Sniti Mishra

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Sniti Mishra
Sniti Mishra Performing at California on 17th Aug 2013
Background information
Birth name Sniti Mishra
Born (1986-06-01) 1 June 1986
Bolangir, Odisha
Genres Indian music, playback singing,
Occupations Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Website www.snitimishra.com

Sniti Mishra is a trained vocalist in Hindusthani classical music who appeared for the first time in a the Zee TV musical reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar.[1] She had been associated with Indo-Swedish Fusion jazz band Mynta. She has also worked with renowned percussionist Sivamani and Grammy award- nominated jazz musician-keyboardist Louis Banks. She has performed classical and fusion concerts in India and worldwide.[2]

During her musical tour to USA, she was invited to judge the Chicago Indian Icon and in September 2013, she was chosen as a Good Will Ambassador for a global charity Combat Blindness International.[3][4]

Mishra has lent her voice for the Bollywood movie Babloo Happy Hai directed by Nila Madhab Panda under the music composition of Bishakh-Kanish.

Early life

Sniti Mishra was born and raised in Balangir, a district in the western part of Odisha, into an Oriya Brahmin family. She is the youngest of two children.

Mishra received her Hindusthani Classical training from Guru Shri Raghunath Sahoo, a disciple of Dr.Damodar Hota of the Gwalior Gharana, and studied Music (Visharad) at Gandharv Music University, Mumbai. She also studied for a Masters in Business Administration in Finance and Control (FC) from the Institute of Management and Information Science, Bhubaneswar, graduating in 2011.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Zee TV: About Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar
  2. ↑ Sniti Mishra sings for a good cause, at the India Post newspaper, published September 12, 2013; retrieved December 18, 2013
  3. ↑ http://www.combatblindness.org/
  4. ↑ http://www.chicagoindianicon.com/judges.php
  5. ↑ Music is in her genes, at the Indian Express Newspaper, by Diana Sahu ; published March 26, 2012; retrieved May 16, 2012

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