Maria Roe Vincent

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Roe Vincent
Born Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresTamil, Pop and Hip-Hop.
Occupation(s)Playback Singer, Composer, Vocal Arranger, Producer
Years active2010 – present

Roe Vincent is a singer, composer and vocal arranger. She has worked with the Indian music industry's best music directors such as A. R. Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, D. Imman, Vijay Antony, Srinivas, Anirudh Ravichander, S. J. Surya and Joshua Sridhar [ citation needed ]. Her hit songs include "Adiye" from the movie Kadal and "Hey" from the movie Vanakkam Chennai. Her vocal arrangements have been featured in block buster movies such as Kadal, Mariyan, Highway, Million Dollar Arm, Yaamirukka Bayamey and many more. Her work has called her to arrange and produce for various TV shows such as Vijay TV's Airtel Super Singer in Chennai and Mazhavil Manorama's Josco Indian Voice in Kerala and Superstar in Astro TV, Malaysia. She conducts a choral vocal group named El Fé, is the lead singer of her band Overtone and performs in various shows and concerts with them.

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Early life and family background

Maria Roshni Vincent was born in Chennai. Her father is Mr. Leo Vincent, an Engineer and her mother is Mrs. Anita Vincent. She has a younger sister Maryann Ranjini Vincent who is a Graphic Designer. She is the only professional musician in her family. She was educated at Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School. She is a B.Sc. zoology graduate from Stella Maris College. She also holds a bachelor's degree in English from Madras University. She has completed her bachelor's degree in music from the International College of Music (ICOM) in Kuala Lumpur and the Berklee College of Music in Boston and has her 8th grade in piano from the Trinity College, London. She plays the piano and guitar.

Career

She was introduced by music director D. Imman in the movie Kacheri Arambam. She had sung the song "Kadavule" in the movie. She worked as a Western Contemporary Instructor at A. R. Rahman’s KM College of Music. While she was working there A. R. Rahman spotted her and gave her an opportunity to sing in "Adiye" in the movie Kadal [ citation needed ]. Since then, she has sung and arranged vocals in several movies' songs and background scores such as Linga, Maryaan, Kochadhayan, Yaamirukka Bayamey, Million Dollar Arm, Monkeys of Mumbai, Moonu, Anegan, Maan Karate, Vanakkam Chennai, Amen, GodFather, Ek deewana Tha, Highway etc. Her debut single "Neethan Yen Dream Girl" was released on YouTube.

El FÉ Choir

She started the "El FÉ Choir" four years ago. [1] They have been featured in many movies. The choir is owned and directed by her. [1] The choir's movie credits include the following:

The Choir has done a Christmas Single titled "Oh Holy Night" which was released recently.

Discography

Tamil

YearSongMovieCo-SingersMusic Director
2010Kadavule Kacheri Arambam D. Imman
2013Adiye Kadal A. R. Rahman
2013Hey Vanakkam Chennai Anirudh Ravichander [2]
2014Muttallai Yennamo Yedho D. Imman
2014Mazhakadha Oru Oorla Rendu Raja D. Imman
2014Madras to Madurai Aambala Hiphop Tamizha
2015Neetho Ala OK Bangaram A. R. Rahman
2016Face off (Theme) Iru Mugan Harris Jeyaraj
2016Oorellam Ketkudhe Thodari Shreya Ghoshal D. Imman
2016Thaaru Maaru Thakkali Soru Veera Sivaji D. Imman
2016Sona Sona Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga D. Imman
2016Bubbly Bubbly Pokkiri Raja D. Imman
2017Konjam Vera Maari Single Maria Roe Vincent
2017Vanam (Theme) Vanamagan Harris Jayaraj
2018Thaarumaaru Thakkali Soru Veera Sivaji D. Imman
2019Beer Biriyani 90 ML STR
2019Petta Parak Petta Anirudh Ravichander
2022The Prey (Theme) Etharkkum Thunindhavan Sahana D. Imman

Hindi

YearSongMovieCo-SingersMusic Director
2012Hosanna Ekk Deewana Tha Leon D'souza, Suzanne D'Mello A. R. Rahman
2022The Prey (Theme) Etharkkum Thunindhavan Sahana D. Imman

Kannada

YearSongMovieCo-SingersMusic Director
2012Alapanae Godfather Abhay Jodhpurkar A. R. Rahman
2022The Prey (Theme) Etharkkum Thunindhavan Sahana D. Imman

BGM’s

MovieMusic DirectorDescription
Kadal A. R. Rahman Heroine’s Theme
Jeeva D. Imman Fully
Oru Oorla Rendu Raja D. Imman Fully
Valiyavan D. Imman Fully
Miruthan D. Imman Fully
Bogan D. Imman Fully
Yutha Satham D. Imman Binaural Sound
  1. Neethan Yen Dream Girl – Debut as a Composer [1]

Concerts and performances

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