Shreya Ghoshal was born on 12 March 1984 and is an Indian singer.
124 Facts About Shreya Ghoshal
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Shreya Ghoshal has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and received numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two BFJA Awards, seven Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South.
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Apart from playback singing, Ghoshal has appeared as a judge on several television reality shows and in music videos.
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Shreya Ghoshal has been honoured by the state of Ohio in the United States, where Governor Ted Strickland declared 26 June 2010 as "Shreya Ghoshal Day".
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Shreya Ghoshal has been featured five times in the Forbes list of the top 100 celebrities from India.
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In 2017, Shreya Ghoshal became the first Indian singer to have her wax figure displayed in the Indian wing of Madame Tussauds Museum in Delhi.
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Shreya Ghoshal was born on 12 March 1984 to a Bengali Brahmin family in Berhampore, Murshidabad of West Bengal state.
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Shreya Ghoshal grew up in Rawatbhata, a small town near Kota, Rajasthan.
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Shreya Ghoshal's father, Bishwajit Ghoshal is an electrical engineer and works for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, and her mother, Sarmistha Ghoshal, is a literature post-graduate.
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Shreya Ghoshal completed her schooling up to eighth grade at the Atomic Energy Central School No 4 in Rawatbhata, where she was a classmate of the former CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal.
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Shreya Ghoshal joined the Atomic Energy Junior College to study science.
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Shreya Ghoshal dropped out from the junior college and enrolled at the SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce in Mumbai, where she took up arts with English as her major.
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Shreya Ghoshal's mother used to help her in rehearsals and accompany her on the Tanpura, starting with mostly Bengali songs.
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At the age of six, Shreya Ghoshal began receiving formal training in classical music.
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Shreya Ghoshal trained with Late Kalyanji Bhai for 18 months and continued her classical music training with Late Mukta Bhide in Mumbai.
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Shreya Ghoshal's first recording was "Ganraj Rangi Nachato", which is a cover version of a Marathi song originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
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Shreya Ghoshal recorded devotional songs in albums like Banomali Re, and later, Krishna Bina Ache Ke.
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Shreya Ghoshal caught the attention of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali when she participated in the 75th children's special episode of Sa Re Ga Ma.
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Shreya Ghoshal was sixteen when she recorded the first song for the film, "Bairi Piya" with Udit Narayan.
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Shreya Ghoshal's performance won her the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent.
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Shreya Ghoshal was an immediate success and was called by various other Indian film industries for recording songs in her voice.
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Shreya Ghoshal was next heard in Darbar-composed Desh Devi, where she performed three tracks for the film.
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Shreya Ghoshal was awarded with another Filmfare trophy for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai".
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In 2004, Shreya Ghoshal contributed to the soundtrack album of Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum by performing four tracks, which were labelled with an "average" tag by Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama.
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Besides, Shreya Ghoshal lent her voice for Malik, where she sang "Tumhe Jo Maine Dekha" and "Gori Gori" for Main Hoon Na apart from the title track.
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Mid-Day affirmed that Shreya Ghoshal provided "perfect accompaniment" for the track, while Rediff.
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Shreya Ghoshal received her first Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
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Shreya Ghoshal made her Telugu debut for music director Mani Sharma in Okkadu.
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Shreya Ghoshal made her debut in Kannada cinema with the song "Krishna nee begane baaro" in the movie Paris Pranaya.
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Shreya Ghoshal was bestowed with her second National Film Award for her rendition of "Dheere Jalna" in Paheli, which she sung alongside Sonu Nigam.
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Shreya Ghoshal provided vocals for Kreem in one of his another compositions: "Guzar Na Jaye" from Rog.
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Reportedly, Shreya Ghoshal was selected to sing the female rendition of the track after being auditioned by many other artistes.
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Apart from providing supporting vocals for Himesh Reshammiya's "Aashiq Banaya Aapne", Shreya Ghoshal's voice had been used in some of his other compositions released during the year.
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However, while reviewing Malik-composed "Pehle Se", Bollywood Hungama wrote: " Shreya Ghoshal sang in a mature manner and did so well and she proved herself as a dependable playback singer".
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Shreya Ghoshal was next heard with Vishal Bhardwaj in the song "O Saathi Re", which exudes the feeling of intimacy and deep love.
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In 2007, Shreya Ghoshal recorded a thumri in the mujra style for Khoya Khoya Chand.
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Shreya Ghoshal even lent her voice for two other songs for the album; "Sakhi Piya" and "Thirak Thirak".
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Shreya Ghoshal reunited with Moitra for Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, where she performed "Hum To Aise Hain" along with Chauhan which had Swanand Kirkire and Pranab Biswas lending supporting vocals.
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Shreya Ghoshal won her fourth National award for singing "Pherari Mon" for the Bengali film Antaheen, and "Jeev Rangla" for the Marathi film Jogwa.
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Shreya Ghoshal rendered two songs for the 2010 film Dabangg, "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and "Chori Kiya Re Jiya" with Sonu Nigam.
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Satyajit from Glamsham reported, "Sweetly toned and mesmerized with mellifluous flows of Shreya Ghoshal singing, the first outing "Saibo" is a smoothening surprise that extols the feel of romanticism to perfection".
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Later that year, Shreya Ghoshal sang the duet "Teri Meri" in film Bodyguard with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
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Shreya Ghoshal later collaborated with Bappi Lahiri in the duet "Ooh La La" from film The Dirty Picture.
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Abid from Glamsham stated that Shreya Ghoshal manage to keep up the fun tempo with an improvised and highly entertaining and excellent renditions.
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In 2012, Shreya Ghoshal rendered her voice for popular item song, "Chikni Chameli" from film Agneepath.
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Shreya Ghoshal gets the kind of rustic flavour that was the need of the hour and is superb in her rendition.
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Shreya Ghoshal then lent her voice in a Four-part harmony song, "Radha" from Student of the Year alongside Udit Narayan, Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani which garnered critical appreciation.
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In early 2013, Shreya Ghoshal sang two duet songs "Naino Mein Sapna" and "Taki O Taki" for film Himmatwala.
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For "Naino Mein Sapna", Shivi from Komoi stated, "Shreya Ghoshal replace Lata Mangeshkar and do a decent job".
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Shreya Ghoshal sang the female version of Sunn Raha Hai in Aashiqui 2 composed by Ankit Tiwari and written by Sandeep Nath.
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Shreya Ghoshal garnered critical praise over Ankit Tiwari who sang the male version of the song.
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Rahman composed "Banarasiya" in Raanjhanaa, Shreya Ghoshal lent her voice for duet "God, Allah aur Bhagwan" in Krrish 3 alongside Sonu Nigam.
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Shreya Ghoshal next performed two tracks in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela namely "Dhoop" and "Nagada Sang Dhol" both composed by the director of film, Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
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Shreya Ghoshal earned positive to mixed response for former and mostly positive reviews for the latter.
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Passionately sung and flatteringly themed, this song makes evident the reason why Shreya Ghoshal can be compared to music veterans of the industry.
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Shreya Ghoshal got another nomination at Filmfare Awards for the song.
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Shreya Ghoshal elevates it with her superb effort and the softer arrangement works better for it overall.
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Glamsham praised Shreya Ghoshal's vocals labelling them "sugary sweet and superbly controlled".
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Shreya Ghoshal dubbed these songs in Tamil and Telugu versions of the film's soundtrack.
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In early 2016, Shreya Ghoshal provided vocals for duet "Tere Bin" from film Wazir alongside Sonu Nigam.
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Shreya Ghoshal sang the songs "Mere Aankhon Se Nikle Aansoo" and "Ishq Ki Baarish" written by Sameer and composed by Nadeem Saifi in the film Ishq Forever for which critics compared Shreya Ghoshal singing style to veteran singer Alka Yagnik.
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Shreya Ghoshal was next heard in Tamil film Devi in which she rendered her vocals for song "Rang Rang Rangoli".
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Shreya Ghoshal dubbed Hindi version of the song titled "Ranga Re" as the film was released along with Tamil in Hindi and Telugu as well with Telugu version "Rang Rang Rangare" being sung by Swetha Mohan.
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India West praised the Hindi version by quoting, "Shreya Ghoshal proves that she can tread Sunidhi Chauhan terrain effortlessly in parts of the song, and her strong vocals put up a strong case for playback singers ".
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In early 2017, Shreya Ghoshal rendered "Aashiq Surrender Hua" duet along with co-singer and composer Amaal Mallik from the film Badrinath Ki Dulhania.
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In 2017, Shreya Ghoshal sang the duet "Thodi Der" with co-singer and music director Farhan Saeed for the film Half Girlfriend.
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Shreya Ghoshal received a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer nomination for the song.
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Glamsham reported, "Shreya Ghoshal is simply fantastic and [song] can be put on repeat mode".
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Shreya Ghoshal later provided her rendition for "Allasani Vaari" from Tholi Prema.
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Shreya Ghoshal lent her voice to four songs for the delayed film Phir Se.
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Shreya Ghoshal was next heard in the recreated version of "Ek Do Teen" from Tezaab in Baaghi 2 and the title track of Dhadak.
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Shreya Ghoshal started 2019 with two classical numbers, "Ghar More Pardesiya" and "Tabah Ho Gaye" for Abhishek Varman's period drama Kalank, for which she won numerous awards and accolades including a Zee Cine Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
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Shreya Ghoshal started the new decade by featuring in several Independent Singles.
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Shreya Ghoshal released an independent single titled "Nah Woh Main" in which she was credited as a songwriter and composer.
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Shreya Ghoshal started 2021 with a ballad titled "Chal Wahin Chalein" from Saina for which she received praise.
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Shreya Ghoshal was next featured in a song titled "Param Sundari" from Mimi which became one of the biggest hits of the year, and peaked at No 184 on the Billboard Global Excl.
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Shreya Ghoshal next sang a song titled "Zaalima Coca Cola" for the film Bhuj: The Pride of India.
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Shreya Ghoshal then featured in two tracks of Atrangi Re soundtrack, "Chaka Chak" and "Tere Rang", both of which garnered critical acclaim.
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Shreya Ghoshal started 2022 with a Punjabi-language independent single titled "Uff".
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Shreya Ghoshal was next featured in a song titled "Jab Saiyaan" from Gangubai Kathiawadi for which she received critical acclaim.
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Shreya Ghoshal next sang a song titled, "Heer Raanjhana" for the film Bachchhan Paandey.
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Shreya Ghoshal was next featured in the soundtrack of a multilingual film Radhe Shyam in which she sang two songs, "Ninnele" in Telugu and "Unnaalae" in Tamil.
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Shreya Ghoshal sang two songs, a lavani titled "Chandra" and a ballad titled "To Chand Rati" both of which garnered critical acclaim.
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Shreya Ghoshal next sang a song titled "Makhmali" for the film Samrat Prithviraj.
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Shreya Ghoshal then featured in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 soundtrack in which she recorded several versions of her 2007 classical song "Mere Dholna" or "Ami Je Tomar".
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Shreya Ghoshal next recorded a new rendition of her 2014 Tamil-language song, "Sundari Pennae" for Berklee Indian Ensemble's Grammy-nominated album, Shuruaat.
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Shreya Ghoshal next featured in an independent single titled "Baarish Aayi Hain" which was a duet with Stebin Ben.
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Shreya Ghoshal then featured in the soundtrack of film Raksha Bandhan for which she recorded three songs, the title track "Raksha Bandhan", "Dhaagon Se Baandhaa", and the reprise version of the title track, all of them met with positive critical response and the former two were listed amongst the best songs to celebrate the festival of Raksha Bandhan.
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Shreya Ghoshal was next featured in a Punjabi-language independent single titled, "Tere Bajjon" which was composed by Jatinder Shah.
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Shreya Ghoshal then sang a Tamil song titled "Unna Nenachadhum" for the film Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu.
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Shreya Ghoshal then recorded a song "Thumbi Thullal" for the soundtrack of a Tamil-language film, Cobra which garnered critical acclaim.
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Shreya Ghoshal then sang a Garba song titled, "Boom Padi" for the film Maja Ma which received critical praise.
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Shreya Ghoshal next featured on a track titled, "Invincible" a collaboration with American a cappella group Pentatonix for their album Holidays Around the World.
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Shreya Ghoshal then featured in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ghazal album, Sukoon in which she leant her voice to two ghazals titled, "Tujhe Bhi Chand" and "Qaraar".
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Shreya Ghoshal made London tours, where she performed twice in the Royal Albert Hall in 2013 and 2014.
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In 2006, along with Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan and Shiamak Davar, Shreya Ghoshal performed the theme song of 2010 Commonwealth Games at its closing ceremony, as an invitation to everyone to the following Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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In 2016, Shreya Ghoshal performed a charity event to support a 17 years old patient of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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On 19 February 2022, Shreya Ghoshal performed at the Jubilee Stage at Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE.
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Shreya Ghoshal has acknowledged Asha Bhosle and Geeta Dutt as her inspirations in terms of versatility.
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Shreya Ghoshal has named Jagjit Singh as her inspiration to perform songs in the genre of Ghazal.
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Shreya Ghoshal's voice has been described as "sweet" with "slight huskiness".
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Shreya Ghoshal's voice is characterized in the media for being most suitable for higher-pitched renditions, although some critics have said that her voice tends to screech when she reaches a higher note of scale.
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Shreya Ghoshal is noted for her wide vocal range, and versatility.
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In 2003, Shreya Ghoshal admitted that she modulates her voice well, hence "none of the music directors have yet been able to label me".
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Shreya Ghoshal took vocal lessons and did workshops with Kalyanji Virji Shah, where she learnt the technique about "throw of voice, straight notes, vibratos".
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Shreya Ghoshal considers classical music training as an asset in playback since it "keeps one's voice fit and fresh".
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Music director and singer M Jayachandran praised Ghoshal by saying, "It is amazing how she writes down the lyrics in Hindi and then gives her signature nuanced expressions to Malayalam words".
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Shreya Ghoshal's work has been praised by music directors Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Gannguli, Shreya Ghoshal's contemporary singers Papon, Palak Muchhal, Sukhwinder Singh, Bombay Jayashri, Javed Ali, Neha Kakkar, Richa Sharma, singers Ghulam Ali, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Asrar, A cappella band Penn Masala, film actress Dia Mirza, cricketer MS Dhoni.
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The first Shreya Ghoshal Day was celebrated among her fans on popular microblogging and social networking sites.
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In 2012, Shreya Ghoshal appeared in the Forbes Celebrity 100, a list based on income and popularity of India's celebrities.
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Shreya Ghoshal is the only Indian singer to be listed in the Verve's 50 Power Women Of 2016.
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Shreya Ghoshal has said that she has been offered acting roles which she has declined, citing her lack of interest in it.
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In 2021 and 2022, Shreya Ghoshal was placed at fifth and seventh rank respectively in Eastern Eye's "Top 50 Asian Celebrities" list.
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Shreya Ghoshal was the highest ranked singer in both the years.
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Shreya Ghoshal was listed third among the "Top Ten Hottest Female Bollywood Lead Singers" by MensXP.
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Shreya Ghoshal is the sixth most liked Indian personality on Facebook and 47th most followed Indian personality on Twitter, according to the statistics of Socialbakers.
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Shreya Ghoshal is among the top ten most searched Indian singers on Google Search.
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Shreya Ghoshal is amongst one of the most streamed Indian artists across several music streaming platforms.
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Shreya Ghoshal was the second-most streamed Indian female artist on Spotify in 2019 and 2020, and the most streamed Indian female artist on Spotify in 2021 and 2022.
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Additionally, Shreya Ghoshal was the most streamed Indian female artist on Apple Music in 2021.
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Shreya Ghoshal was the most streamed Indian female artist on Amazon Music in 2022.
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On 22 May 2021, Shreya Ghoshal gave birth to a son named Devyaan in Mumbai.
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Shreya Ghoshal has appeared as a judge on several television reality shows and she appears in music videos.
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Shreya Ghoshal has won ten Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer to date.