Chinmayi Sripada, born 8 September 1984 in Tamil Nadu, India, is an Indian singer, voice actress, entrepreneur and former radio and video jockey. She began formal Carnatic training under her mother and later studied Hindustani classical music, winning All India Radio gold for Ghazals in 2000 and a silver medal in 2002. Her breakthrough came with "Oru Deebham Thanta Poove" for the Telugu film Kannathil Muthamittal (2002). She made her Bollywood debut with the song "Mangal Pandey: The Rising" (2005), followed by the EP 2 States in 2014, featuring the popular "Mast Magan" duet with Arijit Singh. Over the next decade she recorded more than 2,000 songs across ten languages, with notable hits such as "Tere Bina" (2007), "Titli" (2013), and "Zehnaseeb" (2014). She received numerous awards, including the 2010 Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist, the 2011 SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer for "Sara Sara", and the 2014 Mirchi Music Award for Song of the Year for "Zehnaseeb".
