Neha Bhasin

Neha Bhasin
Neha Basin at Audio release of Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi
Background information
Born	(1982-11-18) 18 November 1982 New Delhi, India
Genres	playback singing, Indipop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Website	twitter.com/nehabhasin4u

Neha Bhasin is an Indian professional singer known for her works in Indian pop, and Bollywood. Apart from Hindi, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi and Marathi.^[1] Neha started her career in 2002 as a member of the very successful Indian pop group Vivs.^[2] VIVA was the first all-girls band group of India chosen by Channel [V] as part of reality show Coke [V] Popstars and along with Neha other band members were Anushka Manchanda, Pratichee Mohapatra, Mahua Kamat and Seema Ramchandani.^[3] Viva made an entry into the Limca Book of Records for being the 1st debut band to pull in over 50,000 people for their first concert. After the success of two albums – Viva and Viva Reloaded^[4] and 8 videos, the band split in 2004.^[5][6]

Early life

Neha Bhasin was born on 18 November 1982 in Delhi to Mr. Ashoke Bhasin and Mrs. Rekha Bhasin. She went to Frank Anthony Public School and won her first singing competition singing Mariah Carey's song Hero at the age of 9. Ever since she was a child she was sure that she wanted to become a popstar.^[7] To put her dreams into reality she joined Shiamak Davar's dance academy to learn various dance forms. She also took vocal classical training from Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan.^[8]

Breakthrough

Neha was attending Lady Sri Ram College when she auditioned for Coke [V] Popstars and won the competition to form India's first all girls Viva (band) along with four other girls.

Awards and honours

Accolades

• Kuch Khaas Hai from the movie Fashion topped the charts when it got released in 2008 and still is one of the top romantic songs.^[13]
• Dhunki from the movie Mere Brother Ki Dulhan starring Katrina Kaif won many awards.^[14]
• Neha has worked with many established Music Directors and sung blockbuster hits for Pyaar Impossible, Daddy Cool, Hari Puttar
• Neha has given many hits in South with superhit Music Directors – Devi Sri Prasad and Yuvan Shankar Raja. With Yuvan, her biggest hits are Sei Yedhavathu Sei from the movie Billa and Yogi Yogi Thaan from the movie Yogi^[15]
• Poraney Poraney crooned by Neha Bhasin for the movie Vaagai Sooda Vaa received a lot of appreciation from the audience.^[16]
• Aww Tuzo Mogh Kortha (2014) which had music by Devi Sri Prasad became the biggest Telugu hit of the year.^[17]

International collaborations

• Neha collaborated with Malaysian Hip Hop star Emcee Jesz for the song "THANIYE". The song has over 300,000 views on YouTube alone. It was also nominated for "Best Collaboration" at the RADIO RAGA AWARDS in Malaysia (2008–09).^[18]
• Neha is the first Indian female singer to endorse Sennheiser – The leading German brand for microphones and other audio equipment^[19][20]

TV and film

• Neha charmed Bollywood, making her acting debut starring in the film Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi, a Kay Sera Sera production. She starred alongside Kay Kay Menon and Ranvir Shorey in the movie which released in 2012.^[21]
• Neha hosted Sa Re Ga Ma Hungama on Zee Music in 2008 (backstage hosting)^[22][23]
• Neha played the role of Anchor and Judge on musical reality show Sitaaron Ko Choona Hai that aired on Real TV.^[24]
• Neha was a wildcard entry on Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 5.^[25]

Independent releases

Tabaah Neha established her childhood dream with the release of her debut album Tabaah with Beatfactory music, an independent label.

Apple Bottoms

• International sports brand Reebok collaborated with Neha Bhasin for the launch of the fast-paced, groovy number Apple Bottoms. The music video garnered 650,000 views on YouTube alone and 100,000 views on timesofindia.com in just 1 week of its release.^[26]
• Apple Bottoms was nominated at Indian Music Academy Awards 2011 in the category of "Best Non-Film Track of the Year".^[27]

Tera Mera

• Tera Mera was released in July 2012 as a single, with a Black and White video. It is written by Neha Bhasin, music by Sameer Uddin and promoted and released by Reliance Big Entertainment. It received more than 300,000 views within 30 days of its release.
• Neha released an unplugged version of Tera Mera on Valentine's Day 2013. It was a coloured version and she spreads her love for all her fans through the special song.^[28]

Latthe Di Chadar Digitally powered by One Digital Entertainment and composed by Sameer Uddin, Neha released her first Punjabi folk song Latthe Di Chadar in 2014 and received great reviews.^[29]

Bajre Da Sita Directed, produced and composed by Sameer Uddin, Neha released her next Punjabi Folk Song Bajre Da Sita in January 2015. The video was produced by Imaginary Friend Films and 5 am Audio.^[30]

Main Tenu Samjhawan Ki In Feb 2015, Neha Bhasin released her cover version of the very popular Punjabi song Main Tenu Samjhawan Ki. A trip to Vietnam inspired Neha to perform a cover of this song in the lush green fields at Vietnam.

Kuch Khaas Hai Unplugged On 30 April 2015, Neha Bhasin released the unplugged version of her own song Kuch Khaas Hai from the movie Fashion. This song was featured on Priyanka Chopra and Arjan Bajwa. It was originally composed by Salim-Sulaiman and sung by Neha and Mohit Chauhan.^[31]

Aansu Bhari Hai On 12 June 2015, Neha Bhasin released her rendition of song Aansu Bhari Hai from the movie Parvarish. This song was originally sung by Mukesh and picturised on Raj Kapoor. The song was rearranged by Sameer Uddin.^[32]

Akh Kashni On 18 August 2015, Neha Bhasin released Akh Kashni on her official verified Facebook page NehaBhasin4u,^[33] another addition to her Punjabi folk project. Two days later on 20 August 2015 Akh Kashni was released on YouTube. Akh Kashni is an old folk song often sung at Punjabi Weddings.^[34] The music is produced by Sameer Uddin and music video is directed by Piyush Ragani.

Live performances

A trained dancer and singer, Neha is the most dynamic performer in the country. She thrives on live performances, touring all across the globe with her band and troupe creating an audio-visual treat for her audiences.

• Neha performed in the presence of the president of Singapore inaugurating the first Tamil channel in Singapore in 2008.^[35]
• Neha performed an aerial Act at the Radio Mirchi Awards 2011, where she enthralled the audience with her rendition of her chart-buster Kuch Khaas Hai. This daring act has been a one-of-its-kind-act by an artiste in India.^[36]
• Neha performed alongside Salim and Sulaiman in 2010 Global Music Awards.^[37]
• Neha supports CPAA (Cancer Patients Aid Association) and has performed live at CPAA.^[38]
• Neha has performed for brands like Google, Cadbury, ICICI, MRF, TVS, Kingfisher, Johnson & Johnson, Domino's, Samsung and annual meets of top corporates like Infosys in the country.^[39][40]
• Neha has also performed at IIM Lucknow, IIM Ahmedabad, XIMB Bhubaneshwar, BVRIT Hyderabad, GCIET Hyderabad and many prestigious colleges in the country.^[41][42]
• Neha performed at Airtel Super Singer Grand Finale.^[43]

Film songs

References

External links

• Neha Bhasin on Twitter
  
• Official website
• Neha Bhasin at the Internet Movie Database
• Neha Bhasin on Bollywood Hungama