Aasma was an Indian
pop group that formed in 2003, and has disbanded since. The band was composed of the winners of the second season of Indian version of the international television talent show
Popstars
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, named Coke
Popstars, after its principal sponsors,
Coca-Cola
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and music channel
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The six original members were
Neeti Mohan
Neeti Mohan (born 18 November 1979) is an Indian singer. She sings mainly in Hindi and few Tamil films, but has also done songs in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, and English. Born in Delhi, she was one of the winners of the Channel ...
, Jimmy Felix,
Sangeet Haldipur
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* Sangeet (music), a Sanskrit term for music of the Indian subcontinent
** Rabindra Sangeet, songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore
** Sangeet Natak, musical drama in Marathi language
** Shyama Sangeet
Shyama San ...
, Aamir Ali, Peyush Dixit, and Vasudha Sharma . They launched their second and last album Remix - which was used for a generation-x tv series on StarOne, going by the same name- in 2004.
Though there has been no official report about the group's split, they have not released an album since 2004, and the members have all embarked on solo careers.
Neeti Mohan has been the most successful one. She made her singing debut in
Bollywood
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in 2012, with "
Ishq Wala Love
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" in
Student of the Year
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opposite
Shekhar Ravjiani
Shekhar Ravjiani is an Indian singer, music director, record producer and actor. He is one half of the Bollywood composing/producing duo Vishal–Shekhar, since 1999.
Personal life
Ravjiani was born in a Kutchi family. He lives in South Mumbai ...
and
Salim Merchant
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*Salim (poet) (1800–1866)
*Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996)
*Selim I, Selim II and Selim III, Ottoman Sultans
* Selim people, an e ...
. Mohan ended the year 2012 with "Jiya Re" from
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
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. Both her songs earned her various nominations and also some awards at the various awards function. She also featured on the TV show,
MTV Unplugged (India)
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Season 1
This seaso ...
along with
Shalmali Kholgade
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and
Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer. He sings predominantly in Bengali and Hindi, but has also performed in various other Indian languages. He is the recipient of a National Award and six Filmfare Awards ...
among many where she sang an acoustic version of "Jiya Re". She had also featured on the same show with
A. R. Rahman
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earlier.
Neeti has also appeared as one of the judges/coaches of "
The Voice
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" ,along with Shekhar and
Shaan, which was telecasted at "&TV" every Saturday-Sunday at 9:00 p.m. IST.
See also
*
Viva (band)
Viva or Viva! is an Indian pop girl group that formed in 2002, and has disbanded since. The band was composed of the winners of the first season of Indian version of the international television talent show ''Popstars'', named ''Coke Popstar ...
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Indian pop music groups
Popstars winners
Indian girl groups
21st-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian singers