Pinky Maidasani

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Pinky Maidasani
OriginIndia
Genres Bollywood
OccupationSinger
Years active2006–present
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Website Official website

Pinky Maidasani is an Indian rapper and playback singer. [1] She has been described as the first female folk rapper of India, blending Rajasthani folk music with modern rap. [2] [3] She has performed in more than 5000 live shows; her songs have been featured in recent Bollywood movies. She sings in 13 languages. She has sung songs in the Bollywood film Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana . She sang a Punjabi rap song "Kikli Kalerdi" accompanied with Yo Yo Honey Singh. In 2015, her film Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene hit the theatres. [4] She combined the rap with desi music. [5]

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Early life

She was born in a Sindhi family. [3] Her father was employed in the railways, because of which she stayed in remote locations of northern and central India in her childhood. She is the youngest of five siblings. Her family supported her to pursue a career in singing. [6]

Career

In her childhood, she started music classes from the late Ustad Hibzul Kabir Khan Sahib in Katni, Madhya Pradesh. In Katni she used to sing bhajans at the Madhav Shah Darbar. Pinky started as a contesting artist in reality show Indian Idol 3 [7] and has since sung songs for Bollywood films.

Filmography

As a playback singer she has performed in following Bollywood movies. [8]

Singles

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References

  1. ↑ "Pinky Maidasani Filmography | Biography of Pinky Maidasani | Pinky Maidasani". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "India's first female folk rapper, Pinky Maidasani speaks about debut song 'Bullet Wale Saiyaan', folk rap and truth of music reality shows". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Pinky blends strains of Rajasthani folk with rap". Deccan Herald. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Pinky Maidasani". IMDb. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tuning Folk: Pinky Maidasani tells us why she likes combining rap with desi flavour". DNA India. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "'I love folk rap, as it comes naturally to me' – Times of India". The Times of India. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Pinky Maidasani: Even after Indian Idol, I was a music teacher for four years!". soundboxindia.com. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Pinky Maidasani on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. 1 2 "'Kikli Kalerdi' singer unveils song with Rajasthani flavour". Business Standard India. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.


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