Pawni Pandey

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Pawni Pandey
Born1992or1993(age 31–32) [1]
NationalityIndian
Musical career
Genres Filmi, Pop, Rock, Indian classical music. [2] [1]
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2006present
Website Pawni Pandey Official

Pawni Pandey is an Indian singer who was a contestant on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs and advanced to fifth place with public votes. She made her debut in the singing reality show Indian Idol. Post the reality show, she has sung a diverse number of songs in Bollywood films and is a live performer in both national and international shows.

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She became more well known after her song "Laila Main Laila" from Raees became hit. She received significant amount of Indian media coverage due to her much acclaimed singing of the song. [1] She then became a part of the Grand Jury for the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs 2017. [2]

Early life and career

Pandey started singing from the age of 3 and at the age of 9 her parents recognised her talent [2] and at the age of 10, her family migrated from Jaipur to Mumbai so that Pawni can pursue music seriously and get better opportunities. After moving to Mumbai, she participated in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs" where she was adjudged as the "Best Female Singer". However the music directors insisted her to give herself more time and get trained well as she was too young to make a career as a singer in Hindi cinema. [1] She then got formally trained in Indian classical music, and received special training in western music from vocal dynamics trainer Thomas Appell from Los Angeles. [2]

Her first major breakthrough came when she sang for the 2011 film Bodyguard. However, according to her, the singing career progressed slowly. [3]

Pandey considers Lata Mangeshkar as an inspiration, among the current generation of musicians her favourites are Amaal Mallik, Sachin–Jigar and Arijit Singh. [4]

Discography

YearFilmSongsMusic Director(s)Lyricist(s)Co-singer(s)Note(s)
2006 Ek Jind Ek Jaan [2] "Cheecho Cheech Ganeriyan" Uttam Singh Hans Raj Hans Punjabi film
2009 Kisaan "Jhoomo Re Jhoomo" Daboo Malik Daboo Malik, Tarranum Malik, Sujata Majumdar, Abhijit Ghoshal, ]
Rhyme Time in Toyland"Mummy And Daddy"Jayesh GandhiKetki PandeyChildren's Day Special Album
2010Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein"Jaane Kyun Pyaar Mein (Remix)" Daboo Malik Daboo Malik
2011 Jai Bolo Telangana Eve Gaayam Ee Gaayam Chakri ChakriTelugu film
2013 Policegiri "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" Himesh Reshammiya Vinit Singh, Shabab Sabri, Aman Trikha
2014 Gulaab Gang "Sharm Laaj"Soumik Sen, Sadhu Sushil TiwariMalabika Brahma
Fugly "Lovely Jind Wali"
2015 Manjhi - The Mountain Man "Gehlore Ki Goriya" Sandesh Shandilya Bhavin Shastri
Meeruthiya Gangsters Naina Tose Lage" (Female Version)
Mere Genie Uncle "Ishq Hai Khufiapanti"Dlima Nyzel
2017 Raees "Laila Main Laila" Kalyanji–Anandji, Ram Sampath Javed Akhtar, Indevaar [5]
Phillauri "Sahiba" Shashwat Sachdev Romy
Behen Hogi Teri "Teri Yaadon Mein" Yash Narvekar Yasser Desai, Shubhanshu Kesharwani, Yash Narvekar
Bareilly Ki Barfi "Sweety Tera Drama" Tanishk Bagchi Dev Negi, Shraddha Pandit
Julie 2 "Kharama Kharama" Viju Shah Solo
Anaarkali of Aarah "Aye Sakhi Ooh" Rohit Sharma Ramkumar Singh
"Sa Ra Ra Ra"Ravinder Randhawa
"Mera Balam Bambaiya" Avinash Das
2018 Blackmail "Bewafa Beauty" Amit Trivedi
Bhaiaji Superhit "Baby Jaanlewa Hai"Amjad-NadeemYasser Desai
When Obama loved Obama"Botal Brand New"
2019 Chaal Gazab Hai "Chaal Gazab Hai"Prince Yadav
2020 Guns of Banaras "Dheere Dheere Se" Sohail Sen Sameer Mohit Chauhan
2020 Footfairy "Andhera Unplugged"Jeet GannguliRashmi Virag
2022 Liger "Akdi Pakdi"Lijo George-DJ Chetas, Sunil Kashyap Mohsin Shaikh Dev Negi

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