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Pop Shalini |
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Indian |
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Singing |
Shalini Singh popularly called as Pop Shalini is a singer from Tamil Nadu, India. Shalini Singh popularly known as Pop Shalini was one of the first teenagers to release an album (by the name of 'Shalini') when she was only 13.
She has sung over 500 songs in various Indian languages for Indian films. She has sung for the likes of A.R.Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, Illayaraja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vidhyasagar, Himesh Reshamaiya and many others. Shalini's work with the composer Harris Jayaraj was notable as songs such as Yennai Konjam and Mudhal Naal struck a chord with the youth market more than expected
She then moved to Holy Angels Convent during Grade 1 and was asked to give solo performances for the famous TV channel Doordarshan. On watching her performance on the TV channel, she was asked to join the famous theatre group Youngstars under Brian & Christerine Laul in Chennai to star in musicals like Annie, The Sound of Music, Joseph & His Technicolored Dreamcoat and many more. She was also asked to record for various jingles and has sung for over 600 advertisements till date.
On a survey done through the reputed 'India Today', Shalini was chosen among many musicians as one of 'The Faces of the Millennium' ,which featured great stalwarts like A.R.Rahman, Shubha Mudgal, Anoushka Shankar, Shankar Mahadevan and many others.