Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) [1] is an Indian playback singer. She has received five National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards including five for Best Female Playback Singer, nine Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer (four for Malayalam, two for Tamil, two for Kannada, and one for Telugu), Four Kerala State Film Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. She has recorded songs for film music and albums in various Indian languages and has established herself as a leading playback singer of Indian cinema. [2]
Year | Name | Role | Notes | Channel | Ref |
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1996 | Sa Re Ga Ma (now Sa Re Ga Ma Pa ) | Contestant and winner | Participated and won the show. Her music career in Bollywood began when film maker and music director Sanjay Leela Bhansali noticed her on the show. | Zee TV | [3] |
2003 | Saaya | Herself | Besides providing vocals for song "Har Taraf", she also made her first on-screen appearance in the film. | — | [4] [5] |
2004 | Hanan | Herself | Performed a song | — | |
2007 | STAR Voice of India | Judge | Served as the judge for the first season with singer Kunal Ganjawala and composer Pritam Chakraborty. | STAR Plus | [6] |
2009 | Music Ka Maha Muqqabla | Group captain | She was a captain on the show along with Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Himesh Reshammiya, Mohit Chauhan and Mika Singh. | [7] | |
2010 | Mahayatra : Rishton Ka Anokha Safar | Herself | Appeared in the first episode of the show where she sang Maha Aarti of Lord Ganesha, wished good luck to the contestants for their journey then proceed for the sthanpana of Lord Ganesha. | [8] | |
2011 | Malik Ek Sur Anek | Performed a song on Sai Baba. | [9] [10] | ||
X Factor India | Judge | One of the three judges with Sonu Nigam and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. | Sony TV | [11] | |
Joyalukkas (TV commercial) | Herself | Besides acting and singing in Joyalukkas, she also became the brand ambassador. Besides Hindi, she also sung the Jingle in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada languages. | — | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] | |
Aparajita Tumi | She was featured in Bengali song. | — | [17] [18] | ||
2012 | Josco Indian Voice | Guest | Sang her various songs including Lata Mangeshkar's "Mhara Re Giridhar Gopal", a Meera Bhajan. | Mazhavil Manorama | [19] |
Ghoshal on Asianet | Herself | Sung a song "Surmayi Akhiyon Mein Nanha Munha Ek Sapna" with K. J. Yesudas. | Asianet | [20] [21] | |
2013 | Indian Idol Junior | Judge | Appeared as a judge for the first season of Indian Idol Junior along with Vishal–Shekhar. | Sony TV | [22] [23] |
Project Resound | Herself | Collaborated with singer Kailash Kher for the song "Naina Chaar" and she also sung her own songs. | Sony Music India | [24] | |
2014 | Kismat Se | Music video with A. R. Rahman. | Sony Music India | [25] | |
2016 | Mana Ho Tum Medley | Performed songs including "Mana Ho Tum Medley" with Yesudas and Vijay. | Manorama Online | [26] | |
MTV Unplugged | She performed six songs in Season 6 of the show. | MTV Beats and MTV | [27] | ||
2017 | Gulzar in conversation with Tagore | Performed "Singaar Ko Rehne Do" and "Bhuj Gaya Tha Kyun Diya" music videos with Shaan, Gulzar and Shantanu Moitra. | Saregama | [28] [29] | |
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla | Guest | She appears as a guest in the show on grand finale episode. | Zee Bangla | [30] | |
T-Series Mixtape | Herself | Performed "Sun Raha Hai Rozana" | T-Series (company) | [31] | |
Dhadkane Azad Hain | Debut in her first independent single | Ghoshal's YouTube Channel | [32] [33] | ||
Swartarang | Performed "Jiv Rangala" in special musical evening organised for Mumbai Police. | Zee Marathi | [34] | ||
2018 | Tere Bina | Second independent single of Ghoshal. | Ghoshal's YouTube Channel | [35] | |
2019 | Shabad Aag Ki Khushboo | Performed "Ek Onkar" | Virtual Bharat YouTube Channel | [36] | |
T-Series Mixtape (Season 2) | Performed "Tum Hi Ho Rehnuma" along with co-singer Armaan Malik | T-Series (company) | [37] | ||
2020 | Nah Woh Main | Third independent single of Ghoshal | Ghoshal's YouTube Channel | [35] | |
2022 | Star Singer season 8 | Grand finale Jury | Asianet | ||
2023 | Indian Idol | Guest judge | Played guest judge with regular judges Himesh Reshammiya and Vishal Dadlani | Sony Entertainment Television | |
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3) | Grand Finale Guest | Zee Tamil | |||
2023 -2024 | Indian Idol | Judge | Vishal Dadlani | Sony Entertainment Television | |
Year | Program | Channel | Ref |
2008 | Seedhi Baat | Aaj Tak | [38] |
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2014 | Interview with Zee TV USA | Zee TV USA | [39] |
2016 | Off The Record | MTV Beats | [40] |
B4U Music Talk Of The Town | B4U | [41] | |
2017 | Yaar Mera Superstar Season 2 | Zoom | [42] |
In Conversation With Shreya Ghoshal | Zee TV USA | [43] | |
Hangout with Renil Abraham | Firstpost | [44] |
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