Best female playback singer Kanika Kapoor biography & life history | Kanika Kapoor Birthday Special
Kanika Kapoor (born 23 March 1981) is an Indian playback singer, who sings for the Hindi language films. Through her successful singing career, she has received one Filmfare Award.
Kanika Kapoor was born and raised in Lucknow, always aspired to pursue a career in singing, but she married businessman Raj Chandok in 1997 and moved to London, where she gave birth to three children. After getting a divorce from Raj in 2012, she relocated to Mumbai to become a singer. Kapoor’s first song “Jugni Ji” (2012) was for a music video–which became a huge commercial success.
In 2014, she began her Bollywood playback singing career with the song “Baby Doll” for the film Ragini MMS 2. Upon its release, “Baby Doll” went viral and topped the charts and Kapoor received wide critical acclaim and several accolades for her singing style, including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Kapoor subsequently earned widespread recognition and success for singing one of the Hindi cinema’s top charted songs, including “Lovely” and “Kamlee” for the film Happy New Year (2014), “Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan” for the film Roy (2015), “Desi Look” for the film Ek Paheli Leela (2015), “Nachan Farrate” for the film All Is Well (2015), “Jugni Peeke Tight Hai” for the film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015), “Jab Chaye Tera Jadoo” for the film Main Aur Charles (2015), “Neendein Khul Jaati Hain” for the film Hate Story 3 (2015), “Premika” for the film Dilwale (2015), the later of these rank among one of the highest-grossing Bollywood film. The song “Da Da Dasse” from the film Udta Punjab (2016), earned her several Best Playback Singer awards and nominations—following which she sang the songs, “Hug Me” from Beiimaan Love (2016), “Luv Letter” from the film The Legend of Michael Mishra (2016) and “Beat Pe Booty” from the film A Flying Jatt (2016), all of which earned her further success.
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Personal life
Kapoor was born and brought up in Khatri family from Lucknow, Uttar Prades where she also studied music. At the age of 12, Kapoor started to study classical music under musician Pandit Ganesh Prasad Mishra from Varanasi and was accompanied by him to classical concerts around India. Kapoor participated in many music competitions at school in her childhood. At the age of 15, she did a stint with All India Radio and also accompanied bhajan singer Anup Jalota in his shows. She did her B.A. and then Masters in music from Bhatkhande Music Institute in Lucknow. She then moved to Mumbai to pursue her music career.
Biography
Real Name : Kanika Kapoor
Profession : Singer
Age : 36 Years
Date of Birth : 23 March 1981
Birthplace : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality : Indian
Star Sign/ Zodiac Sign Aries
Hometown : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Debut : Jugni Ji (2012)
Bollywood Playback: ‘Baby Doll’ from the movie Ragini MMS 2 (2014)
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height in Centimeters 165 cm
Height in meters 1.65 m
Height in Inches 5′ 5″
Weight in Kilograms 56 Kg
Weight in Pounds 123 lbs
Body Measurements 33-25-34
Bra Size 33B
Waist Size 25 Inches
Hip Size 34 Inches
Shoe Size 8 Inches
Dress Size 12 Inches
Hair Color Black
Family and Relatives
Father : Rajeev Kapoor (Runs his family business of electrical trading)
Mother : Poonam Kapoor (runs a boutique)
Brother : Sasha (Elder, owns a company in London)
Sister : N/A
Religion : Hinduism
Marital Status : Divorced
Husband/ Spouse : Dr. Raj Chandok (Doctor, m. 1997–2012)
Son : Yuvraaj
Daughter : Aayana, Samara
Education and School, College
Educational Qualification : Masters in Music
School : Loreto Convent, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
College/ University : Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Favorites
Bollywodd Actor : Hrithik Roshan
Hollywood : Leonardo DiCaprio
Favorite Actress : Deepika Padukone
Favorite Musicians : A. R. Rahman, Vishal-Shekhar, Beyonce, Shakira, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Justin Bieber
Favorite Designer : Peter Dundas, Christian Laqua, Rohit Bal
