Nikhita Gandhi

Nikhita Gandhi
Nikhita Gandhi
Born	1992; Kolkata, India
Genres	Playback singing
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2013–present

Nikhita Gandhi (born 1992), is an Indian playback singer who has worked in Indian films in four different languages. Coming from a mixed Bengali and Punjabi background, she has worked on Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film projects.^[1]

Career

Born into a mixed Bengali and Punjabi family in Kolkata, Nikita relocated to Chennai in 2010 to pursue a degree in dentistry. A former student of A. R. Rahman's K. M. College of Music and Technology, Nikhita's first association with Rahman was during an Indo-German exchange, where she was a part of a choir which performed with the German orchestra. Rahman then individually auditioned her for a commercial project titled 'Qyuki' with Shekhar Kapur, the duo were working on. In 2012, she cut a Bengali album titled Kotha, a re-arrangement of Nazrul Geeti, songs written by renowned poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.^[2]

After having worked on her personal studio album and sung as a part of songs in regional films, Nikhita got a breakthrough by performing the song "Ladio" from Shankar's film, I (2015). Composed by A. R. Rahman, she managed to record the song within four hours after translating it into Hindi. She then also subsequently recorded the Telugu and Hindi versions of the song, earning critical acclaim for her work.^[3] Other projects she worked for in 2015 include Rahman's O Kadhal Kanmani and Anirudh's Thanga Magan.

Discography

Year	Song title	Film	Language	Music Director
2013	"Modern Kalyanam"	Kalyana Samayal Saadham	Tamil	Navin
2014	"Ladio"	I	Tamil	A. R. Rahman
	"Lady O"		Hindi
	"Ladiyo"		Telugu
2015	"Beautiful Zindagi"	Yevade Subramanyam	Telugu	Radhan
	"Theera Ulaa"	O Kadhal Kanmani	Tamil	A. R. Rahman
	"Nam Sexy Looksu"	Ouija	Kannada	Hari Nikesh
	"Oh Oh"	Thanga Magan	Tamil	Anirudh Ravichander
	"Prologue —The Infinite Light"	Muhammad (SAL): The Messenger of God	Arabic	A. R. Rahman
	"Signs of the Last Prophet"	Muhammad (SAL): The Messenger of God	Arabic	A. R. Rahman

References

^ "Ladio girl and her band". The Hindu. 2015-06-18. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
^ "Taking the next step". The Hindu. 2015-06-05. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
^ "Nikhita Gandhi: AR Rahman never lets his singers get nervous". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-12-30.

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[1] "Ladio girl and her band". The Hindu. 2015-06-18. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-30.

[2] "Taking the next step". The Hindu. 2015-06-05. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-30.

[3] "Nikhita Gandhi: AR Rahman never lets his singers get nervous". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-12-30.

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