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Suvi Suresh
Background information
Birth nameSwetha Suresh
Born (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 36)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Genres Playback singing, Indi-pop, funk, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, lyricist
Years active2005–present
Website www.suvimusic.com

Suvi Suresh (born as Swetha Suresh on 26 September 1987) is an Indian singer with Sri Lankan roots. She was a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. [1] She shot to fame with the song "Kodana Kodi" from Saroja , composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. [2] [3] She is currently a member of the band Soulsonic. [4]

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Biography

Swetha hails from Thrissur, Kerala, India. [5] She owes her name to a spelling mistake. She wanted to be known by her pet name "Swe" but on the Kuruvi cover her name was printed as "Suvi". [6] She auditioned for SS Music's voice hunt competition at age 17 and was selected to be part of S5 with Benny Dayal, Anaitha Nair, Bhargavi Pillai and Arjun Sasi.

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