Nisha Rajagopal

Outstanding Lady Vocalist Award winner

Nisha Rajagopal

Outstanding Lady Vocalist Award winner

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Nisha P. Rajagopal (born 22 October 1980), is a Carnatic musician. Her mother, Vasundhara Rajagopal, is an established disciple of Gopala Iyer, a descendant of Koteeswara Iyer, the prominent composer. Nisha commenced her training in vocal music from her mother and later received training from T. R. Subramaniam, Calcutta Krishnamoorthy, Suguna Varadachary, and P. S. Narayanswamy. Nisha P. Rajagopal (born 22 October 1980), is a Carnatic musician. Her mother, Vasundhara Rajagopal, is an established disciple of Gopala Iyer, a descendant of Koteeswara Iyer, the prominent composer. Nisha commenced her training in vocal music from her mother and later received training from T. R. Subramaniam, Calcutta Krishnamoorthy, Suguna Varadachary, and P. S. Narayanswamy. Nisha was resident in Toronto, Canada with her parents as her father Rajagopal was employed there. She is the middle one of 3 daughters. She moved with her mother and sisters to New Delhi to learn music from Professor T. R. Subramaniam. In 1995 her father found a job in Chennai and they all moved to Chennai. Nisha's husband is Arvind who is a pilot with Jet Airways. They have a son, Vidyut, born in 2014 She has received the following awards: 1. Isai Peroli - Karthik Fine Arts (2013) 2. Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Award - Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Trust (2012) 3. Shanmukha Sangeetha Shiromani Award - Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha 4. The Hindu Saregama M S Subbulakshmi Award (first ever recipient of the award) (2011) 5. Outstanding Lady Vocalist - The Music Academy
Speciality: Tambura
Speciality: Vocal

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