Mili Nair

This article is about a musician in India. For other uses, see mili (disambiguation).

Mili Nair
Birth name	Mili Nair
Born	7 April
Origin	India
Genres	Inde, Jazz, Bollywood, Playback Singer, Original Soundtracks, Film Music
Occupation(s)	Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist
Website	www.miliofficial.com

Mili (born 7 April), also known as Mili Nair is a singer, songwriter from India. Mili sings in English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati and Bengali. From writing her music and lending her voice to some of the biggest brand campaigns in advertising she has also recorded music with composers like A.R. Rahman, Amit Trivedi, Pritam and jazz guitarist Vinny Valentino.

Biography

Early life

Mili's journey into music began at an early age and she confesses she knew right from the very start that she was destined to sing and become a musician.

Songwriting & Composing

With a hunger to break new ground in music, Mili is a fearless artiste who constantly challenges her vocal expression to create signature songs. She is currently composing her songs which will be released soon.

Independent Music & Collaborations

Mili became famous at the Coke Studio Season 2 on MTV when she sung Badari Badariya and Yatra, both composed by Trivedi, and impressed audiences across the globe.

In 2009, Mili shared the stage with guitar virtuoso Vinny Valentino at the Java Jazz Festival. She also collaborated with DJ Ivan on his first international release Music Is My Life.

As a lover of jazz and not one to be stereotyped, Mili believes that her music should not be restricted to a genre.

Playback Singing & Mainstream Indian Music

A. R. Rahman gave Mili her first break in film music with the Tamil song Keda Kari in Raavanan and Maham Maye in the Telugu film Komaram Puli. Her most recent release is Parakka Seivaai in the Tamil film Ambikapathy, composed by Rahman.

Mili also sang on Meethi Boliyaan in the Hindi film Kai Po Che! for Amit Trivedi. In the hands of Trivedi, Meethi Boliyan evolved into a beautiful composition that infused something new and unconventional in Bollywood music. Impressed by Mili's originality and style, Trivedi incorporated her idea of vocal improvisation in the track which enhanced its fresh appeal. Meethi Boliyaan from Kai Po Che! brought a great response from the listeners and Mili has been acknowledged with award nominations from the Music Industry.

Mili has sung and collaborated with director Mahesh Bhatt on the title song for the film Mr. X composed by Jeet Gaanguli.

She has also worked with leading film composer Harris Jayaraj, rendering the Tamil hit Rettai Kathire in Maattrraan and sang on the theme for the Malayalam movie Urumi with composer Deepak Dev. She's at ease doing advertising jingles for television, playback singing and live shows.

She has sung on major advertisement campaigns, including Vogue Magazine' s Vogue Empower film 'Going Home' , directed by Vikas Bhal , Coca Cola's Maaza campaign, the Incredible India! Tourism Campaign and Cadbury Silk to name a few.

Discography

Feature films

Film	Song Name	Composer
Mr. X	Mr. X Title Song - You Can Call Me X - Mahesh Bhatt	Jeet Ganguly
Kai Po Che!	Meethi Boliyaan	Amit Trivedi
Ambikapathy	Parakka Seivaai	A.R. Rahman
Shaadi Ke Side Effects	Tumse Pyar Ho Gaya	Pritam
Poojai	Ippadiye	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Nanbenda	Nee Sunno Moono	Harris Jayaraj
Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe	Hey Suttrum	Madley Blues
Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam	Ennodu	Amrit Rao
Raavanan	Keda Kari	A.R. Rahman
Puli	Maham Maye	A.R. Rahman
Maattrraan	Rettai Kathire	Harris Jayaraj
Vanakkam Chennai	Oh Penne Penne (Movie Version)	Anirudh Ravichander
Urumi	Movie Theme	Deepak Dev
Veera Parampare	Ambarada	Narayan .S.
Aidondla Aidu	Neragi	Ouseppachan

Coke Studio at MTV India

Season	Song Name	Composer/ Producer	Lyricists	Singers
Season 2	Yatra	Amit Trivedi	Swanand Kirkire	Mili Nair, Shriram Iyer
Season 2	Badari Badariyan	Amit Trivedi	Kausar Munir	Mili Nair, Mame Khan

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Film/ Song	Title
2013	GIMA Awards	Film: Kai Po Che! / Song: Meethi Boliyan	Best Debut Bollywood – Nominated
2013	GIMA Awards	Film: Kai Po Che! / Song: Meethi Boliyan	Best Duet Bollywood – Nominated
2014	Mirchi Music Awards	Film: Kai Po Che! / Song: Meethi Boliyan	Upcoming Singer (Female) Bollywood – Nominated

References

• Deccan Chronicle Publication
• Bombay Times – Times Of India
• The Hindu, Publications: TOI, The Hindu 2013

External links

• Official Website: http://www.miliofficial.com
• Coke Studio India Mili Nair

See also

• Coke Studio (India) Coke Studio Season 2