Mili Nair

This article is about a musician in India. For other uses, see mili (disambiguation).
Mili Nair
Birth name Mili Nair
Born 7 April
Origin India
Genres Inde, Jazz, Bollywood, Playback Singer, Original Soundtracks, Film Music
Occupation(s) Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist
Website www.miliofficial.com

Mili (born 7 April), also known as Mili Nair is a singer, songwriter from India. Mili sings in English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati and Bengali. From writing her music and lending her voice to some of the biggest brand campaigns in advertising she has also recorded music with composers like A.R. Rahman, Amit Trivedi, Pritam and jazz guitarist Vinny Valentino.

Biography

Early life

Mili's journey into music began at an early age and she confesses she knew right from the very start that she was destined to sing and become a musician.

Songwriting & Composing

With a hunger to break new ground in music, Mili is a fearless artiste who constantly challenges her vocal expression to create signature songs. She is currently composing her songs which will be released soon.

Independent Music & Collaborations

Mili became famous at the Coke Studio Season 2 on MTV when she sang Badari Badariya and Yatra, both composed by Trivedi, and impressed audiences across the globe.

In 2009, Mili shared the stage with guitar virtuoso Vinny Valentino at the Java Jazz Festival. She also collaborated with DJ Ivan on his first international release Music Is My Life.

As a lover of jazz and not one to be stereotyped, Mili believes that her music should not be restricted to a genre.

Playback Singing & Mainstream Indian Music

A. R. Rahman gave Mili her first break in film music with the Tamil song Keda Kari in Raavanan and Maham Maye in the Telugu film Komaram Puli. Her most recent release is Parakka Seivaai in the Tamil film Ambikapathy, composed by Rahman.

Mili also sang on Meethi Boliyaan in the Hindi film Kai Po Che! for Amit Trivedi. In the hands of Trivedi, Meethi Boliyan evolved into a beautiful composition that infused something new and unconventional in Bollywood music. Impressed by Mili's originality and style, Trivedi incorporated her idea of vocal improvisation in the track which enhanced its fresh appeal. Meethi Boliyaan from Kai Po Che! brought a great response from the listeners and Mili has been acknowledged with award nominations from the Music Industry.

Mili has sung and collaborated with director Mahesh Bhatt on the title song for the film Mr. X composed by Jeet Gaanguli.

She has also worked with leading film composer Harris Jayaraj, rendering the Tamil hit Rettai Kathire in Maattrraan and sang on the theme for the Malayalam movie Urumi with composer Deepak Dev. She's at ease doing advertising jingles for television, playback singing and live shows.

She has sung on major advertisement campaigns, including Vogue Magazine' s Vogue Empower film 'Going Home' , directed by Vikas Bhal , Coca Cola's Maaza campaign, the Incredible India! Tourism Campaign and Cadbury Silk to name a few.

Discography

Feature films

Film Song Name Composer
Mr. X Mr. X Title Song - You Can Call Me X - Mahesh Bhatt Jeet Ganguly
Kai Po Che! Meethi Boliyaan Amit Trivedi
Ambikapathy Parakka Seivaai A.R. Rahman
Shaadi Ke Side Effects Tumse Pyar Ho Gaya Pritam
Poojai Ippadiye Yuvan Shankar Raja
Nanbenda Nee Sunno Moono Harris Jayaraj
Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe Hey Suttrum Madley Blues
Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam Ennodu Amrit Rao
Raavanan Keda Kari A.R. Rahman
Puli Maham Maye A.R. Rahman
Maattrraan Rettai Kathire Harris Jayaraj
Vanakkam Chennai Oh Penne Penne (Movie Version) Anirudh Ravichander
Urumi Movie Theme Deepak Dev
Veera Parampare Ambarada Narayan .S.
Aidondla Aidu Neragi Ouseppachan

Coke Studio at MTV India

Season Song Name Composer/ Producer Lyricists Singers
Season 2 Yatra Amit Trivedi Swanand Kirkire Mili Nair, Shriram Iyer
Season 2 Badari Badariyan Amit Trivedi Kausar Munir Mili Nair, Mame Khan

Awards and nominations

Year Award Film/ Song Title
2013 GIMA Awards Film: Kai Po Che! / Song: Meethi Boliyan Best Debut Bollywood – Nominated
2013 GIMA Awards Film: Kai Po Che! / Song: Meethi Boliyan Best Duet Bollywood – Nominated
2014 Mirchi Music Awards Film: Kai Po Che! / Song: Meethi Boliyan Upcoming Singer (Female) Bollywood – Nominated

References

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