Meenal Jain
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Meenal Jain
Meenal Jain (born June 14, 1985 in Indore
, Madhya Pradesh
, India
was a top 6 finalist in the on-going reality show Indian Idol 2
on Indian Television. She was voted out on February 28, 2006.
When she was 11 years old, her elder sister, a trained Indian classical dancer, was practicing to a song 'Piya Tohse Naine Laga Re'. The song caught the attention of young Meenal so much that she wouldn't stop singing it and was even invited on stage by composer Ravindra Jain
who had come to as a chief guest at her sister's show. A few words of appreciation from Ravindra Jain inspired her.
With the intention to become a singer, at the age of 11, Meenal urged her parents to allow her to enter Suresh Wadkar
's training institute in Mumbai
where music was taught in the guru-shishiya tradition. But after three months of rigorous training here, Meenal couldn't take it any longer. She was so homesick that she had to leave the institute and go back to Indore. Later, she came back to Mumbai, but didn't go back to the institute. Instead, she started learning music on her own from different people whilst completing her studies too. Her parents too supported her decision and hence her mother decided to come and stay with her. She is now living living in Mumbai for last 10 years and completed her graduate studies from Mithibai College
, Mumbai.Recently did shows with Sonu Nigam
, Abhijeet Sawant
, Amit Sana
, Rex D'Souza. Presently she is co-hosting a show "Music, Masti aur Dhoom". She also provided the singing voice for Barbie in the 2007 film Barbie as the Island Princese.
Grand Finale: Woh Pehli Baar, Right Here Right Now with N. C. Karunya and Antara Mitra
, and Baras Ja E Badal.
Meenal Jain (born June 14, 1985 in Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
was a top 6 finalist in the on-going reality show Indian Idol 2
Indian Idol (Season 2)
The second season of Indian Idol began on November 21, 2005 and concluded on April 22, 2006. It was hosted by Mini Mathur and Aman Verma. Anu Malik, Farah Khan and Sonu Nigam returned to judge. Sandeep Acharya won the competition. It is the first and only season with a male fourth place finalist...
on Indian Television. She was voted out on February 28, 2006.
When she was 11 years old, her elder sister, a trained Indian classical dancer, was practicing to a song 'Piya Tohse Naine Laga Re'. The song caught the attention of young Meenal so much that she wouldn't stop singing it and was even invited on stage by composer Ravindra Jain
Ravindra Jain
Ravindra Jain is an Indian music composer and lyricist. He won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1985.-Early life:...
who had come to as a chief guest at her sister's show. A few words of appreciation from Ravindra Jain inspired her.
With the intention to become a singer, at the age of 11, Meenal urged her parents to allow her to enter Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films.He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films and in Konkani.- Early life :...
's training institute in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
where music was taught in the guru-shishiya tradition. But after three months of rigorous training here, Meenal couldn't take it any longer. She was so homesick that she had to leave the institute and go back to Indore. Later, she came back to Mumbai, but didn't go back to the institute. Instead, she started learning music on her own from different people whilst completing her studies too. Her parents too supported her decision and hence her mother decided to come and stay with her. She is now living living in Mumbai for last 10 years and completed her graduate studies from Mithibai College
Mithibai College
Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amruthben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics also knowns as Mithibai College is a prestigious and popular college in Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. Mithibai College is affiliated with the University of Mumbai...
, Mumbai.Recently did shows with Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
, Abhijeet Sawant
Abhijeet Sawant
Abhijeet Sawant is an Indian singer. He is the winner of Indian Idol , a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK...
, Amit Sana
Amit Sana
Amit Sana is an Indian singer. He was the runner-up in the first Indian Idol , a singing competition held in India.He had sung along with Abhijeet Sawant, who was the winner of the Indian idol, in Abhijeet's first album Aapka Abhijeet Sawant. He has made some of his own albums like Chal diye, Yaadein...
, Rex D'Souza. Presently she is co-hosting a show "Music, Masti aur Dhoom". She also provided the singing voice for Barbie in the 2007 film Barbie as the Island Princese.
Indian Idol 2 performances
- Aao Na
- Ishq Samundar - Bottom 2 24/01/2006
- Lambi Judaai - Bottom 3 31/01/2006
- Nigahein Milane - Bottom 2 07/02/2006
- Kuch Na Kaho
- Mera Piya Ghar Aaya - Bottom 3 21/02/2006
- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam - Eliminated 28/02/2006
Grand Finale: Woh Pehli Baar, Right Here Right Now with N. C. Karunya and Antara Mitra
Antara Mitra
Antara Mitra is a vocalist and Bollywood Playback singer who was a contestant in Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006.- Biography :...
, and Baras Ja E Badal.
Playback In Bollywood
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(2005) with Swanand KirkireSwanand KirkireSwanand Kirkire is an Indian lyricist, playback singer, writer, also a television serial writer, assistant director, dialogue writer, both in television and Hindi films.Kirkire won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice...
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(2010) with Raman MahadevanRaman MahadevanRaman Mahadevan is an Indian playback singer, known for his Bollywood songs. He also has an indipop Album, Ramanasia in his discography.-Career:...
, Joi BaruaJoi BaruaJoi Barua is a singer, musician, and lead vocalist of the band Joi. He was born in Assam and is currently based in Mumbai, India. He has lent his voice to many Indian movies including 2010's Filmfare Award Winner Udaan and National Film Award Winner Dev D...
, Amitabh BhattacharyaAmitabh BhattacharyaAmitabh Bhattacharya is an Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood films. He shot to fame with the film Dev.D. The song "Emosanal Attyachar" from the movie was an instant hit. He has been continuously writing lyrics for a variety of Bollywood movies since then and has also sung a...
and music by Amit TrivediAmit TrivediAmit Trivedi is an Indian film composer, musician, singer and lyricist, working in Bollywood. After working as a theater and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film Aamir, and shot to fame in the Hindi film music scene with his...