Viva (band)
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Viva or Viva! is an India
n pop
girl group
that formed in 2002, and have disbanded since. The band was composed of the winners of the first season of Indian version of the international television talent show Popstars
, named Coke [V] Popstars, after its principal sponsors, Coca-Cola
and music channel Channel [V
]
The five original members were Seema Ramchandani, Pratichee Mohapatra, Neha Bhasin
, Mahua Kamat, and Anushka Manchanda
. However, Seema left the group soon after the launch of their first self-titled album VIVA! in 2002. She left to join the Art of Living Foundation. Seema has released an art of living album which are an amalgamation of prayers from all religions
They launched their second and last album Viva! - Reloaded in 2003.
Though, there has been no official report about the group's split, they have not released an album for 5 years, and the individual members have all embarked on solo careers.
In 2005 Pratichee released a solo album, titled With Love Pratichee. That same year, Anushka joined Channel [V] as a VJ, and has since become a playback singer
for Hindi
, Tamil language
and Telugu language
films. Neha also turned to playback singing in 2006. Pratichee turned to acting and worked in the serial Mrs and Mrs Mishra. Anushka participated in the reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi.
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...
n pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
that formed in 2002, and have disbanded since. The band was composed of the winners of the first season of Indian version of the international television talent show Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
, named Coke [V] Popstars, after its principal sponsors, Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
and music channel Channel [V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
]
The five original members were Seema Ramchandani, Pratichee Mohapatra, Neha Bhasin
Neha Bhasin
Neha Bhasin is an Indian singer-songwriter, performer, and TV hostess and was a member of the Indian pop girl group Viva!.-Biography:Neha Bhasin was born on November 18, 1982 in Delhi in a Punjabi Khatri family, India to Ashok Bhasin and Rekha Bhasin and has an elder sister and a younger brother...
, Mahua Kamat, and Anushka Manchanda
Anushka Manchanda
Anushka Manchanda is an Indian singer, model, an ex-Channel [V] -VJ and was a member of the Indian pop girl group Viva!.-Biography:...
. However, Seema left the group soon after the launch of their first self-titled album VIVA! in 2002. She left to join the Art of Living Foundation. Seema has released an art of living album which are an amalgamation of prayers from all religions
They launched their second and last album Viva! - Reloaded in 2003.
Though, there has been no official report about the group's split, they have not released an album for 5 years, and the individual members have all embarked on solo careers.
In 2005 Pratichee released a solo album, titled With Love Pratichee. That same year, Anushka joined Channel [V] as a VJ, and has since become a playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
for Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Tamil language
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
and Telugu language
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
films. Neha also turned to playback singing in 2006. Pratichee turned to acting and worked in the serial Mrs and Mrs Mishra. Anushka participated in the reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi.