Anaida
Indian singer and chef
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Anaida Parvaneh (born 1980) is an Indian singer and chef. She was the first singer to release a single in India in 1995.[1] She is currently a chef with the Soda Bottle Opener Wala chain of cafes and she works as a Chinese healer.[2]
- Singer
- Spiritual Healer
- Chef
Anaida Parvaneh | |
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.jpg) Anaida at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival in October 2010 | |
| Born | Iran |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
Background
A Parsi Zoroastrian[3] of Indian-Greek-Iranian heritage,[4][5] Anaida was one of India's first pop singers in the 1990s. She has launched 10 albums and scores of singles, in Hindi, English, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, Greek, and Arabic since then.[6]
She has acted in Hindi movies and made guest appearances in numerous television shows. She had worked in the 1995 movie Tum Karo Vaada.[7][8]
Career
Anaida's "Hot Line" song from her debut album, "Love Today Hai Nahi Asaan" was the first released single of India.[1] The song "Hoo Halla Hoo" from her second album "Nazuk Nazuk" was the first 3D animated video produced in India.[1] She was the first female Hindi pop artist to be featured on "Buddha Bar" with her song "Good Day to Die" sung in English.[9] She has performed around the globe in different languages.[10]
Discography
As singer
| Year | Song | Album | Composer | Lyricist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hot Line | Love Today Hai Nahi Asaan[11] | Charles Sequeria Vaz | Sandra Richards | Sony Music |
| Ladki Aajki | |||||
| Manchali Mehbooba | |||||
| Oh Jaan Meri | |||||
| Love Today Hai Nahi Asaan | |||||
| Dil Le Le | |||||
| Dance Medley | |||||
| Oh Jaana | |||||
| I Am Anaida | |||||
| Kasam Se Hai Dil | |||||
| 1996 | Oova Oova | Nazuk Nazuk[12] | Santosh Nair | Manohar Iyer | |
| Hoo Halla Hoo | |||||
| Hilori | |||||
| Ho Jaa Ho Jaa | |||||
| Ik Ladka Sidha Sadha | |||||
| Nazuk Nazuk | |||||
| 1999 | Jamale | Chori Chori[13] | |||
| Umer Umer | |||||
| Kaachi Kali | Ira Roshan | Maya Govind | |||
| Oonchi Neechi | |||||
| Jamale | |||||
| Naino Se Naina | |||||
| Ankh Maar Gaya | |||||
| Chori Chori | |||||
| Aaja Aaja | |||||
| Main Hoon Gujaria |
As playback singer
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Lyrics Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Chori Chori Chupke Chupke | "Diwani Diwani" | Anu Malik | Sameer | Anu Malik |
| Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao | "Kahoji Tumse Acha Kaun Hai" | Rajesh Roshan | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Sonu Nigam | |
| 2008 | Bujjigadu | "Talaiva" | Sandeep Chowta | Bhaskara Bhatla | Mark Lazaro |
| Chamku | "Trance" | Monty Sharma | Sameer | Saleem Shahzada, Sowmya Raoh |
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Fun on the Run | Contestant | |
| 2008 | Dhoom Macha De | Contestant | |
| 2009 | Is Junlge Se Mujhe Bachao[14] | Contestant | 2nd runner-up |