Sapna Awasthi


Sapna Awasthi Singh is a Bollywood playback singer best remembered for her "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from Dil Se.. and "UP Bihar Lootne" from Shool.

Early life and career

Sapna Awasthi started training in classical music at a young age and completed Sangeet Vishaarad in Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow. She began singing for the radio when she was fifteen, before performing on stage. She received her first break in Bollywood from composer Sameer Sen.
Awasthi is from Kumaon and relocated to Mumbai after singing songs in Krantiveer. She has sung for prominent musicians like Nadeem–Shravan, Anand–Milind, Anu Malik, A. R. Rahman, Sandeep Chowta and others. Her biggest hit to date, as is usually believed, is not her duet 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' for A. R. Rahman's Dil Se, but 'Pardesi Pardesi' for Nadeem-Shravan's Raja Hindustani.

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