..:: Biography ::..
Shreya Ghoshal was born in a Bengali family. She grew up in Rawatbhata, a small town near Kota, Rajasthan.
She belongs to a highly academic family. 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.
Today Ghoshal is an established industry singer and has recorded in various regional languages, including Hindi,Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, Gujarati, Meitei, Marathi, and Bhojpuri. She also appeared as a judge in the singing show Amul Star Voice Of India Chhote Ustaad. She also sang the title songs of many Indian Television serials.
Since Devdas, she went on to sing for many other actresses under the baton of various music directors, including A.R.Rahman, Anu Malik, Himesh Reshammiya, Mani Sharma, M. M. Keeravani, Nadeem-Shravan, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Pritam, Vishal-Shekhar, Hamsalekha, Mano Murthy, Gurukiran, Ilayaraja, Yuvan Shankar Raja and Harris Jayaraj.
She has won many awards both in north and south film industries. She has also received many accolades for the song 'Mere Dholna' from Bhool Bhulaiyaa.
..:: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa ::..
As a child she won the children's special episode of the Sa Re Ga Ma (now Sa Re Ga Ma Pa) contest on Zee TV. Back then, the show was hosted by now-famous singer Sonu Nigam. Kalyanji who also judged the competition, convinced her parents to move to Mumbai.
She trained with him for 18 months and continued her classical music training with Mukta Bhide in Mumbai.
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 under the music direction of Ismail Darbar 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.
This song earned her the Filmfare Award for best singer that year, as well as the R D Burman award, given to upcoming talents in music at the same award ceremony.
Candidates who make their way through the final selections will be divided in three groups with each group having a mentor at the helm. Under the guidance of three mentors they will be further tested and tried, eliminated and only a lucky few will have the privilege to visit the judges homes set in exotic locations nationally. Here the participants get to experience the lifestyle of the rich and famous while experts like vocal coaches, choreographers and stylists work on them to make a complete performer out of the contestants. At the end of the session each judge will select their final 4 who will proceed for the final showdown!!!
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..:: Awards ::..
2002
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Bairi Piya (Devdas)
Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (with Kavita Krishnamurthy) for Dola Re (Devdas)
2003
Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
IIFA Award Best Female Playback Singer (with Kavita Krishnamurthy) for Dola Re (Devdas)
Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai (Jism)
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)
Star Screen Award Best Female Playback for Piyu Bole (Parineeta)
National Film Award Best Female Playback Singer for
Apne Aansoo Peene Ke Liye (Paheli) (Distributed in 2007)
2007
Filmfare Awards South Best Female Playback Singer for Munbe Vaa (Sillunu Oru Kaadhal) (Tamil)
Tamil Nadu State Award Best Female Playback Singer for Munbe Vaa (Sillunu Oru Kaadhal)
2008
Star Screen Award Best Female Playback Singer for Barso Re (Guru)
Filmfare Award Best Female Playback Singer for Barso Re (Guru)
Apsara Award Best Female Playback Singer for Barso Re (Guru)
Zee Cine Award Best Female Playback Singer for Barso Re (Guru)
GPBA - German Public Bollywood Award Best Singer (Female) for
Yeh Ishq Haaye (Jab We Met)
2009
Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2009)
Song:Teri Ore
IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2009)
Song:Teri Ore
Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2009)
Song:Teri Ore
2010
Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2010)
Song:Tujhe Main Rab Dikha Hai
2011
Screen Award for Best Playback Singer - Female (2011)
Song: Bahara
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