Tanvi Shah
Tanvi Shah | |
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Born | 1 December 1985 Chennai, India |
Genres | International Recording Artist |
Occupation(s) | Singer/ Songwriter |
Website | www |
Tanvi Shah is the first Indian woman to win a Grammy.[1] Tanvi was born on 1 December 1985 in Tamil Nadu, India. She has sung in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. In addition, she sings in Spanish, Portuguese and other romance languages, as well as Arabic. Her first song was "Yakkai Thiri" for the movie Aayutha Ezhuthu.[2][3][4]
Career
She has a running collaboration with A.R. Rahman and has sung a number of songs for him, including songs from Sillunu Oru Kadhal, Slumdog Millionaire and recently Delhi-6. She wrote the Spanish lyrics for "Jai Ho".[5]
Her success with A.R. Rahman got her invitations from leading music directors and she has sung for Yuvan Shankar Raja, Amit Trivedi 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.[6] 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 .
She was invited to speak at the TEDxSF conference on Global Health in Nov '12.[7]
While she has done her fair share of playback singing for the film industry in India, she is an international star. This versatile singer's appeal lies in the fact that she can sing in several different languages, which has won her fans across the world.
Tanvi sings in Spanish, Portuguese, Afro-Cuban, Arabic besides Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and experiments with a wide range of music with her band. Her adaptability has been proven in her collaborative work with international music producers such as Gio Ortega (USA), Jeremy Hawkins (USA), Che Pope (USA), David Batteau (USA), and DJ Salah of Germany.
Tanvi has walked the green carpet at the Latin Grammy in 2011 and recently shared the stage with Lebohang Morake, South African singer and composer, famous for arranging and performing the music for The Lion King movies and stage productions.
She firmly believes that we all need to give back to society. She is actively involved with the Cancer Institute and with the “End Polio” campaign of Rotary International along with Amitabh Bachchan, A. R. Rahman and Anil Kapoor. She has donated her song, “Zindagi”, produced by JHawk, to the End Polio campaign album that features international artistes such as Itzhak Perlman, David Sanborn, Ziggy Marley, Donovan and members of the Congolese band, Staff Benda Bilili.
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
Year | Film | Song | Music Director | Language |
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2004 | Aayutha Ezhuthu | "Yakkai Thiri" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
2004 | Yuva | "Fanaa" | A. R. Rahman | Hindi |
2005 | Pudhupettai | "Pul Pesum Poo Pesum" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2006 | Ashok | "Mumtaju Mahalu" | Mani Sharma | Telugu |
2006 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | "Jillendru Oru Kaadhal" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
2007 | Sivaji: The Boss | "Style" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
2008 | Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na | "Pappu Can't Dance" | A. R. Rahman | Hindi |
2008 | Saroja | "My Life" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | English |
2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | "Gangsta Blues" | A. R. Rahman | English & Hindi |
2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | "Jai Ho" | A. R. Rahman | Spanish & Hindi |
2009 | Delhi-6 | "Dilli-6" | A. R. Rahman | Hindi |
2009 | Delhi-6 | "Rehna Tu" | A. R. Rahman | Hindi |
2009 | Snoop Dogg Millionaire | "Snoop Dogg Millionaire" | Chase & Status | English & Hindi |
2009 | Muthirai | "July Madathil" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2009 | Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai | "Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2010 | Paiyaa | "Thuli Thuli" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2010 | Paiyaa | "En Kadhal Solla" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2010 | Raavanan | "Keda Kari" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
2010 | Puli | "Power Star" | A. R. Rahman | Telugu |
2010 | Naan Mahaan Alla | "Iragai Pole" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2010 | Enthiran | "Boom Boom Roboda" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
2010 | Goa | "Goa" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2010 | Goa | "Goa (Club Mix)" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2011 | Panjaa | "Veyyira Chey Veyyira" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Telugu |
2012 | Billa II | "Yedho Yedho Oru Maikam" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2012 | Kadal | "Magudi Magudi" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
2013 | Biriyani | "Biriyani" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2013 | Arrambam | "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2014 | Lekar Hum Deewana Dil | "Mawwali Qawwali" | A. R. Rahman | Hindi |
2014 | Lingaa | "Mona Gasolina" | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
2015 | Vai Raja Vai | "Pookkamazh" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2015 | Yatchan | "Konjalaai" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
2017 | Cheliyaa | "Tango Kalalo" | A. R. Rahman | Telugu |
Non-film scores
Year | Song | Music Director | Language |
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2013 | "Llamalo Amor (Call It Love)" | JHawk | Spanish |
2013 | "Sheher" | Amit Trivedi | Hindi |
2017 | "Mai Nahar Cover" | Tanvi Shah | Hebrew |
References
- ^ "Double Play: GRAMMY- And Oscar-Winning Songs". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Golden moments". The Hindu. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009.
- ^ "'Rap is rhythm 'n' poetry'". The Hindu. 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ sunder, gautam (26 April 2014). "A. R. Rahman is like an encyclopedia of music: Tanvi Shah". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Unwinding with Tanvi Shah". Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Tanvi Shah at IMDb
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