Rajnigandha Shekhawat is a singer from

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. She is known for singing Rajasthani folk,

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, English and Rajasthani Marwari mashups, and vintage classics. and is the princess of the Thikana of Malsisar

Background and personal life

Belonging to the erstwhile Aristocratic Noble family of Malsisar thikana (riyasat) of Shekhawati. Rajnigandha broke barriers of her class and caste to follow her passion. She became the first singer from the very traditional and conservative Rajput community of Rajasthan, and today she is one of the most renowned singers of the state.

Career

Rajnigandha Shekhawat is the only singer who does mashups of Rajasthani folk with English music earning the title of "Maharani of Mashups" from the Rajasthani press. Her mashups of Cheap Thrills with Ghoomar shot her to fame. Many of her videos have become viral hits on Facebook videos, making her the most recognized face of fusion Rajasthani music. Her subsequent mashups of

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and Single Ladies with Rajasthani folk songs have been very popular. Her ability to sing western music as well as authentic Rajasthani folk songs makes her one of a kind artist, leading to her unique identity of being more than just a folk singer. Rajnigandha has done playbacks in 8 films, her biggest song is ''Badri ki dulhania'' . She is also the voice of the immensely popular Red FM anthem “Bajaate Raho (Hook ho gaya hoon tere sound pe)”. Having released 3 albums and various singles and jingles for ad films, she regularly performs live in concerts and has over 500 concerts worldwide under her belt, including in Sun City, South Africa and Global Village Dubai & Muscat. She has also given her voice in various popular jingles. Bollywood Marketing & Publicity : Shekhawat has parallelly also been a Bollywood marketing professional , having led the publicity team at Disney India for Hindi and Hollywood films , Brand Head at Times Music (Times of India group) and has been associated with Hindi Film actors like Shahid Kapoor, Chunky Panday, Adah Sharma and more in a Publicity & Marketing Managerial capacity.

Education

* Schooling from Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls Public School, Jaipur (MGD School). * Visharad in Hindustani Classical Music from Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Sangeet Vidyalaya, Jaipur * Masters in Hindustani Classical Music for SNDT University, Mumbai (Batch of 2014) Rajnigandha was nominated for Mirchi Award for Most Promising New Singer in 2017 for the film ''Shubh Mangal Savdhan''. She was recently invited to participate in the reality singing show Rising Star and also performed at the

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finale. Rajnigandha's voice was also heard in a season of

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. Trained in Hindustani Classical singing for over 20 years, she currently divides her time between touring for concerts, Bollywood playback songs, recording and shooting and her independent songs and their music video

Discography - Movies Playback

Independent Songs

Mashups - Rajasthani with English or Hindi

Advertisements, TV, Jingles

Awards

* Nominated for Upcoming Female Vocalist at Mirchi Awards year 2017 for her song Kankad in the film Shubh Mangal Savdhan * Best Female – Artist Aloud Award 2011 * Rajasthan Sangeet Ratna *DNA Woman of Substance, RajasthanHighBeam
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References

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