Indu Sonali (born 27 September 1980) is an
Indian
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film playback singer known for singing in item songs of
Bhojpuri. She has sung for 300 Bhojpuri films and 50 music video albums and is considered as one of the top playback singers of the
Bhojpuri film industry
Bhojpuri cinema is an Indian film industry of Bhojpuri-language motion pictures. It is based in western Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh with major production centres in Lucknow and Patna.
Bhojpuri cinema is a major part of Bihari cinema. The f ...
. Her music genre is primitive-acoustic folk with some traces of Indian classical music, ambient electronic and new age jazz fusion. Some of her most notable songs are "Lehriya Loot Re Raja" (Partigya), "Kahan Jaibe Raja Najariya" (Kaha Jaiba Raja), "Uthha Deb Lenga" (Damadji) and "Devar ho Daba Na Mor Karihaiya" (
Rakhwala).
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Early life and career
Indu Sonali was born on 7 November 1978 in
Bhagalpur
Bhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges. It is the 2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as the Si ...
(Bihar). She grew up and was educated in
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...
. She made her debut as the playback singer in the Bhojpuri film ''Panditji Batai Na Biah Kab Hoi'', for which Rajesh Gupta was the music director.
She is an ardent fan of Indian singing legend
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her con ...
.
Sonali is a regular performer at electronic and new age jazz fusion oriented music festivals.
In 2016, Sonali recorded the solo devotional album ''Swaranjali'' with music director
Damodar Raao
Damodar Raao (born 21 August 1977) is an Indian composer, singer, record producer, and live performer. His music genre is about acoustic folk with some traces of Indian classical music.
Career
In 2000, Raao got his first break as a singer in t ...
which was released under music company Sai Recordds.
Selected songs
See also
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Bhojpuri cinema
Bhojpuri cinema is an Indian film industry of Bhojpuri-language motion pictures. It is based in western Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh with major production centres in Lucknow and Patna.
Bhojpuri cinema is a major part of Bihari cinema. The f ...
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Indian women playback singers
Singers from Bihar
Women musicians from Bihar
People from Bhagalpur
21st-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian singers
Bhojpuri playback singers