No one knows better how the Indian hearts beat. With a total sale of over 10 million albums, Alisha Chinoy has blazed the trail of Indi pop for over a decade.
Now Alisha has made a grander entry into Indian pop music scene with her new album.
It’s been almost three years since Alisha’s last album was released. So what took her so long to come out with her next album? “I was, simply, not around. You can say I was in a self-imposed exile. Look, it takes time to do good things. And listeners also should wait for good things,” she answers. “After doing an album I normally take a break for two years so that people start asking for my album.”
Alisha’s self-titled latest album is composed by noted film musician Sandeep Chowta and has lyrics by Nitin Raikwar.
Talking about Sandeep Alisha says, “Besides being a big name in film music circle, Sandeep has a background in rock and jazz music. He used to be a member of a music group called Pulse. So there are other reasons to choose him as the producer of the album.”
Talking about her latest album Alisha informs that this album includes songs of all kinds. “There are folk, sufi, bhangra, techno which have dance beats and a couple of romantic love songs. I always try to make songs which are ever lasting and this time too is no exception,” she claims.
Born as Sujata, Alisha likes to be called Alisha. “There is a sense of demeanor in that name and that’s what I like about it,” she opines? And what is Sujata? “She is very boring, shy and very much alone.” And how is Alisha? “She is simply not boring and never alone.”
Though it’s music that made Alisha what she is today she is also a name in advertising scenario and stage with critically acclaimed play like “Evita” to her credit. So why did she choose music as a career? “Singing is more gratifying for me and that is something that I do best.”
No one knows better how the Indian hearts beat. With a total sale of over 10 million albums, Alisha Chinoy has blazed the trail of Indi pop for over a decade. 