Shilpa Rao

                         Present – 2003 

                         Hindi , Tamil





                shilpa rao (born apeksha rao) is associate indian feminine playback singer in hindi films.

Life

                    She was born on eleven april 1984 in jamshedpur, jharkhand. her father s. v. rao , un agency command a degree in music, introduced her to music. for her education, she visited very little flower college, jamshedpur wherever she performed within the college choir.

Career

                  The playback singer hariharan organized for rao to check below his instructor, ustad ghulam mustafa khan. When performing arts with ravi shankar mahadevan as one, she stirred to mumbai on his recommendation. 

                  Although she started her career singing advertising jingles, rao shortly captive on to film music. in 2006 she recorded the song "tosey naina lagey" for the picture show anwar and "saiyaan re" for the film salaam-e-ishq: a tribute to like. she went on to perform songs in films like 1 2 3, the train ("gupchup"), aamir ("ek lau"), dev d ("dhol yaara dhol", "ranjhana"), gulal ("aisi saaza"). she has sung one tamil song in naan mahaan alla ("oru maalai neram") for yuvan sitar player raja. she recently appeared on star world's fashionable tv series "the dewarists" together with "agnee" and "parikrama". she has additionally sung some bengali songs largely with jeet ganguly. she additionally sung a song bekaboo from the serial navya.

                 An article revealed within the geographical region times in 2009 delineate her joined of the foremost distinguished singers within the "wave" of "young, little-known singers" then sweeping through screenland. She is additionally a section of band, band known as 9, with writer neelesh misra and musician amartya rahut , operating with ancient indian craft of qissa goi (storytelling).[4] in 2011, the band discharged its debut album, rewind, consisting of songs and storytelling, place along side a narrative.
            In 2012, shilpa rao worked with award winner a. r. rahman for the song ishq shava in yash chopra's last film jab tak hai jaan. the song was received very well by the general public.

Songs

Stranger on the prowl from ek ajnabee

Javeda zindagi (tose naina laage) from anwar

Saiyyaan re from salaam-e-ishq: a tribute to love

Woh ajnabee from the train

Teri tamanna from the train

Aisi sazaa from gulaal

Mahiya from aagey se right

Ek lau from aamir

Gup chup from one two three

Manzaraat from sikandar

Dhol yaara dhol from dev.d

Ranjhana from dev.d

Khuda jaane from bachna ae haseeno

Koi na jaane from hijack

Mudhi mudhi ittefaq se, udhi udhi ittefaq se from paa

Dil le jaa from toh baat pakki!

Rang de from lahore

O re bande from lahore

Nain parindey from lafangey parindey

Anjaana anjaani from anjaana anjaani

I feel good from anjaana anjaani

Yeh pal from no one killed jessica

Kaisi azeeb dawat from memories in march

Dil dar-ba-dar from yeh saali zindagi

Yeh saali zindagi from yeh saali zindagi

Uh-oh uh-oh from mujhse fraaandship karoge

Jazba from ladies vs ricky bahl

Lamha from pappu can't dance saala

Jadoo from pappu can't dance saala

Allah maaf kare from desi boyz

Aahatein from ek main aur ekk tu

Gubbare from ek main aur ekk tu

Kar chalna shuru tu from ek main aur ekk tu

Jab main tumhare saath hun from jodi breakers

Yaariyaan from cocktail

English vinglish from english vinglish (hindi, tamil, telugu)

Gustakh dil from english vinglish (hindi, tamil, telugu)

Ishq shava from jab tak hai jaan

Non-Film

Saiyaan from teri aakhein 

Bekaboo from navya..naye dhadkan naye sawaal

Rewind from band called nine

I believe from the dewarists (season one)

Mtv unplugged (season one)

Hallelujah, shedding skin from coke studio @ mtv season 2

Awards

The Star Screen Awards : 

Best female playback singer
2008 : Khuda jaane from bachna ae haseeno

Indian Tv Academy Awards : 

Navya..naye dhadkan naye sawaal.