Aah.. Alisha | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Studio | Rave Recording Studios | |||
Genre | Indipop | |||
Label | Gramophone Company India | |||
Producer | Louis Banks, Rajesh Johri | |||
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Aah... Alisha! is a 1986 platinum-selling, Hindi-language pop album by Indi-pop star Alisha Chinai. As well as singing each song, she factored heavily in the production, having co-written seven of the eight songs. [1]
Alisha Chinai is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. She began her singing career with the album Jadoo in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the 'Queen of Indipop'. Her best known songs were with producers Anu Malik and Biddu during the 1990s. Her best known song is Made in India.
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Madonna is a 1989 Hindi-language platinum-selling pop album by Indipop star Alisha Chinai.
Babydoll is a 1988 Hindi-language platinum-selling pop album by Indipop star Alisha Chinai. The success of the Babydoll album, and that of Suneeta Rao's album Senorita (1989), encouraged the label to promote other early Indipop stars such as Ali Haider (1990). The album was reportedly India's "first fully computerised album". The sound engineer was Rajesh Johri, alias 'Wizkid', Alisha's husband.
Kamasutra is a 1990 Hindi-language platinum-selling pop album by Indipop star Alisha Chinai.
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