Biography
Who is Shreya Ghoshal?
Early life
Shreya Ghoshal was born on March 12, 1984, in Durgapur, India, and grew up in Rawatbhata near Kota, Rajasthan. Her father, Bishwajit Ghoshal, worked as an electrical engineer for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, and her mother, Sarmistha Ghoshal, is a literature post-graduate. She also has a younger brother named Soumyadeep Ghoshal, who pursued a career as a musician. During her childhood, she completed schooling at the Atomic Energy Central School in Rawatbhata and later studied at the Atomic Energy Central School in Anushakti Nagar after her family relocated.
Music education began very early in her life when she started learning at the age of four with her mother helping in rehearsals. At age six, she began formal training in classical music, studying with composer Kalyanji and later with Mukta Bhide in Mumbai. She also enrolled at the SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce in Mumbai to study arts with English as her major.
Rise to fame
In 2000, Shreya participated in the television singing reality show Sa Re Mad Ga, which aired on Zee TV. During the 75th children's special episode, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's mother watched her performance and called him to watch. This led to an audition and her eventual selection as the voice of Paro in the romantic drama Devdas.
While recording her first songs for Devdas, she carried her school books to the studio to study during downtime. Her song Bairi Piya became an instant chart success. This debut role brought her widespread recognition and multiple major awards, including a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award.
Music career
Following her successful debut, Shreya recorded songs for numerous films across various Indian languages. She expanded her range by singing seductive numbers for the film Jism, which helped her avoid being stereotyped in a single genre. She worked with well-known music directors like Anu Malik, Ismail Darbar, and Shankar Ehsaan Loy on various soundtracks.
Over the years, she contributed vocals to popular albums like Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Main Hoon Na, and Dhoom. She also appeared as a judge on several television reality shows and featured in music videos. In 2017, she became the first Indian singer to have a wax figure displayed at the Madame Tussauds Museum in Delhi.
Birthday and age
Shreya Ghoshal was born on March 12, 1984, which makes Shreya 42 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Shreya shares the date with 33 other famous people.
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