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Alisha Chinai

Personal Profile

Alisha Chinai
  • Birth Name:
    Sujata Chinai
  • Common Name:
    Aleesha Chinoy
  • Date of Birth:
    March 18, 1972
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Pisces
  • Place of Birth:
    India
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Indian

Family

Alisha Chinai
  • Spouse:
    Rajesh Jhaveri

Career

Alisha Chinai

Awards

Alisha Chinai

2006 : Popular Award Best Playback Singer - Female for : Bunty Aur Babli

2006 : Filmfare Award Best Playback Singer - Female for : Bunty Aur Babli

Trivia

Alisha Chinai
  • Internationally, Alisha received attention when her song "Seulement Vous" won first place at the International Song Festival "Asia 2004". It was the first victory for India in the Song Contest.
    submitted by - Rokit Sharma
  • In 1985, Alisha sang with Remo Fernandes in the album Old Goan Gold. The songs she sang in this album became very popular.
    submitted by - Dr. Reddy Labs
  • When she started her career with him, she was doing playback singing for many actresses, such as Smita Patil, Mandakini, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit and Divya Bharati etc.
    submitted by - Vaibhav Dhiman
  • Was a judge in Indian Idol 3.
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • The song was a hit and Alisha won her first Filmfare Best Female Playback Award.
    submitted by - Amitabh Dhiman

Quotes

Alisha Chinai
  • When I started out in 1985 as a pop singer, it wasn't easy. Acceptance came after a long time and I'm now identified through Made in India. I also really enjoyed being associated with the Miss World pageant in 1996. People were ecstatic, as Made in India was already a phenomenal hit. - Unknown
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • I hope to do something bigger and better than Made in India. But my ultimate dream is to work with a musical producer from the West and (hopefully) win a Grammy. (July 2005) When I started out in 1985 as a pop singer, it wasn't easy. Acceptance came after a long time and I'm now identified through Made in India. I also really enjoyed being associated with the Miss World pageant in 1996. People were ecstatic, as Made in India was already a phenomenal hit. (July 2005) - Unknown
    submitted by - Amit Sana

Biography

Alisha Chinai
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Alish ChinaiAlisha Chinai is a leading pop singer, who can be given the credit for bringing the trend of pop music in India. Born on the 18th of March in 1972, she has brought a revolution in the Indian music industry. It is said that her real name is Sujata. More often, she is known as the Indian Madonna. Well, in this article, we will present you with the biography of Alisha Chinai.

The singing talent of Alisha Chinai was explored by the famous music composer cum director Bappi Lahiri. Bappi Lahiri and Alisha worked together in quite a number of disco songs that have been super hits and enjoyed by people all over. Some of the popular disco hits are Guru, Commando, Dance Dance, Love Love Love and more. Alisha has sung songs for almost all the popular actresses like Sridevi, Smita Patil, Madhuri Dixit, Mandakini, Juhi Chawla etc.

During 1990s, she went a step ahead and worked with other music directors like Anu Malik and Nadeem-Shravan. Apart from playback singing, she also came out with her own private albums like 'Made in India' and 'Lover girl', which gained a lot of popularity and became the talk of town. Her pop albums brought her stardom overnight. Her initial albums were very popular, but the latter ones could not gain a positive response from the audience. So, she decided to return back to the filmi music. One of her biggest filmi hits is the song Kajra Re, which made the entire country go crazy. She even received the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for this song.