Alyssa Mendonsa

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Alyssa Mendonsa
Born1990or1991(age 33–34) [1]
Delhi, India
OccupationPlayback singer
Father Loy Mendonsa
Musical career
Genres Filmi
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–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]

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Early life

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.

Career

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 ]

Discography

YearFilmSongCo-Singer(s)
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" - RemixSuraj 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

Awards and achievements

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References

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  2. "Alyssa Mendonsa makes her singing debut with KCK :: Samay Live". SamayLive.com. 28 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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  5. 1 2 "Book / Hire Alyssa Mendonsa for Events in Best Prices". StarClinch. 21 November 2018.