Music has changed a lot over the years. The compositions, instruments, and genres have seen a significant change and so have the artists. The modern music industry embraces talents of all vocal ranges and from all genres, here are a few examples.
Bollywood is known for its lively music and dance numbers and over time, the craze of Indian music has amplified all over the world, a recent example being Naatu Naatu’s Oscar win. Female artists have contributed equally to producing many catchy and melodious songs that became immensely popular. Here is a mention of some of these female artists that are doing great work in the music industry and whose songs are on everyone’s lips these days.
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5 Popular Female Bollywood Singers
Asees Kaur
Almost every viral Bollywood song has Asees Kaur’s melodious voice behind it. From Raatan Lambiya to Akh Lad Jaave, the singer has proved that her versatile vocals can complement any song, whether soothing or exciting. The 34-year-old singer used to sing Gurbani as a child and her first Bollywood song was for the 2014 film Tamanchey. Since then she has sung many popular songs like Ve Maahi, Gal Karke, Mad Banke, Nain Ta Heere, Panghat, Deedar De, and Makhna.
Raveena Aurora
From getting introduced to music at 11 years of age to becoming the first Indian female artist to perform at 2022 Coachella, American singer and songwriter Raveena Aurora has come a long way and her journey included encounters with racism and sexism. However, now people are grooving to her beats like Headaches, If Only, Still Dreaming, and Temptation. The singer has released albums like Shaanti, Asha’s Awakening, and Lucid which have great songs and compositions.
Parampara Thakur
Though Parampara Thakur did not win the title of The Voice India season 1, fate had other and bigger plans for her. Her solo works as well as her duo with husband and singer-composer Sachet Tandon have received immense love from the audience. She has given her voice to songs like Muqabla, Ram Siya Ram, Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, Malang Sajna, Baliye Re, and her contribution to the music of movies like Kabir Singh, Jersey, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, and Saaho really rose her to new heights.
Neeti Mohan
The musically gifted Mohan sister, Neeti Mohan took part in various reality shows but she rose to fame with her song Ishq Wala Love from Student Of The Year. Since then, the versatile singer has given her voice to melodious songs from all genres like Naino Wale Ne, Sau Aasmaan, Meri Jaan, Jiya Re, First Class, and Saadi Gali Aaja.
Sireesha Bhagavatula
Sireesha Bhagavatula was one of the prominent contestants on Indian Idol season 12 and her melodious voice won the hearts of many celebrity guests on the show. She has given her voice to many South Indian songs including the Sye from Ponniyin Selvan-I. She featured as the voice of Tripti Dimri’s character Qala Manjushree in the 2022 film Qala and sang most of the songs in the movie that became immensely popular like Ghodey Pe Sawaar and Shauq.