Jonita Gandhi
Jonita Gandhi is an Indian-born Canadian playback singer
She has recorded songs predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada and Malayalam languages
She is well known for her YouTube presence. Her singing debut started through Chennai Express title track (in 2013)
Jonita Gandhi was born in a Punjabi family from Delhi.Her family moved to Canada when she was nine months old, where she was raised
Her father, Deepak Gandhi, a musician by hobby and an electrical and electronics engineer by profession, recognized her potential and encouraged her to sing
Gandhi studied in Turner Fenton Secondary School and attended the University of Western Ontario where she completed her degrees in health science and business
During university, she worked as an intern at CIBC World Markets but continued to sing and perform throughout her education. She has had formal training in Western and Hindustani classical singing
Jonita Gandhi grew up around music as both her father and brother were part time musicians. They would often perform cover songs together at live community events. At age 16, she auditioned for Canadian Idol but didn't get past the audition rounds
She began making YouTube covers from her bedroom, sometimes featuring other local musicians including Akash Gandhi.[6] The videos quickly went viral and led to a myriad of opportunities to perform
Her hits on YouTube began with covers of well-known Hindi-film songs, such as, Pani Da Rang, Tujhko Jo Paaya, Tum Hi Ho, Suhaani Raat, Yeh Honsla and many others. Her beginning concerts typically consisted of these covers
Her jump to playback singing began with an opportunity to perform alongside Sonu Nigam. This tour crossed various countries including Russia, UK, US and the Caribbean. Afterwards, her sights were set on starting a career in the Bollywood music industry
On the heels of Sonu Nigam's world tour, Gandhi stepped into the world of playback singing with a debut in Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone
The music for this film was composed by Vishal–Shekhar and her feature in the song was happen-stance; it was during a meeting with Vishal–Shekhar's mix engineer Abhishek Ghatak. She further solidified her place in Bollywood with the movie Highway, singing both Kahaan Hoon Main and Implosive Silence
Gandhi worked as a playback singer with music directors including A. R. Rahman and Pritam.Rahman featured Gandhi in the concert film One Heart (film). Gandhi performed at the 2016 Jubilee Games in Dubai with Salim–Sulaiman and with Amit Trivedi on MTV Unplugged