Usha | |
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| Born | 29 May 1980 |
| Origin | Nagarjuna Sagar, Telangana, India |
| Genres | playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Website | singerusha |
Usha (born 29 May 1980) is an Indian singer who works predominantly in Telugu. She has sung in Kannada and Tamil also. In a career spanning about 10 years, she has established herself as one of the leading playback singers in the Telugu film industry and has worked with many major music directors.
Usha began her singing career with "Paadutha Teeyaga", a music based program on Eenadu Television hosted by singer SP Balasubramanyam. She stood first in the competition and later followed up by winning another music contest titled "Navaragam" on Gemini TV.
Usha participated in various music-related shows on TV between 1996 and 2000. Her performance in "Endaro Mahanubhavlu" on Gemini TV won her appreciation and applause from the audience. She later participated in "Meri Awaz Suno" on Star TV and was one of the finalists in the All-India finals. She also participated in various Hindi programs on channels like ELTV and Zee TV.
Usha got her maiden opportunity from Sri. Vandemataram Srinivas, renowned music director. Her first song was from the movie Illalu. [1] She got her major break in Telugu film industry in 2000. She sang various chart busters for Telugu movies like Indra , Chiruta , Athidhi , Pourudu , Varsham , Bhadra , Chitram , Nuvvu Nenu , Manasantha Nuvve, Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu, Jayam , Santhosham , Nee Sneham , Avunanna Kadanna and many more (for complete filmography, please see the section below).
Usha has performed in close to 150 concerts worldwide. Apart from her own solo concerts, she has performed alongside legendary singers and musicians like Sri. SP Balasubramanyam, Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, Mani Sharma, P. Suseela and Mano among many others. Her biggest achievement was performing with Sri. SP Balasubramanyam at the Afro-Asian Games opening ceremony in 2003 in Hyderabad.
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Usha has recorded with music directors, such as Ilaiyaraaja, M. M. Keeravani, Koti, Mani Sharma, Vandemataram Srinivas, Devi Sri Prasad, Kamalakar, RP Patnaik, Chakri, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ramana Gogula and others.
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Co-Singer(s) |
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| 2002 | Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu | "Edo Edo" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| "Ela Ela" | ||||
| Indra | "Ayyo Ayyo Ayyayyo" | R. P. Patnaik | Karthik | |
| Jayam | "Nesthama" | R. P. Patnaik | R. P. Patnaik | |
| "Priyathama" | ||||
| "Gorantha Prema" | ||||
| "Evvaru Emanna" | ||||
| "Raanu Raanu" | ||||
| "Enduko"(Female) | ||||
| Sreeram | "Bulli Bulli" | R. P. Patnaik | R. P. Patnaik | |
| "Chinna Chitunavvutoti" | S. P. B. Charan | |||
| Santosham | "Nuvvante Nakisthamani" | R. P. Patnaik | Rajesh | |
| "Devude Digivachina" | KK | |||
| "Diri Diri Diridi" | ||||
| "Ne Tholisariga" | ||||
| Gemini | "Dil Diwana Main Hasina" | R. P. Patnaik | ||
| "Nadaka Chuste Vayyaram" | Shankar Mahadevan | |||
| Eeswar | "Olammo Olammo" | R. P. Patnaik | R. P. Patnaik | |
| "Gundelo Valava" | Rajesh | |||
| "Dhindhirana" | ||||
| "Innallu" | ||||
| "Kotaloni Rani" | Rajesh, Kousalya | |||
| Nee Sneham | "Yeppatiki" | R. P. Patnaik | R. P. Patnaik | |
| "Yemo Aunemo" | Rajesh | |||
| "Ila Choodu" | ||||
| "Chinuku Thadiki" | ||||
| "Yemo Aunemo"(Humming) |
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