Anuradha Bhat is an Indian

playback singer A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not ap ...

for the feature films. She sings predominantly in

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language films. Bhat has recorded 1500 songs in 15 different languages for various private music albums and films .

Early life and background

Anuradha Bhat was born to Srikrishna Bhat and Gayathri Srikrishna Bhat in

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, Karnataka. Anuradha has a younger sister, Anupama Bhat who is a television host ( TV anchor) and

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. Anuradha Bhat received her primary education from Carmel school and later from premier institutes like Canara College and MSNM Besant PG Institute of Management Studies (both affiliated to Mangalore University) and passed out her B.Sc. and MBA. She received training for

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. She also got trained for Carnatic classical vocal.

Career

Anuradha Bhat was first spotted by Music Director Gurukiran who judged her singing at a District Level - Open to all - Singing Competition that was held in

. She then started performing in Gurukiran's Concerts in India and abroad. Anuradha, during her college days, was selected to sing alongside S. P. Balasubrahmanyam through "Yedhe Thumbi Haaduvenu - Anveshane", a talent show conducted by ETV Kannada. She was then called for an audition by the renowned Music Director

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and was selected to sing the re-recording (background score) bits for the movie Nenapirali. She did a lot of chorus & track singing for Hamsalekha where most of her songs got retained.

Playback singing

Anuradha Bhat emerged as a full-fledged playback singer through her song "Vasantha Vasantha" for the movie Meera Madhava Raghava under the music direction of

. She then got to sing for all other music directors including

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, Sadhu Kokila, Rajesh Ramnath, Gurukiran, Mano Murthy, V. Harikrishna, Arjun Janya, Ilaiyaraja,

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, Manisharma, S. Thaman among others. She is known for her songs including Marali Mareyagi ( Savaari), Jum Jum Maaya ( Veera Madakari), Ellello oduva manase ( Sidlingu), Srikrishna ( Bhajarangi), O Baby ( Ricky), Appa I love you paa ( Chowka) and many more. So far, Bhat has lent her voice for over 1500

movies and a few songs in Tulu, Tamil and

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Other projects and activities

Anuradha Bhat has worked in several non-film music projects like devotional, folk, bhavageethe, pop albums, remix songs, TV serials, Ad films/jingles, children’s songs & rhymes. "''Chinnu - Series of Kannada Animated Rhymes''" rendered by Anuradha Bhat is popular among the toddlers. Bhat also conceptualised, sang & featured in her first ever video single "''Naa haaduve nimagaagiye''" - an ode to her native land

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A compilation of few of her popular songs - “''Anuradha Bhat mashup''” is another video song that features her. "''Navilugari''" is yet another non-film song that she has rendered alongside Rajesh Krishnan.

Live performances and concerts

Anuradha Bhat is also known for her concerts and live performances. She has performed at various prestigious events like the Hampi Utsav, Mysore Dasara, Yuva Dasara, Mysore Winter Festival, Vishwa Kannada Sammelana and Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava (BGU) to name a few. She also performs in various other countries namely the

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(USA),

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(UK),

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(Europe), Australia,

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, UAE,

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and

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Awards and nominations

;Won: * Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2012) presented by the

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for her song "''Jnaanajyothi''" from the movie "Little Master" * Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2015) for "''Chanana Chanana''" from the movie Ugramm * Zee Music Award (conferred by Zee Kannada) for Best Female Singer (2015) for "''Usiraaguve''" from the movie Bahuparak * RED FM Tulu Film Awards Best Female Playback Singer - Tulu (2016) for "''Mahamaye''" from the movie

Chaali Polilu ''Chaali Polilu'' is a Tulu language film directed by Virendra Shetty Kavoor starring Devadas Kapikad, Naveen D Padil and Bhojaraj Vamanjoor in lead roles. Chaali Polilu is produced under the banner of Jayakirana films by Prakash Pandeshwar.The ...

* Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2018) for "''Appa I love you''" from the movie Chowka * SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada for "''Appa I love you''" from the movie Chowka * Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2022) for "''Dheera Sammohagaara''" from the movie Bicchugatti ;Nominations: Anuradha Bhat has 8 consecutive nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada out of which she has 2 wins (2015 & 2018). She also has 7

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(SIIMA) nominations out of which she has 1 win. She has also been nominated by the Chandanavana Film Critics Academy (CFCA) 2 times. Here's the nominations list: * Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2013) for "''Ellello Oduva Manase (Female)''" from the movie Sidlingu * Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2014) for "''Srikrishna''" from the movie Bhajarangi * Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2015) for "''Chanana Chanana''" from the movie Ugramm * Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2016) for "''Irali Hege''" from the movie Benkipatna * Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada (2017) for "''Yavoora Geleya''" from the movie Ricky * Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2018) for "''Appa I love you''" from the movie Chowka * Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2019) for "''Holeva Holeyachege (Slow)''" from the movie

Ammachi Yemba Nenapu ''Ammachi Yemba Nenapu'' (Kannada: ಅಮ್ಮಚಿಯೆಂಬ ನೆನಪು) is a 2018 Kannada drama film directed by Champa P. Shetty, based on three short stories of writer Vaidehi. The film's music is composed by Kashinath Pattar. Ra ...

* Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2022) for "''Dheera Sammohagaara''" from the movie Bicchugatti * SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2013) for "''Ellello Oduva Manase (Female)''" from the movie Sidlingu * SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2014) for "''Srikrishna''" from the movie Bhajarangi * SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2015) for "''Neenu Iruvaga''" from the movie

Ninnindale ''Ninnindale'' () is an 2014 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee, a popular Telugu cinema film director making his debut in Kannada cinema. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Erica Fernandes ...

* SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2016) for "''Mareyada Pusthaka''" from the movie

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* SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2018) for "''Appa I love you''" from the movie Chowka * SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2021) for "''Hrudaya''" from the movie

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* SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada (2022) for "''Pataki Poriyo''" from the movie

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* Chandanavana Film Critics Award for Best Female Singer (2020) for "''Elliruve Hariye''" from the movie

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* Chandanavana Film Critics Award for Best Female Singer (2020-2021) for "''Dheera Sammohagaara''" from the movie Bicchugatti

Television

References

External links

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Anuradha songs list

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