Teesha Nigam | |
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Born | Neekita Nigam [1] 21 December 1991 [2] |
Occupation | Playback singer |
Years active | 2007–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]
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]
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]
Year | Movie | Song | Composer(s) |
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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 |
Song | Year | Details |
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Katna Nai | 2016 | Remake of 2008 Katna Nai by Sajjad Ali [8] [9] [10] |
Meri Dua Hai | 2017 | Collaboration With Talat Aziz [11] |
Award | Song | Competition | Year | Result |
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Best Debutant Female Singer | Dheera Dheera | Mirchi Awards | 2010 | Winner [12] |
Best Female Playback Singer | Dheera Dheera | CineMAA Awards | 2010 | Winner [13] |
Best Female Playback Singer | Dheera Dheera | Filmfare Awards | 2010 | Nominated |
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