INFORMATION
| Artist Birthday : | 21/08/1978 (Age 46) |
| Born In : | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) : | Playback singer |
| Genres : | Vocals |
In 2012, Kapoor released the music video “Jugni Ji“, featuring Dr. Zeus. The track was the remix version of the Pakistani Sufi song “Alif Allah“, originally sung by Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi at the third season of the musical series Coke Studio Pakistan in 2010. Upon the release, “Jugni Ji” went on to become one of the biggest singles of 2012 and Kapoor earned the Brit Asia TV Music Award for Best Single.[10] By the success of “Jugni Ji”, Meet Bros Anjjan asked Kapoor to sing the song “Baby Doll” for the film Ragini MMS 2 (2014), which marked her Bollywood singing debut.The song created a hype over its release and topped the charts with winning Mirchi Music Awards for the “Number One Song of the Year” award.[11]Kapoor was critically praised for her singing style and went on to win several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer. The same year she collaborated again with Dr. Zeus along with Vishal-Shekhar for the song “Lovely” in Happy New Year which was picturised on Deepika Padukone.[12] The soundtrack of the album also includes a Punjabi remix of the song titled “Kamlee”. Both the songs “Lovely” and “Kamlee” received generally positive reviews and were proved to be a major success That same year, she participated in a concert tour across North America, entitled “SLAM! The Tour”, in which she performed alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.[14] Apart from concerts and tours, she has also been signed by an NGO for children, as their brand ambassador, where she promoted the cause of children’s education.[15]She also relaunched her own fashion brand “Kanika Kapoor: House of Chikankari” to help the female artisans in Lucknow and develop this art of embroidery and textile decoration.
