Shreya Ghoshal is a highly acclaimed Indian playback singer, renowned for her extensive vocal range and versatility across numerous Indian and foreign languages. After winning the All India Light Vocal Music Competition in New Delhi in 1995 and subsequently winning the television music reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma’ on Zee TV in 2000, Shreya Ghoshal made a groundbreaking playback singing debut at age 16 in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2002 romantic drama ‘Devdas’. Lending her voice to Aishwarya Rai’s character, Paro, her renditions of ‘Bairi Piya’ and ‘Dola Re Dola’ achieved significant acclaim. This breakthrough earned her the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for ‘Bairi Piya’ (2002) and the Filmfare R.D.
chart and ‘Angana Morey’ on the Top Triller Global chart. In 2022, her song ‘Heer Raanjhana’ was featured on a Billboard at New York’s Times Square, and she secured a National Film Award for ‘Maayava Thooyava’ from ‘Iravin Nizhal’ (2021), a groundbreaking achievement as the first singer to win for a bilingual song and across five different languages. In 2023, ‘Baharla Ha Madhumas’ went viral across TikTok and Instagram Reels. Her single ‘Zihaal e Miskin’ peaked at number three on the Billboard India Songs chart, while ‘Guli Mata’ reached number one on the Billboard Arabic Hot 100 chart, number two on the MENA Chart and UK Asian Music Chart, and number ten on the Billboard India Songs chart.
She received an IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer for ‘Rasiya’ (2023) and served as a Grand Jury member for the 54th International Film Festival of India. The City of Austin, Texas, proclaimed June 15, 2024, as ‘Shreya Ghoshal Day,’ and she is slated to perform at the opening ceremony of the 18th Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025.