A young Indian-Australian makes her singing debut with one of Bollywood's best music directors

emotion into me song to make it soul ful," acids Pr iyanka.

BY KOMALUTSAV JAGAO

Iodian- Australian singe r Priyanka Bhanushali has been Aying high in Boll ywood recently, bur s he still wants to Ay! Confused? This yo ung lad y with a m e lo d ious voice will be releasi ng he r debut album in November 2012 , but sh e still aspires co caking fl ying lesso n s an d becoming a pilot.

However for now, the 19-yearo ld is already making a mark in Bo llywood w ith her singi ng abilicies, having worked on he r debut album with Aad esh Shrivascav, tl1e renowned and critically a cclaim ed m usic director a nd composer.

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I am doing the album w ith Aadeshji; it h as eight tracks and will be co mpleted hy the e nd of mis year,'' says an excited Priyanka. ''I have already recorded four solo songs fo r it and will be doing a duet so ng each with Aad eshji a nd Shaan as well. T h e album is mix genre and includes ragabased cla ssical Punjabi folk tracks, and a coup le of dub and dance numbers, among others," she adds

So how did Priyan ka get her fu-st break \\~th Aadeshji? "It h appened q uite sudde nly during my visit co India. One of my uncles in Mumbai helped ge t his contact details and I sent him snipp ets o f my pre- reco rded so ngs When he heard me songs, Aades hji irrunecliately wanted ro rneet me a nd analyse m y voice," recalls Ptiyanka. ''In amchi Mumbai style h e said, 'Ye ladkiJahd dalegi.'' ('She is going co crac k it!') Surp ri singly, o n very fi r s t clay we reco rded a Hindi club track verse, which was very unusual fo r m e, as I had never sung a Hindi song previously," she added

How did Ptiyanka cope with a language uufamiliar to her? " I believe music is me langu age of the world. lt's about music, no t me language. It was nm very di ffic ul t as 1 was lucky ro have p eople a round me who support m e to make tlJings easier. I nailed the verse in one hour whi d 1 le ft Aad eshj i so impressed tlrnt he wanted to sign me for his own 1-ib el ," s he says

"The team was very we lco m ing and now the sn1dio feels more l ike a second h o m e to me.

Th ey e.'<plai n every so ng a nd its m eaning, which helps me add

Of aU the tra d <s, Priyanka admits that she loves Ratlf{/ Mil'!)'" the most. It was a ch allenging number and had a Punjabi classical touch ro ir," she says. Priyanka spent two weeks in Mrn11bai recording for t he album, and she is due co remrn there soo n, to put finishing couches to the songs

Priyan ka is no stranger to music, as sh e is currently srud)~ ng for her Bachelor degree in Music and Sound Engineeri ng from tl1e Australian Institme of Mus ic. Her parents recognised their daughter's talent at a young age and clad

A n and Bhanushali proudly cla ims that her ht:sc guirnr was specially customised to suit her six -yearold hands, as s he is left handed.

Priyanka began by learning the gui tar and keyboards, and she has come a long way si nce then. The young lady began singing only at 14, and it is tescimony to her talent that in just five years she is already recording a n albrnn "~th Shaan and Srivastava.

Priyanka spends a whopping mree co five hours praccicing singing eve ry clay, and records songs in her srudio at home. She studied music since high school and cl eared auclitions for several Universities, finall y ch oos ing t he Au.vi. This young la d y takes keen interest in ,vriring lyrics as well as composing so ngs. P r iyanka is like a comp lete package - me tight attitude, confidence, gr eat looks and of course, great singing.

Priyanka's family moved to Australia in 2004, and her p aren ts have been ever supp o r ci,,e of her talent and career choice. "My parents have always encouraged me co follow m y dream and live m y passion ," she says "Pri yanka makes o m clay brighter," says proud dad A n and. "Her pure soul is reflected i n her heart-warmi ng voice, s he is our hope and bles si ng from the Alm ighty "

Naturally, a few establish ed artistes have in Auencecl ber singing, like Suniclhi Chauhan, Beyonce, Riharu1a, Delta Goodrem and Adele. She also likes western commercial music like R&B, hiphop and ballads, and has sung with variou s g igs here in Australia.

So what's next in rhe pipeline for mis talented yo Lmg si n ger? "\'Q°ell, plans are on to reco rd an album of western music in my studio, which wil.l have eight so ngs an d b asic m elodies. The project starred recently, and will be a link between Australia and India, raking tl1e connection one step closer," says

Priyanka

With Bollyw ood music producer Aadesh Shrivastav, and the photo he tweeted of her Ptiyaoka who candicll y admits tint if h er singing career h adn't taken off, she would have made a foray into me modelling world.

" I love the entertainment industry and h ave always followed fashion shows an d compericions like M iss Unive rse and Nliss World. lf ir wasn't for my singing su ccess, I would have rnosen to be a model"

Priyan ka's singing career seems to be al.ready in mid -flight, and we wi sh her luc k. But with all mese exci tin g p lans in the pipeline, will she have cime to indulge in h er h obby of taking Aying lessons and pil o ting an aircra ft? You bet! And g uess what? She'll do it!

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