Lady Kash and Krissy, sometimes credited as Kash n' Krissy, were a

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rapper-singer

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that was formed in September 2008 by Kalaivani Nagaraj, known as

Lady Kash Kalaivani Nagaraj, known professionally as Lady Kash, is a rapper/songwriter from Singapore who started her solo career professionally in 2007. Rapping fluently in English and Tamil, Lady Kash has worked with music composers including A. R. Rahma ...

, and Saradha Vidianand Das, known as Krissy. The duo disbanded in December 2012.

History

Kalaivani Nagaraj and Saradha Vidianand Das met each other during their mid-teens on a

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in 2006.

Career

In 2007, Nagaraj began her musical career as a

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, as

. In September 2008, Nagaraj and Das formed Lady Kash and Krissy as a rapper-singer duo. Indian singer

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, who had heard the duo's vocals after sound testing for a

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, put the duo in contact with

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, who recorded with them the soundtrack " Irumbile Oru Irudhaiyam" in the 2010 film ''

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''. The duo also wrote the English lyrics for the song. Rahman later had them contribute to "

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", the theme song of the

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. Lady Kash and Krissy, along with

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, sang "

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", composed by Rahman for the Telugu film '' Puli''.

Awards

In March 2011, Lady Kash and Krissy performed at the charity concert

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. Later that year, they were nominated under several categories for the VIMA Music Awards 2011, and won second place in the Best Music Video category for their

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"One". The duo performed at

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's Hello 2012 event in Singapore. In December 2012, they performed at the Kuala Lumpur International Indian Music Festival in

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. In December 2012, the duo disbanded on good terms, to concentrate on their individual careers. The duo won the VIMA 2013 award for Social Media Champion of Southeast Asia. In 2014, Lady Kash and Krissy reunited temporarily to perform "Wanna Mash Up" for the

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for the Hindi film ''

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''.

Discography

Singles

Soundtracks

Other

* "Trash" (also titled "Cheththa", "Kachra", "Kuppa" and "Kuppai") by

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, featuring Lady Kash and Krissy (who also wrote the English lyrics), released in March 2014.

References

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