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Dhee
Birth nameDheekshitha Venkadeshan
Born (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 26)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
OriginSydney, Australia
GenresPop
Occupations
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–present
LabelsMaajja

Dheekshitha Venkadeshan (born 26 June 1998), known professionally as Dhee, is an Australian singer of Sri Lankan Tamil descent.[1][2][3][4] She has sung songs mostly in her step-father Santhosh Narayanan's albums and has once been nominated at the Filmfare Awards for Best Singer.[5][6] She is known for her distinctive alto voice.[7]

Early life and career

Dheekshitha was born on 26 June 1998 to a Sri Lankan Tamil father Venkadesan from Jaffna and mother Meenakshi Iyer who is a Carnatic musician.[8] She was raised and did her schooling in Sydney, Australia.[9][4][10][11] She has an elder brother Sudheekshanan. Dheekshitha is the step-daughter of Indian music composer Santhosh Narayanan. She began her playback singing career by performing songs in two of Santhosh Narayanan albums, Pizza II: Villa (2013) and Cuckoo (2014), during breaks from her education. Dhee made a breakthrough by singing "Naan Nee" from Pa. Ranjith's Madras (2014) alongside Shakthisree Gopalan. Her work on the song saw the pair garner nominations for Best Female Singer at the Filmfare Awards and Vijay Awards.[12]

She received critical acclaim for her work in Sudha Kongara Prasad's sports drama film, Irudhi Suttru (2016).[8] Being used as the lead singer for Ritika Singh's North Madras-based boxer character in the film, Dhee recorded two solo songs titled "Ey Sandakaara" and "Usuru Narumbuley".[13] Behindwoods.com stated that the first song was "another classic Santhosh number that gets your attention in no time", while noting the "pathos song by Dhee is a revelation sorts" about the latter.[14][15][16]

Dhee later worked with Santhosh Narayanan in critically acclaimed albums including Kaala (2018) and Vada Chennai (2018), before collaborating with Yuvan Shankar Raja for the song "Rowdy Baby" in Maari 2 (2018). Singing alongside Dhanush, the film garnered popularity soon after its release. The song garnered more than 1 billion views on YouTube making it the highest viewed Tamil music videos and one of the most-viewed Indian videos of all time.[17][18]

Dhee made her debut as a pop singer, under the A.R. Rahman-helmed label, Maajja, with "Enjoy Enjaami" featuring Arivu (from The Casteless Collective) on 7 March 2021.[19] The song was produced by her step-father, Santhosh Narayanan. The lyrics were penned by Arivu.[20][21] The song was immediately popular, with the music video having gained over 398 million views and more than 4.6 million likes (as of March 2022) since it premiered on YouTube. "Enjoy Enjaami" is the first song to be released under maajja.[21] Dhee is currently preparing her debut studio album which is also being produced by maajja.[22] The album is expected to be released by the end of 2021 and will be largely made up of contemporary jazz songs, it will also mark her first English-language release since debuting in the (Indian) music industry.[23]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
UK
Asian
[24]
"Enjoy Enjaami"
(feat. Arivu, produced by Santhosh Narayanan) 		2021 5 Non-album single

As playback singer

Year Song title Film Music Director Notes
2013 "Disco Woman" Pizza II: Villa Santhosh Narayanan
2014 "Enda Mapla" Cuckoo Santhosh Narayanan
2014 "Naan Nee" Madras Santhosh Narayanan Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Female Playback Singer
Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer
2016 "Ey Sandakaara" Irudhi Suttru Santhosh Narayanan Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer
"Usuru Narumbeley"
"Thoondil Meen" Kabali Santhosh Narayanan
"Dushta" Iraivi Santhosh Narayanan
2017 "Oo Sakkanoda" Guru Santhosh Narayanan
"Gundelothulalo"
"Rathina Katti" Meyaadha Maan Santhosh Narayanan
2018 "Kannamma Kannamma" Kaala Santhosh Narayanan
"Maadila Nikkura Maanutty" Vada Chennai Santhosh Narayanan
"Rowdy Baby" Maari 2 Yuvan Shankar Raja Won - SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer
2019 "Vaanil Irul" Nerkonda Paarvai Yuvan Shankar Raja
"Idharkuthaan" Bigil A. R. Rahman
2020 "Yedho Maayam" Dagaalty Vijay Narain
"Manamengum Maaya Oonjal" Gypsy Santhosh Narayanan
"Kaattu Payale" Soorarai Pottru G. V. Prakash Kumar Won - SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer
"Kaatuka Kanule -Telugu version
"Rakita Rakita Rakita" Jagame Thandhiram Santhosh Narayanan
2021 "Uttradheenga Yeppov" Karnan
2022 "Anbarey" Gulu Gulu

References

  1. ^ "Biography - Dhee (Singer) Wiki, Age, Biography, Songs, Photos". 9 March 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ Laisram, Romal. "22-year-old singer Dhee's first single, Enjoy Enjaami, crosses a 100M views!". Indulge Express. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ Sarwal, Amit (18 March 2021). "Tamil-Australian singer's tribute to the dispossessed tea plantation labourers". The Australia Today.
  4. ^ a b Tagat, Anurag (21 August 2021). "COVER STORY: Back to the Roots". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ "Singer Dhee, looked cool at the premiere of 'X Men: Apocaplypse' at Sathyam cinemas in Chennai - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ^ R, Balajee C. (14 March 2016). "'Dhee' one to watch out for!". Deccan Chronicle.
  7. ^ Laisram, Ronal (10 April 2021). "Cuckoo, cuckoo! A voice of her own". The New Indian Express.
  8. ^ a b Balaji, CR (14 March 2016). "'Dhee' one to watch out for". Deccan Chronicle.
  9. ^ Lohani Mehtani, Hansika (7 February 2022). "Dhee". Platform.
  10. ^ Das, Ria (23 August 2021). "All You Should Know About Dhee". SheThePeople.
  11. ^ Gupta, Nidhi (26 March 2021). "Enjoyed "Enjoy Enjaami"? You'll love what the musicians of maajja are cooking up next". GQIndia.
  12. ^ "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Irudhi Suttru Songs Review". Only Kollywood. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Irudhi Suttru (aka) Iruthi Suttru songs review". Behindwoods.com. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Irudhi Suttru- A sparkling album!". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Irudhi Suttru Music Review". Top10 Cinema. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Straight outta Madras: Tamil songs from 2018 that will teleport you to the city instantly!". The New Indian Express.
  18. ^ "Dhanush-Sai Pallavi's peppy song 'Rowdy Baby' from 'Maari 2' out—Watch". Zee News. 28 November 2018.
  19. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (15 March 2021). "Enjoy Enjaami's Dhee: The 'Goli Soda akka' who now dares to dream". The Hindu.
  20. ^ "Santhosh Narayanan, Arivu and Dhee release 'Enjoy Enjaami'". The News Minute. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  21. ^ a b Muralidharan, Kavitha (18 March 2021). "Listen between the lines". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  22. ^ "22-year-old singer Dhee's first single, Enjoy Enjaami, crosses a 100M views! Find out more..." www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  23. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (9 March 2021). "Enjoy Enjaami's Dhee: The 'Goli Soda akka' who now dares to dream". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  24. ^ Singles on UK Asian Music Chart:
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