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Sangeetha Rajeev
Indian singer (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sangeetha Rajeev (born 23 October 1990), also known professionally as SaRa, is an Indian playback singer, composer and independent music artist. She is known for her contributions to Kannada pop music (Ka-Pop) and is regarded as one of the first female independent artists in the Kannada music scene. In 2019, she received the Best International Pop Singer award at the VIMA Music Awards in Malaysia.[1]
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Rajeev has collaborated with several notable artists, including Sonu Nigam for the Kannada track "Neene Neene", which was later released in Hindi as "Tuhi Tuhi". Her single "Nee Hinga Nodabyada"[2], which she wrote, composed and performed, gained widespread popularity and became one of the most recognisable tracks in the Kannada independent music space.
She has since expanded into other regional music industries, debuting in Telugu with the single "Naa Raju" and in Punjabi with the EP Rise (2023).[3] In 2022, she was featured by YouTube as part of its "Creating for India" campaign, becoming the first artist from Karnataka to receive front-page coverage in major newspapers through the initiative.[4][5]
Rajeev is also pursuing a career in acting, with upcoming roles in the Hindi film Red Collar and the Kannada film Nimitta Matra.[6][7]
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Early life
Sangeetha Rajeev was born Bangalore to a musical family. Her father S Rajeev was a bank manager, who had to move to Mumbai on an official transfer. She along with her family moved to Mumbai at the age of 6 where she spent most of her childhood. In Mumbai she was trained in Bharatnatyam and Carnatic classical music. She is also trained in Hindustani classical music.
Sangeetha did most of her schooling in Mumbai.[citation needed] Sangeetha graduated in information science engineering. She then moved to England to work before returning to India to pursue music.[citation needed]
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Career
Sangeetha started her career from Kannada films. She was introduced to this industry by the music composer Dharma Vish. She sang a song in the film Aane Pataaki for which she also won the best playback singer award the same year. She was then introduced to the Tollywood industry by the Kshanam music composer Sricharan Pakala and director Shreeranjani through actor/producer Nagarjuna's home production Annapurna Studios. She started her Telugu film career with the film Rangula Ratnam where she sang the Birthday (Tic Toc) song and became the voice of Sithara (actress). She has also sung in the Hindi film Simply Ek Love Story.
She has also produced and composed many independent singles in the Kannada and Hindi languages, including "Nee Hinga Nodabyada".[8] Her single "Neene Neene" was a collaboration with Sonu Nigam[9]
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Influences
One of SaRa's early musical influences was her mother herself, M K Sharadamba,[10] who is a Carnatic classical musician. SaRa is highly influenced by western music and considers the late great Michael Jackson to be her western influences.[11]
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