Tanvi Shah
| Tanvi Shah | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Website |
tanvishah |
Tanvi Shah is a popular Indian playback singer. She has sung in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and added to it, she sings in Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese and other Latin languages. Her first song was "Fanaa" for the movie Yuva.[1][2][3]
Career
She has a running collaboration with A.R. Rahman and has sung a number of songs for him, including songs from Jillunu Oru Kadhal, Slumdog Millionaire and recently Delhi-6. She wrote the Spanish lyrics for Jai Ho.[4]
She has performed in leading and world famous arenas such as Wembley Arena, Birmingham Arena Burmingham.
Her success with A.R. Rahman got her invitations from leading music directors and she has sung for Yuvan Shankar Raja, Srikanth Deva, Premji Amaren and other music directors.
She shared the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media with A.R. Rahman and Gulzar in the 52nd Grammy Awards for the song Jai Ho, for writing the Spanish lyrics for the song. With the success of Slumdog Millionaire, Shah has been featured in Snoop Dogg's song "Snoop Dogg Millionaire". Apart from the Grammy, she also received the BMI Award in 2009 in London for the same and also shares the World Soundtrack Award (2009) with Rahman and Gulzar.
She performed for the Yuvan - Live in Concert in January 2011 in Chennai and in Malaysia at the KLIMF in 2012. She also performed at Coke Studio concert at IIM Bangalore on 22 November 2013, featuring Amit Trivedi along with Tochi Raina, Shriram Iyer, Mili Nair, Jaggi.
She was invited to speak at the TEDxSF conference by her friend Kunal Sood on Global Health in Nov '12.[5] She performed at Ragam-2013 (the annual cultural fest) of National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala on 15 March 2013.
Tanvi recently signed to booking agent O'Leary Music Management for her worldwide bookings; http://www.olearymusic.com.
Awards
- Grammy Awards
- Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media – 'Jai Ho' – Slumdog Millionaire (2010)
- BMI Award
- BMI Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media – 'Jai Ho' – Slumdog Millionaire (2010)
Discography
Film scores
| Film | Song | Year | Music Director | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aayutha Ezhuthu | "Yakkai Thiri" | 2004 | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| Yuva | "Fanaa" | 2004 | A. R. Rahman | Hindi |
| Pudhupettai | "Poo Pesum Poo Pesum" | 2005 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Ashok | "Mumtaju Mahalu" | 2006 | Mani Sharma | Telugu |
| Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | "Jillendru Oru Kaadhal" | 2006 | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| Sivaji: The Boss | "Style" | 2007 | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| Thotta | "Anbe Vaa" | 2008 | Srikanth Deva | Tamil |
| Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na | "Pappu Can't Dance" | 2008 | A. R. Rahman | Hindi |
| Saroja | "My Life" | 2008 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | English |
| Slumdog Millionaire | "Gangsta Blues" | 2008 | A. R. Rahman | English & Hindi |
| Slumdog Millionaire | "Jai Ho" | 2008 | A. R. Rahman | Spanish & Hindi |
| Delhi-6 | "Dilli-6" | 2009 | A. R. Rahman | Hindi |
| Delhi-6 | "Rehna Tu" | 2009 | A. R. Rahman | Hindi |
| Snoop Dogg Millionaire | "Snoop Dogg Millionaire" | 2009 | Chase & Status | English & Hindi |
| Muthirai | "July Madathil" | 2009 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai | "Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai" | 2009 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Paiyaa | "Thuli Thuli" | 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Paiyaa | "En Kadhal Solla" | 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Raavanan | "Keda Kari" | 2010 | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| Puli | "Power Star" | 2010 | A. R. Rahman | Telugu |
| Naan Mahaan Alla | "Iragai Pole" | 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Enthiran | "Boom Boom Roboda" | 2010 | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| Goa | "Goa" | 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Goa | "Goa (Club Mix)" | 2010 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Panjaa | "Veyyira Chey Veyyira" | 2011 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Telugu |
| Billa II | "Yedho Yedho Oru Maikam" | 2012 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Kadal | "Magudi Magudi" | 2012 | A R Rahman | Tamil |
| Biriyani | "Biriyani" | 2013 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Arrambam | "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" | 2013 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| Lekar Hum Deewana Dil | "Mawwali Qawwali" | 2014 | A R Rahman | Hindi |
| Lingaa | "Mona Gasolina" | 2014 | A R Rahman | Tamil |
| Vai Raja Vai | "Pookkamazh" | 2015 | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
Non-film scores
| Song | Year | Music Director | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Llamalo Amor (Call It Love)" | 2013 | JHawk | Spanish |
| "Sheher" | 2013 | Amit Trivedi | Hindi |
References
- ↑ "Golden moments". The Hindu. 19 January 2009.
- ↑ "'Rap is rhythm 'n' poetry'". The Hindu. 29 April 2006.
- ↑ "Language no bar". Screen. 18 December 2009.
- ↑ Tejonmayam, U (3 February 2009). "The Jai Ho girl". Express Buzz. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ↑ "Unwinding with Tanvi Shah". Retrieved 25 January 2014.