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Ananya Sritam Nanda known as Ananya Nanda is an Indian playback singer from
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. She was the winner of '' Indian Idol Junior Season 2''.


Early life

Ananya's father, Prasanna Kumar Nanda, is a director in a government industrial department and her mother, Prasanti Mishra, is a housewife. Ananya considers her elder sister Amrita Pritam Nanda, as her inspiration. Ananya who has been training in singing under Hindustani exponents Guru Pandit Dr. Chitta Ranjan Pani and Guru Nilamani Ojha. She started her study from DAV Public School, Pokhariput,
Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...
. She completed her 12th grade at Kiit International School, Bhubaneswar where she became her school's topper. Now she is studying in Mumbai.


Career

Ananya won the Season 2 of '' Indian Idol Junior'' in 2015. During competing in Indian Idol Junior she got a two-year record deal with
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. After winning Indian Idol Junior, she released her debut album 'Mausam Mastana' under the
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label. The song was originally sung by veteran
playback singer A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...
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from the 1982 movie Satte Pe Satta. The additional music and lyrics were composed and written by DJ AKS. She started as a
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playback singer A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...
in film ‘ M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ for the music director Amaal Mallik. She is also regular playback singer for
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Industry, has sung in many films like ‘
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, Kathadeli Matha Chuin. When she won the competition received calls to visit
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and
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. In 2019, she participated in
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reality show '' Rising Star'' where she was in Top 5.


Discography


References


External links

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