Sayani Palit
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 Sayani Palit | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sayani Palit |
| Born |
5 July 1989 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Classical, Semiclassical, Fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Classical and Semi-classical Vocalist, Composer, Playback Singer, Arranger |
Sayani Palit (Bengali: সায়নি পালিত; born 5 July 1989) is an Indian classical and semi-classical vocalist, playback singer, music composer and performer from Kolkata, West Bengal. Working as a playback singer in Tollywood for the last 5 years, In 2015, Sayani made her Bollywood debut, singing the song, Ove Janiye Reprise for Katti Batti under the direction of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Her biggest break in her musical career took place, when she won the Benadryl Big Golden Voice Season 2 judged by Shankar Mahadevan.
Early life
Sayani Palit started her musical career when she was just 4 years. She continued her musical tutelage for 20 years under Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and her wife Chandana Chakraborty. Later, when she was a scholar of ITC Sangeet Research Academy, she took taleem from Padma Bhushan Girija Devi.A first class first in Bachelor's and master's degree in Classical Music from Calcutta University, Sayani is a regular performing artist of All India Radio. Currently she is a Ph.D research scholar in 'Influence of Thumri in film music'
Professional career
Sayani has worked as playback and background singer for the following tracks:
| Year | Film/Organization Name | Language | Song Name | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Proloy | Bengali | Roshni Elo | Tollywood Playback |
| 2013 | Government of Maharashtra | Hindi | Rajiv Gandhi Jivandayi Arogya Yojna | Ad Film |
| 2013 | Hanuman.com | Bengali | Momo Chitte Thumri Fusion Style | Tollywood Playback |
| 2014 | Chirodini Tumi Je Amar 2 | Bengali | Background Score | Tollywood Playback |
| 2014 | Pendulum | Bengali | Surreal Space Theme | Tollywood Playback |
| 2014 | Gaan Golpo Aar Gaan | Bengali | Gaan Golpo Aar Gaan | Ruposhi Bangla TV Commercial |
| 2014 | Singur | Hindi, Bengali | Theme | Tollywood Movie |
| 2015 | Katti Batti | Hindi | Ove Janiye Reprise Edition | Bollywood Playback |
| 2016 | Shalimar Agarbattis | Hindi | Ad Song | TV Commercial |
| 2017 | Enable India | Hindi | Garv Se Jiyenge Hum | Music Video |
| 2017 | Allahabad Bank | Hindi | Ad Song | TV Commercial |
| 2017 | Neend | Hindi | Short Film, Starring Deepti Naval | Bollywood Playback |
| 2018 | Monkey King | Hindi | Playback | Yet to Release |
| 2018 | Grameenphone - Bangladesh | Bengali | Playback | TV Commercial |
| 2018 | Megh Bristi | Bengali | Playback | Tollywood Playback |
Discography
Singles
- Ruh Mein Hain-Sur Prabaha(2012) - Self Composed Sufi Song
- Naa Jaane Kyun: Ghazal(2015) - Self composed Ghazal
- Ishq Ki Inteha: Ghazal(2015) - Self composed Ghazal
- Kabhie Kabhie: Indipop(2015)
- Raat Ke Saaye feat. Abhay Jodhpurkar and Sayani Palit(2016)
- Wo Jab Bhi Udaas: Ghazal(2016) - Self Composed Ghazal
- Reliving Rahman - Celebrating 50 (2017) -A journey through 50 Rahmanious compositions in approx. 1000 seconds
- Garv Se Jiyenge Hum - Shankar Mahadevan feat. Sayani Palit (2017) - This production is in support for Enable India
First Album: Khwahishain
Khwahishain is the first full-fledged self-composed Hindi contemporary album of Sayani Palit released in 2014. This album is a melodic saga which depicts hues of romance through songs of different genres like Indipop, Folk, Ghazal, Experimental and others. The album consists of 6 tracks with Unn Bina being the most popular out of them. Unn Bina is an exclusive 11 beat song which got much popularity due to its creative music video.
Track List:
Track 1 - Ab Jao Na Mohan Mere
Track 2 - Unn Bina
Track 3 - Rahon Mein Humsafar
Track 4 - Khwahishein Dil Mein Jo Thi
Track 5 - Khushiyan Yun Chalke Hain
Track 6 - Dil Mein Khamoshiyan
Awards & Recognitions
- Sayani received the State Award for the role model category from the honourable Governor of West Bengal.
- National scholarship award for the young artists. 2010/2011 from the ministry of culture Govt of India.
- 1st class 1st in bachelor's degree in 2011 & Masters’ in 2013 under CU
- Currently pursuing PhD in Music from CU
- Received Telegraph award for excellence in 2006
- Sayani has been awarded the Benadryl Big Golden Voice of India Season 2 title (judged by Shankar Mahadevan).
- Sayani has recently been nominated as the 'Best Budding Playback Singer' at the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2014
- Her recent video "Reliving Rahman" has been appreciated by Music Maestro A. R. Rahman himself
References
- 'Pendulum Music Launch', Tollywood Dhamaka, Feb 17, 2014
- 'Sayani Palit to make it big in Tollywood', Sholoana Bangaliana, Jun 08, 2015
- 'Sayani Records for Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy', Ei Samay, Jul 15, 2015
- 'Sayani Palit interviewed by The Statesman after winning Benadryl Big Golden Voice Season 2', The Statesman, Sep 05, 2015
- 'Mentioning of Sayani Palit in TOI Review of Katti Batti', Times of India, Sep 11, 2015
- 'Sayani Palit wins ticket to Bollywood', Radio and Music, Sep 18, 2015
- 'An Afternoon with Sayani Palit', On The Rox E-magazine, Apr 2, 2015
- 'Review on Big Golden Voice', Jan 15, 2015
- 'Music review of Movie Katti Batti', Aug 28, 2015
- 'Shankar Mahadevan Plays Mentor To These Lucky People!', Sep 11, 2015
- 'A Fitting Tribute to Rahman', Hindustan Times, Dec - 31, 2016
- 'Sayani Palit: Learnt a lot by listening to A.R. Rahman's songs', Times of India, Jan - 3, 2017
- 'রহমানের জন্মদিনে সায়নির সুরেলা শ্রদ্ধা', এই সময়, Jan - 6, 2017
- 'Music Maestro A. R. Rahman appreciates Reliving Rahman on twitter', Jan 11, 2017
- 'A Salute to Sayani Palit', Colors TV Mar 03, 2017
- 'Press release of the performance at Music Mojo Kappa TV',
- 'The music launch of Kaushik Ganguly’s romantic thriller ‘Drishtikone’', Times Of India Apr 01, 2018
- 'Times Baishakhi 1425 soaks in Bengali New Year spirit', Times Of India Apr 17, 2018