Sona Mohapatra

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Sona Mohapatra
Born (1978-06-17) 17 June 1978
Cuttack, Odisha
Nationality Indian
Occupation Singer, Music Composer Songwriter, Producer
Spouse(s) Ram Sampath

Sona Mohapatra (born 17 June 1976) is an Indian singer, music composer and lyricist.[1] She was born in Cuttack, Odisha, she is popular in India, [2] she has performed in concerts across the world and has been featured in albums, singles, concert webcasts, music videos, Bollywood films and advertisements.[3][4][5][6] In addition to her own material, Mohapatra has recorded remixes of songs by David Bowie, with "Let's Dance", and INXS, with "Afterglow", with the latter proving particularly successful.[7]

Early life and background

Born in Cuttack, Odisha,[8][9] Sona is B.Tech. engineering graduate from the College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar [10]in Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering. She did her MBA from Symbiosis Centre for Management & HRD, Pune in marketing & Systems, and later worked as the brand manager in Marico,[11] handling brands like Parachute & Mediker amongst others.

Releases

Her first ventures in music industry started with advertising. One of her famous jingle was for Tata Salt - Kal Ka Bharat Hai & the campaign for Unilevers Close Up has a section of her song Paas Aao Na which has been recorded in several languages & aired across 13 countries for 4 consecutive years . In 2007, she released her debut album, Sona, on Sony Records, which sought to explore the diverse styles of rock, rhythm and blues, Flamenco, Hindustani, Baul and Romani music.[4][12] In 2009, she released the single Diljale & Paas Aao Na in the same year She recently sung a song 'Bedardi Raja' in the movie Delhi Belly for Aamir Khan Production's[13] and did a cameo in it. She has also sung theme songs "Mujhe Kya Bechega Rupaiya" and "Ghar Yaad Aata Hai Mujhe" for the TV show Satyamev Jayate. Her song Jiya laage na from the soundtrack of Talaash has been receiving rave reviews too. Sona has a her own band composed of guitar virtuoso Sanjoy Das amongst 5 more musicians & is an electric live performer who has played in a multitude of live venues including the Lincoln Center in New York & to stadium crowds in India in Chandigarh , Chennai & Siliguri amongst others . She has also headlined the international Jodhpur RIFF festival held in the Mehrangarh fort.

Career

Sona Mohapatra came to mainstream prominence with the trendbreaking talk show with Aamir Khan Satyamev Jayate in which she frequently appeared as a lead singer & performer. She was also the executive producer of the musical project on the same show. Her cameo performances recorded more than 9 million views across uploads and sites as per the latest digital count. She confessed in a recent interview that the project was all consuming in terms of the emotional and physical energies invested. Multiple lyricists, unconventional subjects and lots of brainstorming on the songs, lyrics, shoots, recordings and to top it all, all songs have been translated and recorded in multiple languages.[14] According to Sona "Oriya influences in Bollywood are rare as yet - unlike an overdose of Punjabi, Rajasthani, Bengali and even Southern music.' The Song, Mujhe Kya Bechega Rupaiya, sung by Sona Mohapatra is composed by Ram Sampath & was aired on the third episode of Satyamev Jayate based on celebrating womens freedom. The song has received over 2.5 million hits on YouTube.[15]

Personal life

Sona is married to Ram Sampath, a song composer and music director, whom she was first met in 2002, while she was still working as a brand manager with Marico. They were introduced by director Ram Madhvani, with whom Sampath was working for Let's Talk (2003); they married in 2005.[11][16] Ram later became a household name for his innovative score of the film Delhi Belly (2011), followed by Satyamev Jayate (2012) and Talaash (2012).[16] Sona and Ram are partners in their music production house OmGrown Music and reside in Mumbai.[17] They also have their own studios in the same city.

Discography

Bollywood

TV

  • Satyamev Jayate - Mujhe Kya Bechega Rupaiya, Ghar Yaad Aata Hai Mujhe and Chanda Pe Dance

Studio Album

  • SONA (Song - Bolo Na , Aja Ve , Tere Ishq Nachaya , Abhi Nahin Ana )

Compilation

  • Love is (2007) - Afterglow (INXS song)
  • Teri Deewani- Ishq Nachaya
  • Aao Ji - Aja Ve
  • Soulful Sufi (2009) - Abhi Nahin Anaa

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References

  1. ↑ "On a different note". The Indian Express Group. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  2. ↑ Colaco, Jana (24 June 2010). "Monthly live web-certs". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  3. ↑ Ojha, Abhilasha (28 November 2009). "Bold designs". Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rashid, Zayna (24 August 2009). "First Look at Sona's Video 'Diljale'". DesiHits. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  5. ↑ Shah, Gouri (23 June 2010). "Now, upload your music on the Web and perform live". California Chronicle. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Simbu is a talented singer: Kumaran". The Times of India. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  7. ↑ Jassi, Pallavi (20 August 2008). "American Twang". The Indian Express Group. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  8. ↑ rising Talents of Odisha, Stars of tomorrow.
  9. ↑ Sona Mohapatra - The Pride of Odisha 28 July 2011
  10. ↑ "Sona Mohapatra's next project is 'Odiya Blues'". The Times Of India. Dec 11, 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2013. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Music's in the air: The Inside Story of Ram Sampath and Sona Mohapatra". Economy Decoded. Retrieved 2013-09-12. 
  12. ↑ Radio & Music Reporter (13 September 2006). "Sony BMG launches a new album ‘Sona’". IndianTelevision.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  13. ↑ "Delhi Belly". The Times of India. 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-07-16. 
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ http://english.samaylive.com/entertainment-news/676504732/satyamev-jayate-sona-mohapatra-s-rupaiya-song.html
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Ram Sampath: Delhi Belly is behind me". Rediff.com Movies. July 28, 2011. p. 6. Retrieved 3 July 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Sona Mohapatra". The Telegraph. June 30 , 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-12. 
  18. ↑

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