Kavya Ajit

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Kavya Ajit
കാവ്യ അജിത്
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Background information
Birth nameKavya Ajit
Born (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 32)
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • violin
Years active2014–present

Kavya Ajit (born 17 July 1991) is an Indian singer, violinist and a live performer born in Kozhikode, Kerala. Apart from Malayalam, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. [1] Having trained in Carnatic Classical Music and Western classical style of Violin, she has performed in concerts and stage shows across the world. [1]

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Early life and education

Kavya was born on 17 July 1991 in Kozhikode to Dr. Ajit Bhaskar, a pulmonologist and Professor at Malabar Medical College and Dr. Lakshmi S, an Associate Professor in gynaecology at Calicut Medical College. She learnt the basics of Carnatic Music from her grandmother Kamala Subrahmaniam, former All India Radio artiste [1] and continued further education and training under Geeta Devi Vasudevan and Madurai Rajaram after moving to Chennai. Hailing from a musically inclined family, Kavya was initiated into Western Violin at an early age and received guidance and mentorship from Albert Vijayan Japheth.

She attended Presentation Higher Secondary School and Silver Hills Public School in Kozhikode. A computer science engineer who graduated from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetam, Coimbatore, she has worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions before leaving the job to pursue a career in music. [1] She is married to Vidhyasagar Venkatesan and is currently residing in Chennai.

Career

Kavya Ajit with Gopi Sundar and Haricharan during Band Big G live performance at Dubai Kavya Ajit Band Big G.jpg
Kavya Ajit with Gopi Sundar and Haricharan during Band Big G live performance at Dubai
Kavya Ajit's solo performance at AR Rahman Live Kavya Ajit's solo performance.jpg
Kavya Ajit's solo performance at AR Rahman Live

Kavya stepped into music scene in 2014 with the Ranjan Pramod's romantic musical Rose Guitarinaal. The film's music composer Shahbaz Aman, who was in search for a new voice, liked hers and offered her the song Engum Nalla Pookkal which became her first breakthrough. [1] It was followed by a string of songs tuned by Shaan Rahman for the films Praise the Lord, Oru Vadakkan Selfie and Nam Duniya Nam Style which was her Kannada debut. She was next heard in Lavender, composed by Deepak Dev where she performed two tracks for the film. The soundtrack was lauded for Dev's combination of western music and old-world lyrics. [2]

She debuted in Tamil film music industry through the song Hey Umayaal for the film Urumeen scored by Achu Rajamani. [3]

Her first taste of success came after singing Neeyen Kaataai from the film Jo and the Boy, composed by Rahul Subrahmanian. [1] She received wider recognition following the release of the breezy melody Ee Shishirakalam, tuned by Shaan Rahman for the film Jacobinte Swargarajyam. The song was an instant hit and was praised by critics and audiences alike. [4] [5] In 2016, she made her Telugu debut through the song Jakkanna from the eponymous film. The track was lauded for its grooviness. [6]

In 2017, she lent her vocals for Gopi Sundar's composition Chekkanum Pennum for Omar's second film Chunkzz [7] followed by Agnijwalaa from the Bollywood film Mom for A.R Rahman's Malayalam soundtrack album. [8] [9]

Kavya has performed at numerous Carnatic concerts, Western Vocal and Violin gigs and has shared stage with various artists like A.R Rahman, [10] Karthik, Vijay Prakash, Naresh Iyer, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Stephan Devassy, Shaan Rahman and Gopi Sundar as part of various TV music shows and live performances. [1] She has sung various commercial jingles and has collaborated with artists like Vishal Chandrasekhar, Siddharth Menon, Justin Prabhakaran and Madley Blues for their albums and singles. [11] [12] [13] [14]

Discography

YearFilmSongComposerLanguageRef
2013Rose GuitarinaalEngum Nalla Pookkal Shahabaz Aman Malayalam
2013 Nam Duniya Nam Style Take It Easy Shaan Rahman Kannada [15]
2014 Praise The Lord Ab Kya Hua HeShaan RahmanMalayalam
2015 Oru Vadakkan Selfie NeelaambalinShaan RahmanMalayalam
2015LavenderPulari Manjin, She's So Beautiful Deepak Dev Malayalam
2015Appavam VeenjumNee Thirapol Ouseppachan Malayalam
2015 Jo and the Boy Neeyen KaattaaiRahul SubramanianMalayalam
2016 Urumeen Hey Umayaal Achu Rajamani Tamil [3]
2016Chennai KoottamLife is like A Sajan K. Ram Malayalam
2016 Jacobinte Swargarajyam Ee ShishirakaalamShaan RahmanMalayalam
2016 Jakkanna JakkannaDineshTelugu [6]
2016 Konjam Konjam KadhalgiVallavanTamil [16]
2017 Chunkzz Chekkanum Pennum Gopi Sundar Malayalam
2017 Mom Agnijwalaa A R Rahman Malayalam
20172 CountriesUllasamloGopi SundarTelugu [17]
2017 Vimaanam Anthikevarikente, MeghakanavinuGopi SundarMalayalam
2018 Hey Jude Hey Don't Worry Jude Rahul Raj Malayalam
2018 B.Tech Peda Glassu Rahul Raj Malayalam
2019 Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu Aaraaro ArdhramayiGopi SundarMalayalam
2020 Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Maaga MaagaHarshavardhan RameshwarTamil/Telugu
2021 Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Kedanalame Mujeeb Majeed Malayalam [18]
2021VarisiMayoNandhaTamil [19]
2022 Jack N' Jill Annatha PokkiRam SurendarMalayalam [20]

Other works

YearSongAlbum/SingleComposer(s)Writer(s)Singer(s)LanguageRef
2014Seeli Seeli Hawa, UljhanIzhaarNarayananunni SKaustubh Panat, Heena Ansari Siddharth Menon, Kavya AjitHindi [12]
2014Yaaro NeeKungumam Vecha KekudhuSurya Prasadh RAnand ShankarSurya Prasadh R, Kavya AjitTamil [21]
2017Lesbian AnthemLadies and Gentle WomenJustin PrabhakaranKutti RevathiAnitha Karthikeyan, Kavya AjitTamil [13]
Rhythm of LifeRhythm of LifeVishal ChandrashekharVishnu Edavan Yazin Nizar, Kavya AjitTamil [11]
Thaye Thamizhe VanangukeromThe Hindu Tamil AnthemMadley BluesMadhan KarkySathyaprakash Dharmar, Syed Subahan, Kavya AjitTamil [22]
2019Soodana MurukkuSoodana MurukkuLangkawi PaiyenzLangkawi Paiyenz, Kavya AjitTamil [23]
2020Lucky OneSingleKavya AjitEnglish [24]
Naamonnu (Kerala Diaries 2.0)SingleKavya AjitArun AlatKavya AjitMalayalam [25]
2021Puthiyathor Ulagam SeivomSingleKavya AjitBharathidasanKavya AjitTamil [26]
BFF and I (I've got a friend)SingleKavya AjitEnglish [27]
2022So Good So True [28]
2023JaalameSingleKavya AjitTitto P ThankachanKavya AjitMalayalam [29]
Pathiye [30]
OrmaSingleKavya AjitArun Alat, Kavya AjitKavya Ajit [31]

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