Abi Sampa is a singer from London in the Indian classical tradition. She appeared in

The Voice UK (series 2) ''The Voice UK'' is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The second series was hosted by Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates on BBC One and started on 30 March 2013. On 13 November 2012, it was confirmed that all fou ...

in 2013. She sings

Qawwali Qawwali (Punjabi language, Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali language, Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali alphabet, Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Isl ...

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is ...

and Western music. She was the first singer from an Asian tradition to appear on the show. She qualified as a dentist in 2011, and continues to practice dental work in London after her rise to fame on The Voice. She accompanies herself on the

Veena The ''veena'', also spelled ''vina'' ( sa, वीणा IAST: vīṇā), comprises various chordophone instruments from the Indian subcontinent. Ancient musical instruments evolved into many variations, such as lutes, zithers and arched harps ...

and other Asian instruments, generally with other musicians. She supported

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's tour of India in Ahmedabad in 2018 and was involved in the remake of

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in 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sampa, Abi Musicians from London Living people 21st-century British women singers Year of birth missing (living people) The Voice UK contestants