WAS?? now no more?? lol... she has nice voice, no doubt. i loved her Sonnalum number, from Kadhal Virus. Eternal Melody number!!!!
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *How it happened * > ** > http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/10/03/stories/2008100350331600.htm > > I started singing at 4. I learnt Carnatic music from Gowri and Radha > Viswanathan. I used to participate in school competitions. In one such > competition, I won the first prize. Music maestro A. R. Rahman who > distributed the prizes invited the winners to his studio to record their > voices. After recording my voice, I got a call from Sushasini Mani Ratnam to > sing 'Nila Kaigirathu' for her first film *Indira*. > > It was a song sung by a child. When I sang my first song, I was just 13; I > continued to practise Carnatic music. After some time, I was called again by > Rahman to record 'Telephone Manipol' for the film *Indian*. > > Then I got a chance from music director Deva to sing 'Manam Virumbuthe' for > *Nerrukku Ner*. > How it felt > > Basically, I wanted to become a Carnatic vocalist. Hence, I didn't > experiment with film songs. As I was an ardent fan of A. R. Rahman, I was > very happy to sing for him. It was a great experience. When I started > singing more of film songs, I realised the power and reach of the medium, > cinema. I'm happy I'm here. > How life changed > > After my first song, I was a constant in all my school programmes. So far, I > have sung 2,000 songs in all the four south Indian languages. I have also > sung in 35 devotional albums in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. It's my wish to > keep my listeners happy by continuing to sing good songs. > > S. R. ASHOK KUMAR > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > ARR in my Heart; > His Music in my Blood; >
