Alyssa Mendonsa | |
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Born | 1990or1991(age 32–33) [1] Delhi, India |
Occupation | Playback singer |
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Musical career | |
Genres | Filmi |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2010–present |
Alyssa Mendonsa (born 1990or1991) is an Indian playback singer who made her debut in the film Karthik Calling Karthik with the song "Uff Teri Adaa". [1] [2]
Alyssa Mendonsa is the daughter of composer Loy Mendonsa of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio who compose music for Bollywood films. She also sang "Oh Girl" and "Papa Jag Jayega" along with Neeraj Shridhar and Ritu Pathak for the Sajid Khan movie Housefull . [3] Her vocal for the song "Adhoore" of Break Ke Baad was well received by the audiences. She also sang "Baby When You Talk To Me" for the film Patiala House . Her recent song was "Khushfehmiyan" for the film One by Two (2014) with Shankar Mahadevan.
Mendonsa song "Khaabon Ke Parinday" from the movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara took the airwaves by storm. The melodious, soft acoustic guitars, harmonicas and stiff jazz style drums make this an endearing song / beat to listen to. [4] Filmed on Katrina Kaif, this song has seen unsurpassed demand on airwaves. She has rendered a song in the 2013 Malayalam film Amen . She recently sang a song "Be You" for a Gurgaon based fashion and lifestyle e-commerce portal Jabong.com. The song is being featured on several TV channels in India.
She has written and produced her original composition 'You Were There For Me', which was quite popular. [5] [ third-party source needed ]
Year | Film | Song | Co-Singer(s) | |
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2010 | Karthik Calling Karthik | "Uff Teri Adaa" | Shankar Mahadevan | |
Housefull | "Oh Girl You're Mine" | Tarun Sagar | ||
Break Ke Baad | "Adhoore" | Vishal Dadlani | ||
2011 | Patiala House | "Baby When You Talk To Me" | Suraj Jagan | |
"Baby When You Talk To Me" - Remix | Suraj Jagan | |||
Zokkomon | "Zokkomon - I" | Shankar Mahadevan | ||
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | "Khaabon Ke Parindey" | Mohit Chauhan | ||
2013 | Amen | "Meen" | ||
D-Day | "Dhuaan" | Rahul Ram, Siddharth Mahadevan, Thomson Andrews, Keshia Braganza, Crystal Sequeira, Leon D’souza | ||
2014 | One by Two | |||
2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do | "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" | Farhan Akhtar, Vishal Dadlani, Divya Kumar | |
2019 | Saaho | "Baby Won't You Tell Me" | Ravi Mishra, Shankar Mahadevan | |
2019 | The Zoya Factor | "Kaash" | Arijit Singh |
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