Akasa Singh
Akasa Singh | |
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 Singh in 2023
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| Born | 2 April 1994 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Genres | Pop Filmi |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Labels | Sony Music India |
Akasa Singh (born 2 April 1994) better known by her stage name AKASA is an Indian singer and performer. She is most known for her song Naagin with Aastha Gill. She debuted with Kheech Meri Photo from the 2016 Bollywood movie Sanam Teri Kasam. Starting her career through reality shows, she was signed to Sony Music India. Her debut pop single "Thug Ranjha" crossed 27M+ views in one month and became the most watched Indian video worldwide on YouTube.
She has had many movies songs to her credit like Aithey Aa from Bharat, Dil Na Jaaneya from Good Newzz, as well as hit singles like Thug Ranjha, Maserati, Naiyyo, Yaad Na Aana, Shola, Teri Meri Ladayi, etc.
Akasa made her television debut as a host for Secret Side on MTV Beats. She participated as a contestant in Bigg Boss 15.
Career
Akasa started her career with Mika Singh where she was the only girl in a band of 10 male members. She was a contestant in India's Raw Star. Her mentor on the show, Himesh Reshammiya, promised Akasa that he would give her a break in Bollywood which she got through the song "Kheech Meri Photo" of the 2016 movie Sanam Teri Kasam. Akasa was also a contestant in Amazon Prime's original reality show The Remix with DJ Skip.
In 2017, Akasa, who has also featured in Being Indian's Judaai and Jugni Ji released a duet with Ricky Martin called Vente Pa Ca. She has also done a mashup of Ed Sheeran's Shape of You and Badshah's Mercy and released a cover version of Zara Zara song from the movie RHTDM.
Akasa released her duet single "Thug Ranjha" on 18 May 2018. Along with her, the video featured two male actors, Shasvat Seth and Tiger Zinda Hai actor Paresh Pahuja. The official video went out to be the most viewed Indian video on YouTube worldwide. In 2021 She participated in Bigg Boss 15.
Discography
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Film | Title | Lyrics | Music | Co-singer | Length | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Jackpot | "Full Jhol" | Raj Hans | Mika Singh | 3:21 | ||
| 2016 | Sanam Teri Kasam | "Kheech Meri Photo" | Sameer Anjaan | Himesh Reshammiya | Darshan Raval, Neeti Mohan | 4:44 | |
| 2017 | Sweetiee Weds NRI | "Kudi Gujrat Di" | Shyam Bhateja | Jaidev Kumar | Jasbir Jassi, Sonia Sharma, KD | 3:42 | |
| 2019 | Bharat | "Aithey Aa" | Irshad Kamil | Vishal–Shekhar | Kamal Khan, Neeti Mohan | 3:39 | |
| Drive | "Prem Pujari" | Siddhant Kaushal | Amartya Bobo Rahut | Amit Mishra, Dev Arijit | 3:03 | ||
| Good Newwz | "Dil Na Jaaneya" | Gurpreet Saini, Ari Leff, Michael Pollock | Rochak Kohli | Lauv | 3:51 | ||
| 2020 | Love Aaj Kal | "Dhak Dhak" | Irshad Kamil | Pritam | Nikhita Gandhi | 3:29 | |
| Bhangra Paa Le | "Peg Sheg" | JAM8, A Bazz | JAM8 | Jonita Gandhi, Shashwat Singh, A Bazz | 2:51 | ||
| 2022 | Raksha Bandhan | "Kangan Ruby (House Mix)" | Irshad Kamil | Himesh Reshammiya | Himesh Reshammiya, DJ Lloyd, Rap by: Akshay The One | 4:48 | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Co-singer(s) | Label | Composer | Notes | Length | Ref. |
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| 2018 | "Thug Ranjha" | — | Sony Music India | Vayu | Released May 18 | 3:04 | |
| 2019 | "Naagin" | Aastha Gill | Released October 17 | 2:35 | |||
| 2020 | "Naiyyo" | Raftaar | Herself, Raftaar, Gonzalo Hermida, Ricardo Lobo | Released June 24 | 3:23 | ||
| 2021 | "Shola" | — | Herself, Charan | Released April 14 | 2:19 | ||
| 2022 | "Kamle" | Yasser Desai | Shantanu Dutta | Released March 15 | 3:39 | ||
| "Saamna" | — | Vayu, Stav Beger | Released April 5 | 3:57 | |||
| "Shringaar" | Aastha Gill, Raftaar | Vayu | Released June 30 | 3:44 | |||
| 2023 | "Koi Jaye Toh Leh Aaye" | Aasa Singh | Ishtar Music | Herself, Aasa Singh | Released March 27 | 3:16 | |
| "Kalleyan" | Taaruk Raina | Sony Music India | Herself | Released November 23 | 3:04 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | India's Raw Star | Contestant | ||
| 2018 | MTV Beats' Secret Side | Host | ||
| The Remix | Contestant | Amazon Prime Video's reality show | ||
| 2021 | Bigg Boss 15 | 21st place |