Kavya Ajit (born 17 July 1991) is an Indian singer, violinist and a live performer born in Kozhikode, Kerala. Apart from Malayalam, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Having trained in Carnatic Classical Music and Western classical style of Violin, she has performed in concerts and stage shows across the world.
Early life and education Kavya was born on 17 July 1991 in Kozhikode to Dr. Ajit Bhaskar and Dr. Lakshmi S, a professor of gynaecology. She learnt the basics of Carnatic Music from her grandmother Kamala Subrahmaniam, former All India Radio artiste and continued further education after moving to Chennai.
She attended Presentation Higher Secondary School in Kozhikode. She completed a degree in computer science engineering and worked as a software engineer before shifting to a full-time career in music. She is married to Vidhyasagar Venkatesan and they have a daughter, Lakshya. The family resides in Chennai.
Career
Kavya stepped into music scene in 2014 with the Ranjan Pramod's romantic musical Rose Guitarinaal. The film's music composer Shahbaz Aman, who was in search for a new voice, liked hers and offered her the song Engum Nalla Pookkal which became her first breakthrough. It was followed by a string of songs tuned by Shaan Rahman for the films Praise the Lord, Oru Vadakkan Selfie and Nam Duniya Nam Style which was her Kannada debut. She was next heard in Lavender, composed by Deepak Dev where she performed two tracks for the film. The soundtrack was lauded for Dev's combination of western music and old-world lyrics.
She debuted in Tamil film music industry through the song Hey Umayaal for the film Urumeen scored by Achu Rajamani.
Her first taste of success came after singing Neeyen Kaataai from the film Jo and the Boy, composed by Rahul Subrahmanian. She received wider recognition following the release of the breezy melody Ee Shishirakalam, tuned by Shaan Rahman for the film Jacobinte Swargarajyam. The song was an instant hit and was praised by critics and audiences alike. In 2016, she made her Telugu debut through the song Jakkanna from the eponymous film. The track was lauded for its grooviness.
In 2017, she lent her vocals for Gopi Sundar's composition Chekkanum Pennum for Omar's second film Chunkzz followed by Agnijwalaa from the Bollywood film Mom for A.R Rahman's Malayalam soundtrack album.
Kavya has performed at numerous Carnatic concerts, Western Vocal and Violin gigs and has shared stage with various artists like A.R Rahman, Karthik, Vijay Prakash, Naresh Iyer, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Stephan Devassy, Shaan Rahman and Gopi Sundar as part of various TV music shows and live performances. She has sung various commercial jingles and has collaborated with artists like Vishal Chandrasekhar, Siddharth Menon, Justin Prabhakaran and Madley Blues for their albums and singles.
Discography Year Film Song Composer Language Ref 2013 Rose Guitarinaal Engum Nalla Pookkal Shahabaz Aman Malayalam 2013 Nam Duniya Nam Style Take It Easy Shaan Rahman Kannada 2014 Praise The Lord Ab Kya Hua He Shaan Rahman Malayalam 2015 Oru Vadakkan Selfie Neelaambalin Shaan Rahman Malayalam 2015 Lavender Pulari Manjin, She's So Beautiful Deepak Dev Malayalam 2015 Appavam Veenjum Nee Thirapol Ouseppachan Malayalam 2015 Jo and the Boy Neeyen Kaattaai Rahul Subramanian Malayalam 2016 Urumeen Hey Umayaal Achu Rajamani Tamil 2016 Chennai Koottam Life is like A Sajan K. Ram Malayalam 2016 Jacobinte Swargarajyam Ee Shishirakaalam Shaan Rahman Malayalam 2016 Jakkanna Jakkanna Dinesh Telugu 2016 Konjam Konjam Kadhalgi Vallavan Tamil 2017 Chunkzz Chekkanum Pennum Gopi Sundar Malayalam 2017 Mom Agnijwalaa A R Rahman Malayalam 20172 CountriesUllasamloGopi SundarTelugu2017VimaanamAnthikevarikente, MeghakanavinuGopi SundarMalayalam2018Hey JudeHey Don't Worry JudeRahul RajMalayalam2018B.TechPeda GlassuRahul RajMalayalam2019Irupathiyonnaam NoottaanduAaraaro ArdhramayiGopi SundarMalayalam2020Kannum Kannum KollaiyadithaalMaaga MaagaHarshavardhan RameshwarTamil/Telugu2021Thinkalazhcha NishchayamKedanalameMujeeb MajeedMalayalam2021VarisiMayoNandhaTamil2022Jack N' JillAnnatha PokkiRam SurendarMalayalam
Other works YearSongAlbum/SingleComposer(s)Writer(s)Singer(s)LanguageRef2014Seeli Seeli Hawa, UljhanIzhaarNarayananunni SKaustubh Panat, Heena AnsariSiddharth Menon, Kavya AjitHindi2014Yaaro NeeKungumam Vecha KekudhuSurya Prasadh RAnand ShankarSurya Prasadh R, Kavya AjitTamil2017Lesbian AnthemLadies and Gentle WomenJustin PrabhakaranKutti RevathiAnitha Karthikeyan, Kavya AjitTamilRhythm of LifeRhythm of LifeVishal ChandrashekharVishnu EdavanYazin Nizar, Kavya AjitTamilThaye Thamizhe VanangukeromThe Hindu Tamil AnthemMadley BluesMadhan KarkySathyaprakash Dharmar, Syed Subahan, Kavya AjitTamil2019Soodana MurukkuSoodana Murukku Langkawi PaiyenzLangkawi Paiyenz, Kavya AjitTamil2020Lucky OneSingle Kavya AjitEnglishNaamonnu (Kerala Diaries 2.0)SingleKavya AjitArun Alat Kavya AjitMalayalam2021Puthiyathor Ulagam Seivom SingleKavya AjitBharathidasanKavya AjitTamilBFF and I (I've got a friend)SingleKavya AjitEnglish2022So Good So True2023JaalameSingleKavya AjitTitto P ThankachanKavya AjitMalayalamPathiyeOrmaSingleKavya AjitArun Alat, Kavya AjitKavya Ajit
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