Imagine a girl, barely 10 years old, weaving her way into the hearts of thousands through a TV singing competition. Imagine again the same girl, now a sprightly 14, spellbinding TV audiences with an ambrosial voice one just couldn’t get enough of and winning the music competition by trouncing participants a good many years older. This girl is soon earmarked for further heights of success and sure enough at the age of 18 is given a huge break by an offbeat pair of film and music directors – the music is an unprecedented success and the Hindi film industry finally hears someone worthy of receiving the baton from yesteryear greats like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle. Now imagine that girl, all of a youthful and exuberant 22, sweeping the audience off their feet at one of the premier concert venues in the world. That for you is the short but exhilaratingly true story-so-far of Shreya Ghoshal – a talent par excellence, a classy stage performer exuding equipoise and supreme self-confidence, and most heartening to note, a wonderfully gracious person for whom the audience is a cherished friend and ally who craves only her nectarine musical notes. Continue Reading
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