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Shilpa Rao
Shilpa Rao
Birth name	Apeksha Rao
Genres	Pop, Indian classical music
Occupation	Playback singer
Years active	2006 – present

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Shilpa Rao (born Apeksha Rao) is an Indian female playback singer.

Early life

She was born on 11 April 1984 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.^{[citation needed]} Her father S. V. Rao, who held a degree in music, introduced her to music. For her education, she went to Little Flower School, Jamshedpur where she performed in the school choir.Wo kamini hai!1^{[citation needed]}

Career

The playback singer Hariharan arranged for Rao to study under his music teacher, Ghulam Mustafa Khan. After performing with Shankar Mahadevan in concert, she moved to Delhi on his advice.

Although she started her career singing advertising jingles, Rao soon moved on to film music. In 2006 she recorded the song "Tosey Naina Lagey" for the movie Anwar and "Saiyaan Re" for the film Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love. She went on to perform songs in films like One Two Three, The Train ("Gupchup"), Aamir ("Ek Lau"), Dev D ("Dhol Yaara Dhol", "Ranjhana") and Gulal ("Aisi Saaza").^[1] She has sung one Tamil song in Naan Mahaan Alla ("Oru Maalai Neram") for Yuvan Shankar Raja.

An article published in the Hindustan Times in 2009 described her as one of the most prominent singers in the "wave" of "young, little-known singers" then sweeping through Bollywood.^[2]

Awards

Shilpa won the Best Female Playback Singer at the Star Screen Awards, 2008 for the song "Khuda Jaane" from the movie Bachna Ae Haseeno. The song was also adjudged the Song of the Year. In 2009 she sang in "Mudi Mudi" for the movie Paa. In 2010 she sang in "Nain Parindey" for the movie Lafangey Parindey, and in the title song for the movie Anjaana Anjaani and she has recently sang the title track of Navya (Bekaboo) airing on Star Plus from April 4.

Filmography

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References

^ George, Liza (April 7, 2008). "New Kid on the Block". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
^ Nanda, Malvika (2009-08-08). "Coup in Bollywood". Hindustan Times. p. 17. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2117691/

External links

Shilpa Rao at IMDb

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[newkid-1] George, Liza (April 7, 2008). "New Kid on the Block". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-03-25.

[2] Nanda, Malvika (2009-08-08). "Coup in Bollywood". Hindustan Times. p. 17. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

[3] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm2117691/

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 ==Early life==
-She was born on 11 April 1984 in [[Jamshedpur]], [[Jharkhand]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} Her father S. V. Rao, who held a degree in music, introduced her to music. For her education, she went to Little Flower School, Jamshedpur where she performed in the school choir.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
+She was born on 11 April 1984 in [[Jamshedpur]], [[Jharkhand]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} Her father S. V. Rao, who held a degree in music, introduced her to music. For her education, she went to Little Flower School, Jamshedpur where she performed in the school choir.Wo kamini hai!1{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
 ==Career==