Teesha Nigam

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Teesha Nigam
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Born
Neekita Nigam [1]

(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 31) [2]
Occupation Playback singer
Years active2007–present
Relatives Sonu Nigam (brother)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals

Teesha Nigam (born 21 December) is an Indian playback singer and the sister of famed Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam. [3] [4]

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Teesha achieved limelight with the song 'Dheera Dheera' from Magadheera, for which she won the Best Debutant Female Singer at Mirchi Awards and the Best Female Playback Singer Awards at the CineMaa Awards. She has sung in numerous Telugu movies including Super, Bujjigadu, Saleem, Sree, Political Rowdy, Gunde Jhallumandi, and Shirdi Sai.[ citation needed ]She has also sung for multiple Bollywood Films such as Singh Saab The Great, [1] ShortKut [5] and Wanted. [6]

Early life

She was born on 21 December in Bombay (now Mumbai) to singers Agam Kumar Nigam [2] and Shobha Nigam. [7] Her original name was Neekita Nigam. [1] She is the younger sister of Sonu Nigam. [3]

Discography

Telugu Discography
YearMovieSongComposer(s)
2008 Gunde Jhallumandi "I Have A Boy Friend" M. M. Keeravani
2009 Magadheera "Dheera Dheera"M. M. Keeravani
2012 Shirdi Sai "Dhatthatreyuni"M. M. Keeravani
Singles
SongYearDetails
Katna Nai2016Remake of 2008 Katna Nai by Sajjad Ali [8] [9] [10]
Meri Dua Hai2017Collaboration With Talat Aziz [11]

Awards

Awards And Honors
AwardSongCompetitionYearResult
Best Debutant Female SingerDheera DheeraMirchi Awards2010Winner [12]
Best Female Playback SingerDheera DheeraCineMAA Awards2010Winner [13]
Best Female Playback SingerDheera DheeraFilmfare Awards2010Nominated

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