Amrita Hunjan (born 25 June 1984) is a British model and singer. She is known for being a singer in the R'n'B/pop band Rouge. Amrita is also known in the

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community for being the winner of Miss India UK 2004 and Miss India Worldwide 2005. She was ranked as the 20th most sexy Asian woman in the world by ''

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'' in 2007.

Early life

Amrita was born in

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and claims to be "

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born and bred". She is . She studied dentistry at

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Miss India and Rouge

Amrita won Miss India UK 2004. A rendition of

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's '

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' saw her singing voice being compared to the likes of

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and

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. She then won the "Miss India Worldwide" competition held in

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in January 2005. With friend Laura Ismail and fellow band member Legha Yousuf, they formed the band Rouge in 2005. Over the next year, they released they appeared on the single by Zeus feat. Rouge, "Don't Be Shy", and the subsequent self-titled debut album. Hunjan has performed in New York, Dubai, and the netherlands.

Future plans

In 2008, Amrita was reported to be focusing on her studies, with the next Rouge album set to be produced by

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in Miami. She was reportedly writing and recording with Rouge, and they were said to be "in no rush to release it until they get it right".

References

External links

Miss India UK 2004

Being Miss India Worldwide

Rouge news Desihits.com
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