Alyssa Mendonsa (born 1990 or 1991) is an Indian playback singer who made her debut in the film Karthik Calling Karthik with the song "Uff Teri Adaa".[1][2]
Alyssa Mendonsa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 33–34)[1] Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Playback singer |
| Father | Loy Mendonsa |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Filmi |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Early life
editAlyssa Mendonsa is the daughter of composer Loy Mendonsa of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio who compose music for Bollywood films. She also sang "Oh Girl" and "Papa Jag Jayega" along with Neeraj Shridhar and Ritu Pathak for the Sajid Khan movie Housefull.[3] Her vocal for the song "Adhoore" of Break Ke Baad was well received by the audiences. She also sang "Baby When You Talk To Me" for the film Patiala House. Her recent song was "Khushfehmiyan" for the film One by Two (2014) with Shankar Mahadevan.
Career
editMendonsa song "Khaabon Ke Parinday" from the movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara took the airwaves by storm. The melodious, soft acoustic guitars, harmonicas and stiff jazz style drums make this an endearing song / beat to listen to.[4] Filmed on Katrina Kaif, this song has seen unsurpassed demand on airwaves. She has rendered a song in the 2013 Malayalam film Amen. She recently sang a song "Be You" for a Gurgaon based fashion and lifestyle e-commerce portal Jabong.com. The song is being featured on several TV channels in India.
She has written and produced her original composition 'You Were There For Me', which was quite popular.[5][third-party source needed]
Discography
edit| Year | Film | Song | Co-Singer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Karthik Calling Karthik | "Uff Teri Adaa" | Shankar Mahadevan | |
| Housefull | "Oh Girl You're Mine" | Tarun Sagar | ||
| Break Ke Baad | "Adhoore" | Vishal Dadlani | ||
| 2011 | Patiala House | "Baby When You Talk To Me" | Suraj Jagan | |
| "Baby When You Talk To Me" - Remix | Suraj Jagan | |||
| Zokkomon | "Zokkomon - I" | Shankar Mahadevan | ||
| Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | "Khaabon Ke Parindey" | Mohit Chauhan | ||
| 2013 | Amen | "Meen" | ||
| D-Day | "Dhuaan" | Rahul Ram, Siddharth Mahadevan, Thomson Andrews, Keshia Braganza, Crystal Sequeira, Leon D’souza | ||
| 2014 | One by Two | |||
| 2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do | "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" | Farhan Akhtar, Vishal Dadlani, Divya Kumar | |
| 2019 | Saaho | "Baby Won't You Tell Me" | Ravi Mishra, Shankar Mahadevan | |
| 2019 | The Zoya Factor | "Kaash" | Arijit Singh |
Awards and achievements
edit- Won GIMA award.[citation needed]
- Nominated for Filmfare award.[5][third-party source needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Ramani, Nithya (16 February 2010). "'I don't want people to know me as Loy Mendonsa's daughter'". Rediff.com Movies. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Alyssa Mendonsa makes her singing debut with KCK :: Samay Live". SamayLive.com. 28 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Housefull songs". Bollywood Hungama. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara". The Times of India. 15 June 2011.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Book / Hire Alyssa Mendonsa for Events in Best Prices". StarClinch. 21 November 2018.
External links
edit- Alyssa Mendonsa at IMDb
- Alyssa Mendonsa Filmography: Bollywood Hungama
- Bollywood's popular Christian singers Rediff – 28 July 2011
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