Alisha Chinai
Birth name	Sujata Chinai
Born	18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) (age 36) India
Genre(s)	Indipop, playback singing
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1988–present

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Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Partial discography 5 Selected songs 6 References 7 External links

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). Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Alisha Chinai is a leading pop singer, who can be given the credit for bringing the trend of pop music in India.

Career

Chinai was discovered by veteran music director and composer Bappi Lahiri. Bappi Lahiri or Alokesh Lahiri (born 27 November 1953) is a music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry They had many disco hits together in many films in the 1980s including Dance Dance, Commando, Guru, Love Love Love etc. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Dance Dance is an Indian Bollywood movie released on May 29, 1987, directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. Love Love Love is an Indian Bollywood movie released on August 4, 1989, directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. 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. A playback singer is a Singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies Smita Patil (स्मिता पाटील ( October 17, 1955 &ndash 13 December, 1986) was a leading Indian actress from Mandakini ( Hindi: मंदाकिनी(məŋd̪aːkini ITRANS:mandAkinI (born 1969, as Yasmeen Roy) is a former Bollywood Sridevi ( Tamil:ஸ்ரீதேவி Hindi:श्रीदेवी born on August 13, 1963, is an Indian actress Juhi Chawla (जूही चावला born 13 November, 1967 in Ludhiana, Punjab India) is an Indian actress film producer Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit ( Marathi: माधुरी दीक्षित (born Madhuri Shankar Dixit on May 15, 1967) Divya Bharti (दिव्या भारती (born Divya Om Prakash Bharti, February 25, 1974 - April 5, 1993) was a popular In 1985, Alisha sang with Remo Fernandes in the album Old Goan Gold. Remo Fernandes (born 8 May 1953 is a popular pop / rock / Indian fusion artist and Playback singer from the state of Goa, India 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. Anwar Malik, better known as Anu Malik (अनु मलिक or Annu Malek is a music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry For the Pakistani Film hero see Nadeem Nadeem-Shravan are Indian music composers duo who were among the most prolific Bollywood composers in

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). Indian Idol is a popular television show on Indian television, a Singing talent contest to determine the best undiscovered young singer in the Javed Akhtar ( Urdu: جاوید اختر; Hindi: जावेद अख़्तर born Udit Narayan Jha (उदित नारायण झा popularly known as Udit Narayan is a Playback singer in commercial Hindi - Tamil - Raja Hindustani ( Hindi: राजा हिंदुस्तानी Urdu: راجا ہندوستانی is a 1996 Bollywood film directed Bollywood/Hollywood is a 2002 film by Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta.

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. Yash Raj Films (YRF is a company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer Mujhse Dosti Karoge! ( Hindi: मुझसे दोस्ती करोगे Urdu: مجھسے دوستی کروگے Translation: "Will 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. Anwar Malik, better known as Anu Malik (अनु मलिक or Annu Malek is a music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry ^[1]

In 2005, she had one of her highest career points came with the song Kajra Re (Bunty Aur Babli). " Kajra Re " (कजरा रेin English " Kohl-lined Eyes" is a song written by Gulzar and sung by the Playback singers Alisha Bunty Aur Babli ( Hindi: बंटी और बब्ली Urdu: بنٹی اور ببلی Translation: Bunty and Babli released in The song was a hit and Alisha won her first Filmfare Best Female Playback Award. The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started

Alisha was a judge in Indian Idol 3. Indian Idol is a popular television show on Indian television, a Singing talent contest to determine the best undiscovered young singer in the

Awards

• Alisha received the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for the song "Kajra Re" from the film Bunty Aur Babli in the year 2005. Bunty Aur Babli ( Hindi: बंटी और बब्ली Urdu: بنٹی اور ببلی Translation: Bunty and Babli released in ^[2]
• Alisha received the International Billboard Award around the time "Made in India" came out,^[3] 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

Selected songs

• Zooby Zooby (Dance Dance (film))
• Kaate Nahin Katt Te Yeh Din Yeh Raat (Mr. India)
• Raat Bhare Jaamse (Tridev)
• My Adorable Darling (Main Khiladi Tu Anari)
• Tere Ishq Main Nachenge (Raja Hindustani)
• De diya Dil Piya (Keemat)
• Dil Ko Hazar Bar (Murder)
• Oh My Darling (Mujhse Dosti Karoge)
• Pyaar Aaya (Plan)
• Maine Jisko Chaha (Fida)
• Tinka Tinka (Karam (film))
• Kajra Re (Bunty Aur Babli, 2005)
• Ishq Di Gali (No Entry)
• Aaj Ki Raat (Don, 2006)
• Touch me (Dhoom 2)
• Its Rocking (Kya Love Story Hai, 2007)
• Chot Dil Pe Lagi (Ishq Vishq, 2003)
• Panch Vorsam (Konkani, Album: Old Goan Gold, 1985)
• Rajan ani Prema (Konkani, Album: Old Goan Gold, 1985)
• Rang Rang Mere Rang Rang Mein (Bollywood/Hollywood, 2002)
• Ticket To Hollywood (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, 2007)

References

External links

• The Official Alisha Chinai Website
• Alisha Chinai at the Internet Movie Database

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