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. Her debut pop single "Thug Ranjha" was her breakthorugh. In 2021, she participated in ''Bigg Boss 15''. Akasa made her television debut as a host for ''Secret Side'' on

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Career

Akasa started her career with

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where she was the only girl in a band of 10 male members. She was a contestant in India's Raw Star. Her mentor on the show,

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, promised Akasa that he would give her a break in Bollywood which she got through the song "Kheech Meri Photo" of the 2016 film '' Sanam Teri Kasam''. Akasa was also a contestant in

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's original reality show ''The Remix'' with DJ Skip. In 2017, Akasa, who has also featured in Being Indian's Judaai and Jugni Ji released a duet with

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called Vente Pa Ca. She has also done a mashup of

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and

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's Mercy and released a cover version of Zara Zara song from the film '' RHTDM''. Akasa released her duet single "Thug Ranjha" on 18 May 2018. Along with her, the video featured two male actors, Shasvat Seth and ''

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'' actor Paresh Pahuja. The official video went out to be the most viewed Indian video on YouTube worldwide. In 2021, She has participated in '' Bigg Boss 15.''

Discography

As playback singer

Singles

Filmography

Television

Web series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Akasa Living people Indian women playback singers 1990 births 21st-century Indian women singers Hindi-language singers Telugu playback singers Bollywood playback singers