Aalaap RAju

Aalaap Raju (born 6 June 1979) is a playback singer and a bass player from Chennai, India. His rendition of Enamo Aedho from the movie Ko composed by Harris Jayaraj topped the music charts for several months in 2011 and won him the Filmfare Award for Best Mal Playback Singer – 2011. He has sung for music directors like Harris Jayaraj, Thaman, G.V Prakash, Deepak Dev, D.Imman, and Sreekanth Deva. His other noticeable songs includeVaaya moodi summa iru da from Mugamoodi, Engeyum Kadhal from Engeyum Kadhal, Endhan Kann Munnae from Nanban, Kadhal Oru Butterfly and Akila Akila from Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, Anjana Anjana from Vandhan Vendran, Kuthu Kuthu from Ayyanar, Endhuko Yemo from Rangam, Nenjodu Cherthu from Yuvvh, Theeyae Theeyae from Maattrraan, Jal Jal Osai from Manam Kothi Paravai, and Maya Bazaar from Ennai Arindhaal.

Chinmayi Sripada

Chinmayi hails from a musically rich family, her paternal grandfather is a Padmabhushan awardee, Sangita Kalanidhi, Carnatic music great Dr. Sripada Pinakapani. Chinmayi was raised by her mother, T. Padmhasini, a singer and musicologist, taught her Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music. After her birth and early childhood in Mumbai, Chinmayi relocated to Chennai, where she attended the Children's Garden school until the age of 10. She was then enrolled at Hindu Senior Secondary School, Indira Nagar and went on to complete her school education through home study modules where she was partly home-schooled after her 10th standard.

Chinmayi received the CCRT Scholarship for Young Talent for Carnatic Music from the Government of India at 10.[2] She won the gold medal from All India Radio for Ghazals in 2000 and the Silver for Hindustani Classical Music in 2002. She learned German as a language in the Max Mueller Bhavan in Chennai and completed certification courses from NIIT and SSI in web design. During her school life, she held jobs with both Sify and studentconcepts.org. Chinmayi currently holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Madras.She is also a versatile dancer and mostly enjoys the Odissi form of dance. Apart from her mother tongue Tamil, She speaks Hindi,English,Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam, and German fluently.

Hriday Gattani

Hriday‘s tryst with music started when he attended a concert as a three-year-old. The connect was electric and immediate! Since then, he hasn’t looked back and ensured he sang often. Living with a family that loved music only fueled his obsession for the art. Amongst his early inspirations is the legendary A.R. Rahman.

“For me he is my mentor, my guru, my inspiration! He has this uncanny way of getting the best out of you. Though I first worked with him when I was 12, it was the Coke Studio sessions that were a fulfilling experience.” It’s hardly a wonder that Hriday went on to debut his vocals in Bollywood under Rahman in ‘Lekar Hum Deewana Dil’.

Apart from the tv spot with the Pogo Amazing Kid’s Awards and the live performance at Blue Frog Bombay with his three-piece band, Hridayis keen on writing more and improving his live performances. He is learning from Vishwaraj Pandit ji( Mewati Gharana)lineage of Pandit Jasraj and has also studied western classical (Vocals) at the KM College of Music and Technology in Chennai where he developed a keen interest in songwriting.

Jonita Gandhi

Jonita Gandhi, known to the Indo-Canadian community as Toronto's Nightingale, discovered that music was the language of her soul at a very young age. Born in New Delhi, India, she moved to Toronto as an infant and grew up with strong influences in Canadian culture while maintaining a close connection to her Indian heritage. A young and promising new talent, her name has taken music lovers worldwide by storm. Hundreds of thousands of fans across the globe have come to know her through her YouTube presence.

Raised in a home filled with musical interests and talents, dancing and singing around the house was encouraged by her family. It was her father, a professional musician by hobby, who recognized her rhythm and pitch. In her early years, she was known amongst her peers for her talent as a dancer, with recognizable skills in Bollywood and Hip Hop styles. But it wasn't only movement that drew Jonita's heart close to dance; it was her profuse love for music. While growing up listening to and learning a variety of musical styles, Jonita has become a true experimentalist in her vocal art. She enjoys opportunities to try new styles and sing in different languages.