Anaida

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Anaida Parvaneh
Anaida at 12th Mumbai Film Festival (1).jpg
Anaida at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival
Born
Iran
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Spiritual Healer
  • Chef
Years active1995 - present

Anaida Parvaneh (born 1980) is an Indian singer and chef. She was the first singer to release a single in India in 1995. [1] She is currently a chef with the Soda Bottle Opener Wala chain of cafes and she works as a Chinese healer. [2]

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Background

A Parsi Zoroastrian [3] of Indian-Greek-Iranian heritage, [4] [5] Anaida was one of India's first pop singers in the 1990s. She has launched 10 albums and scores of singles, in Hindi, English, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, Greek, and Arabic since then. [6]

She has acted in Hindi movies and made guest appearances in numerous television shows. She had worked in the 1995 movie Tum Karo Vaada . [7] [8]

Career

Anaida's "Hot Line" song from her debut album, "Love Today Hai Nahi Asaan" was the first released single of India. [1] The song "Hoo Halla Hoo" from her second album "Nazuk Nazuk" was the first 3D animated video produced in India. [1] She was the first female Hindi pop artist to be featured on "Buddha Bar" with her song "Good Day to Die" sung in English. [9] She has performed around the globe in different languages. [10]

Discography

As singer

YearSongAlbumComposerLyricistLabel
1995Hot LineLove Today Hai Nahi Asaan [11] Charles Sequeria VazSandra Richards Sony Music
Ladki Aajki
Manchali Mehbooba
Oh Jaan Meri
Love Today Hai Nahi Asaan
Dil Le Le
Dance Medley
Oh Jaana
I Am Anaida
Kasam Se Hai Dil
1996Oova OovaNazuk Nazuk [12] Santosh NairManohar Iyer
Hoo Halla Hoo
Hilori
Ho Jaa Ho Jaa
Ik Ladka Sidha Sadha
Nazuk Nazuk
1999JamaleChori Chori [13]
Umer Umer
Kaachi KaliIra RoshanMaya Govind
Oonchi Neechi
Jamale
Naino Se Naina
Ankh Maar Gaya
Chori Chori
Aaja Aaja
Main Hoon Gujaria

As playback singer

YearFilmSongComposer(s)Lyrics Writer(s)Co-singer(s)
2001 Chori Chori Chupke Chupke "Diwani Diwani" Anu Malik Sameer Anu Malik
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao "Kahoji Tumse Acha Kaun Hai" Rajesh Roshan Majrooh Sultanpuri Sonu Nigam
2008 Bujjigadu "Talaiva" Sandeep Chowta Bhaskara Bhatla Mark Lazaro
Chamku "Trance" Monty Sharma Sameer Saleem Shahzada, Sowmya Raoh

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Fun On The RunContestant
2008Dhoom Macha DeContestant
2009 Is Junlge Se Mujhe Bachao [14] Contestant2nd runner-up

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  11. Love Today Hai Nahin Asaan by Anaida on Apple Music, 1 January 1995, retrieved 16 October 2024
  12. Nazuk Nazuk by Anaida on Apple Music, 1 January 1996, retrieved 15 October 2024
  13. Chori Chori by Anaida on Apple Music, 1 January 1999, retrieved 15 October 2024
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