Lisa Mishra is an Indian American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her reprise version of the song Tareefan in the 2018 Indian film Veere Di Wedding.[1] Since then, she has worked on songs like The Wakhra Song from the 2019 film Judgementall Hai Kya,[2] Nadaaniyaan in the film The Sky Is Pink and also the party-anthem Chandigarh Mein from Good Newwz.[3]
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Birth name | Lisa Mishra |
Born | Brahmapur, Odisha, India |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist |
Labels | VYRL Originals Sony Music India Zee Music Company |
Mishra was born in Berhampur, Odisha and raised in Chicago. She graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois[4] with a double major in economics and religion[5] and has a research background with both the Andrew Mellon Foundation and the Pluralism Project at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[6] She started her own YouTube channel in 2007 when she was 13.[7] Her first studio experience was while lending vocals on the track "All We Got" on “Coloring Book (mixtape)” by Chance the Rapper.[7] In 2017, Mishra collaborated with Jamila Woods to create the theme song of the Emmy-nominated web series Brown Girls.[5][8] On May 19, 2018, she uploaded a video on her Instagram handle singing a mashup of the Hindi song Tareefan and Let Me Love You. The mashup caught Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s attention, and Mishra was subsequently flown down to India where she recorded and shot for the reprise version of the song for Veere Di Wedding, along with the other stars.[9]
In 2019, Mishra signed with VYRL Originals, part of Universal Music India for non-film music.[10][11] In May 2019, she collaborated with composer-singer Vishal Mishra on Sajna Ve.[12] Mishra has also sung on Running Back To You, an uptempo dance/house record by Goa based producer and DJ Anish Sood released in February 2020.[13]
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Lyricist(s) | Co-artist(s) |
2018 | Veere Di Wedding | "Tareefan" [14] | QARAN | QARAN, Rupin Pahwa & Badshah | |
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2019 | Judgementall Hai Kya | "Wakhra Song" | Tanishk Bagchi | Tanishk Bagchi & Raja Kumari | Navv Inder & Raja Kumari |
The Sky Is Pink | "Nadaaniyaan" | Pritam | Gulzar | Arjun Kanungo | |
Good Newwz | "Chandigarh Mein" | Tanishk Bagchi | Tanishk Bagchi & Badshah | Badshah, Harrdy Sandhu & Asees Kaur | |
2022 | Jugjugg Jeeyo | "Nain Ta Heere (Lisa Version)" | Vishal Shelke | Kumaar, Ghulam Mohd Khabar | Guru Randhawa |
Liger | "Coka 2.0" | Lijo George-DJ Chetas, Jaani | Jaani, Lijo George | Sukhe |
Denotes songs that have not yet been released |
Year | Song | Composer(s) | Lyricist(s) | Co-artist(s) |
2018 | Right Up There | Sez on the Beat | Lisa Mishra & Badshah | Badshah |
2019 | Sajna Ve | Vishal Mishra | Akshay Tripathi & Vishal Mishra | Vishal Mishra |
Koi Nahi | Rupin Pahwa | Rupin Pahwa | Rupin Pahwa | |
2020 | Running Back to You | Anish Sood | Elizabeth Marie Land and Anish Sood | NA |
Nai Chaida [15] [16] | Lisa Mishra | Kunaal Vermaa | NA | |
The Power of Dreams | Badshah | Badshah & Lisa Mishra | Badshah | |
Rider | Stunnah Beatz, Kanch | DIVINE, Lisa Mishra & Shah Rule | DIVINE |
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