Nikhita Gandhi is an Indian playback singer. She is better known as ‘Ladio Girl.’
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Nikhita Gandhi was born on Wednesday, October 2, 1991 (age 27 years; as in 2018) in Kolkata. His zodiac sign is Libra.
Nikhita Gandhi As a Child
She attended school from La Martiniere for girls, Calcutta (Kolkata). He then moved to Chennai to study dentistry and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery from Ramachandra University, Chennai. He attended KM College of Music & Technology to study western classical music.
Physical appearance
Height: 5′ 3″ (approx)
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste & Boyfriend
Nikhita is half Bengali and half Punjabi. His father, Uday Veer Gandhi and mother, Nipa Gandhi are dentists.
Nikhita Gandhi With Her Parents
He has two brothers; one of his brothers name is Niru.
Nikhita Gandhi With Her Brother
Nikhita Gandhi With Her Brother, Niru
Career
He started his career as a playback singer with the song “Modern Kalyanam” from the Tamil film “Kalyana Samayal Saadham” in 2013.
He later sang the song “Ladio” for the Telugu, Tamil and Hindi versions of the Tamil film “I (2015).”
He sang three songs for the Iranian movie “Muhammad (SAL): The Messenger of God” in 2015. He made his debut as a singer in Bollywood with the song “Raabta Title Song” from the movie “Raabta” in 2017.
Controversy
In an interview, he said- “Music labels tend to interfere with creative content,” which sparked controversy. He took to his social media handle to clear up the misunderstanding and said that he had been misquoted. He, in his statement, wrote that his words were misinterpreted and there was confusion in what he said and what was published.
Favorite Things
- Food/Drink: Italian Cuisine, Cappuccino
- Singers: Benny Dayal, Rekha Bhardwaj, Usha Uthup, Ghulam Ali
- Director: AR Murugadoss
Facts
- He likes to travel and play carrom.
- During his college days, he was a part of his college choir.
- He has been trained in Odissi and Hindustani music for almost 12 years.
- Her first stage performance was at ‘Saarang,’ the annual social and cultural festival of IIT, Chennai, where she won the competition under the solo singing category.
Nikhita Gandhi in Saarang
- He was all set to become a dentist until he was noticed by AR Rahman during an Indo-German exchange when he and his choir performed with a German orchestra. AR Rahman tested it individually for his independent project ‘Qyuki,’ which he did with Shekhar Kapur.
- In 2012, he released a Bengali album titled, “Kotha,” a re-arrangement of Nazrul Geeti (a song composed and written by poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam), which became an instant success.
Nikhita Gandhi’s First Album, Kotha
- He is an active philanthropist and works for several social and environmental welfare programs. He organizes free dental camps and also promotes tree planting and dog adoption.
- He is the lead vocalist of the 5-member band, ‘Noor,’ which includes Sajith Sathya, Jerard Felix, Godfrey Immanuel and Joshua Gopal. He regularly performs at concerts and music festivals.
- He has also sung three songs for the Hollywood film “Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016),” a biographical film based on the life of Brazilian soccer player “Pelé.”
- In 2018, he released his first independent single “Humshakal.” The song is composed and produced by Nikhita herself.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
