Chauhan performing at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for her I AM HOME Tour c. 2024
Born
Nidhi Chauhan[1]
(1983-08-14) 14 August 1983 (age 40)
New Delhi, India
Occupation
Singer
Years active
1996–present
Spouses
Bobby Khan
(m. 2002; div. 2003)
Hitesh Sonik
(m. 2012)
Children
1
Musical career
Genres
Filmi
pop
Indian classical music
rock
Sufi
EDM
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Labels
Universal Music India
Musical artist
Signature
Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced [sʊnɪd̪ʱiːʧɔːɦäːn]; born Nidhi Chauhan, 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her vocal range and versatility,[2] she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and received accolades including three Filmfare Awards.
Born in Delhi, she began performing at local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film Shastra (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled Meri Awaz Suno and rose to prominence after recording "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" from Mast (1999). It won her Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer. She is known for her versatility as a vocalist.[3]
Her second breakthrough was released in 2000, with the song "Mehboob Mere" from Fiza, for which she received another Filmfare nomination. Sunidhi received her third Filmfare nomination with the song "Dhoom Machale" from Dhoom (2004) followed by two more nominations during the next year for "Kaisi Paheli" from Parineeta and "Deedar De" from Dus (2005). In 2006, she was bestowed with her first Filmfare award for her rendition of the song "Beedi" from Omkara and further two nominations for "Soniye" from Aksar and "Aashiqui Main" from 36 China Town.
The following year, Chauhan recorded the title song of Aaja Nachle (2007) and "Sajnaaji Vaari", both critically and commercially well received. Chauhan received her twelfth Filmfare nomination with "Chor Bazaari" of Love Aaj Kal (2009) preceded by "Dance Pe Chance" from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008). In 2010, she received her second Filmfare award with the item song "Sheila Ki Jawani" (2010) and was nominated for international styled carnival song "Udi" from Guzaarish (2010). The year marked her International singing debut, where she was featured in an alternate version of the song "Heartbeat" by Enrique Iglesias.
Apart from playback singing, Chauhan has appeared as a judge on several television reality shows and she also appears in music videos. Besides her career in music, she has also been involved in various charities and social causes. She has appeared four times in Forbes Celebrity 100 of India (2012–2015).
^Farida, Syeda (21 April 2003). "Relative value: Perfect tuning". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^"Metro Plus Hyderabad". The Hindu. 23 September 2002. Archived from the original on 5 May 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^"Happy Birthday Sunidhi Chauhan: 5 songs that prove the mastery of this versatile singer". The Indian Express. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
SunidhiChauhan (pronounced [sʊnɪd̪ʱiː ʧɔːɦäːn]; born Nidhi Chauhan, 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her vocal range and versatility...
This is a list of songs recorded by Indian female playback singer SunidhiChauhan Anthiponvettam – Jashne Jawani Kandahar – Dheemee Dheemee Dracula 2012...
SunidhiChauhan is an Indian singer. Chauhan made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film Shastra. She rose to prominence after recording "Ruki...
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background score is composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury. The songs are sung by SunidhiChauhan, Palak Muchhal, Ankit Tiwari, Amit Mishra, Neha Bhasin and Rochak Kohli...
nominations – Best Actress (Dixit) and Best Female Playback Singer (SunidhiChauhan for "Aaja Nachle"). Dia Srivastav is a choreographer who lives in New...
by Arijit Singh, Harshdeep Kaur, Vibha Saraf, Shankar Mahadevan and SunidhiChauhan. The song "Ae Watan (Female)" also contains the lyrics of Allama Iqbal's...
eight remixes. The vocals were performed by Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, SunidhiChauhan, Adnan Sami, K.K., and Alisha Chinai. It was released on 24 September...
Yagnik, Sukhwinder Singh "Mundeya" - SunidhiChauhan "Ankhiyon Se Gal Kar Gayi" - Sukhwinder Singh, SunidhiChauhan, Sonu Nigam and Himesh Reshammiya "Tutiya...
Udit Narayan (both for Fardeen Khan), Alisha Chinoy, Alka Yagnik, SunidhiChauhan and Vasundhara Das. As of 2024, "Kahan Ho Tum" is the last song sung...
Pritam's peppy music score with Neeraj Shridhar, Atif Aslam, Hard Kaur, SunidhiChauhan and Mika raising a toast to a high-spirited song and dance and Raj...
major hit in India during 2004 and 2005. The original song was sung by SunidhiChauhan. Other tracks on the soundtrack included "Dilbara", "Dilbar Shikdum"...
Dave Weckl (International Jazz Drummer), Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, SunidhiChauhan, Kailash Kher, Shankar Mahadevan, Adnan Sami, Shubha Mudgal, Neeraj...
Mohit Chauhan made his Bollywood debut with the Sandesh Sandilya composition "Pehli Nazar Me Dari Thi", from the film Road, which was released in 2002...
as the film's lead single on 1 September 2019, which had vocals by SunidhiChauhan and Shreya Ghoshal, rendering the song in all languages. The complete...
Chowdhury. The songs featured in the film are sung by Mika Singh, SunidhiChauhan, Navraj Hans, Saloni Thakkar, Meet Bros, Neha Kakkar, Deep Money, Javed...
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