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Mendonsa
Mendonsa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alyssa Mendonsa (born 1990), Indian singer * Loy Mendonsa, Indian musician * Warren Mendonsa (born 1979), Indian musician behind Blackstratblues Blackstratblues is a musical project of Warren Mendonsa, an Indian guitarist and composer based out of Auckland, New Zealand. Earlier Blackstratblues albums were solo efforts, and more recent releases have been group collaborations—all self-re ... See also * Mendonça {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyssa Mendonsa
Alyssa Mendonsa (born ) is an Indian playback singer who made her debut in the film ''Karthik Calling Karthik'' with the song "Uff Teri Adaa". Early life Alyssa Mendonsa is the daughter of composer Loy Mendonsa of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio who compose music for Bollywood films. She also sang "Oh Girl" and "Papa Jag Jayega" along with Neeraj Shridhar and Ritu Pathak for the Sajid Khan movie '' Housefull''. Her vocal for the song "Adhoore" of ''Break Ke Baad'' was well received by the audiences. She also sang "Baby When You Talk To Me" for the film '' Patiala House''. Her recent song was "Khushfehmiyan" for the film '' One by Two'' (2014) with Shankar Mahadevan. Career Mendonsa song "Khaabon Ke Parinday" from the movie ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' took the airwaves by storm. The melodious, soft acoustic guitars, harmonicas and stiff jazz style drums make this an endearing song / beat to listen to. Filmed on Katrina Kaif, this song has seen unsurpassed demand on airwaves. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loy Mendonsa
Loy Mendonsa is an Indian music director and part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio which consists of himself, Shankar Mahadevan and Ehsaan Noorani. Before becoming a music composer, he played piano and keyboards for famous Indian music composers such as A. R. Rahman and Nadeem-Shravan. His daughter, Alyssa Mendonsa, made her singing debut with the song ''Uff Teri Adaa'' from the movie Karthik Calling Karthik. Loy Mendonsa started his career by composing the signature tune for 'The World This Week' show on Doordarshan. Awards and nominations ;National Film Awards 2004: Best Music Direction win for ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' ; IIFA Awards 2004: Best Music Direction win for ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' 2006: Best Music Direction win for '' Bunty aur Babli'' ;Filmfare Awards 2001: RD Burman Award for New Music Talent win for ''Dil Chahta Hai'' 2001: Best Music Direction nomination for ''Dil Chahta Hai'' 2003: Best Music Direction win for ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' 2005: Best Music Direction win f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstratblues
Blackstratblues is a musical project of Warren Mendonsa, an Indian guitarist and composer based out of Auckland, New Zealand. Earlier Blackstratblues albums were solo efforts, and more recent releases have been group collaborations—all self-released by Mendonsa. The project has published six studio albums and two live albums as of . Mendonsa previously played lead guitar in the Indian rock band Zero (Indian band), Zero. He is the nephew of Bollywood composer Loy Mendonsa of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy fame. Career In 1998, Mendonsa formed the rock band Zero (Indian band), Zero, together with Rajeev Talwar, Sidd Coutto, and Girish Talwar, releasing three studio albums between 2000 and 2005. In late 2004, Mendonsa moved to Auckland, New Zealand, thereby quitting Zero. He began releasing songs online as a solo artist, and in April 2007, he issued his debut album, ''Nights in Shining Karma'', under the moniker Blackstratblues. Discography Studio albums * ''Nights in Shining Karma'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |