Alyssa Mendonsa

Alyssa Mendonsa
Birth name Alyssa Mendonsa
Born 1990/1991 (age 27–28)[1]
Delhi, India
Genres Filmi
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010-present

Alyssa Mendonsa (born c. 1990 in Delhi) is an Indian playback singer who made her debut in the film Karthik Calling Karthik with the song "Uff Teri Adaa".[1][2][3]

She is the daughter of composer Loy Mendonsa of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio who compose music for Bollywood films. She also sang "Oh Girl" and "Papa Jag Jayega" along with Neeraj Shridhar and Ritu Pathak for the Sajid Khan movie Housefull.[4] Her vocal for the song "Adhoore" of Break Ke Baad was well received by the audiences. She also sang "Baby When You Talk To Me" for the film Patiala House. Her recent song was "Khushfehmiyan" for the film One by Two (2014) with Shankar Mahadevan.

Her song is "Khaabon Ke Parinday" from the movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara took the airwaves by storm. The melodious, soft acoustic guitars, harmonicas and stiff jazz style drums make this an endearing song / beat to listen to.[5] Filmed on Katrina Kaif, this song has seen unsurpassed demand on airwaves. She has rendered a song in the 2013 Malayalam film Amen. She recently sang a song "Be You" for a Gurgaon based fashion and lifestyle e-commerce portal Jabong.com. The song is being featured on several TV channels in India.

Filmography

YearFilm
2010Karthik Calling Karthik
Housefull
Break Ke Baad
2011Patiala House
Zokkomon
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2013Amen
D-Day
2014One by Two
2015Dil Dhadakne Do

References

  1. 1 2 Ramani, Nithya (2010-02-16). "'I don't want people to know me as Loy Mendonsa's daughter' - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com Movies. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. ↑ Prakash KL (2 March 2010). "Alyssa was nervous to sing 'Uff Teri Adaa'". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Alyssa Mendonsa makes her singing debut with KCK :: Samay Live". SamayLive.com. 2010-03-28. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  4. ↑ "Housefull songs". Bollywood Hungama. 2010-04-30. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  5. ↑ "'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'". The Times of India. 15 June 2011.



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