards

*Alisha received the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for the song "Kajra Re" from the film Bunty Aur Babli in the year 2005. [http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1428474.cms 51st Filmfare Awards] filmfareawards.indiatimes.com Retrieved on 29-08-2007]
*Alisha received the International Billboard Award around the time "Made in India" came out, [http://www.outlookindia.com/glitterati.asp?fodname=19951206 Alisha going global] outlookindia.com Retrieved on 29-08-2007] and also won the Freddie Mercury Award for Artistic Excellence.
*Internationally, Alisha received attention when her song "Seulement Vous" won first place at the International Song Festival "Asia 2004". It was the first victory for India in the Song Contest.

Partial discography

*Jadoo
*Aah...
*Alisha Unleashed
*Soniya
*Lover Girl
*Alisha: Baby Doll of India
*Madonna
*Bombay Girl
*Made In India
*Om
*Alisha
*Greatest Hits
*Film Hits
*Best of Alisha Live
*Dil Ki Rani
*Shut Up N Kiss Me

elected Hit Songs

* "Panch Vorsam" (Konkani, Album: Old Goan Gold, 1985)
* "Rajan Ani Prema" (Konkani, Album: Old Goan Gold, 1985)
* "Zooby Zooby" ("Dance Dance (film)")
* "Kaate Nahin Katt Te" ("Mr. India")
* "Raat Bhare Jaam se" ("Tridev")
* "My Adorable Darling" ("Main Khiladi Tu Anari")
* "Tere Ishq Main Nachenge" ("Raja Hindustani")
* "De Diya Dil Piya" ("Keemat")
* "Pyaar Aaya" ("Plan")
* "Mehboob Mere" ("Plan")
* "Oh My Darling!" ("Mujhse Dosti Karoge", 2002)
* "Rang Rang Mere Rang Rang Mein" (Bollywood/Hollywood, 2002)
* "Chot Dil Pe Lagi" ("Ishq Vishq", 2003)
* "Dil Ko Hazar Bar" ("Murder", 2004)
* "Maine Jisko Chaha" ("Fida", 2004)
* "Hamnasheen" ("Dobara", 2004)
* "Tinka Tinka" ("Karam (film), 2005)
* "Kajra Re" ("Bunty Aur Babli, 2005")
* "Ishq Di Gali" ("No Entry", 2005)
* "Dil Chura ke Mere" ("No Entry", 2005)
* "Aaj Ki Raat" ("Don", 2006)
* "Touch Me" ("Dhoom 2", 2006)
* "It's Rocking" ("Kya Love Story Hai", 2007)
* "Ticket To Hollywood" (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, 2007)
* "Lover Boy" (Love Story 2050, 2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.alishachinai.com The Official Alisha Chinai Website]
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