music.wikisort.org - Singer

Swetha Ashok is an Indian playback singer, who is well known for her work in the Malayalam film industry. She rose to fame as a child when she won the reality show Munch Star Singer (2008). She was one of the finalists on the reality show SaReGaMaPa Keralam, the Malayalam regional version of the flagship show of Zee Entertainment Enterprises. During the course of the show, Swetha launched her playback singing career by singing songs for prominent films like Mammooty's Shylock, Happy Sardar, and Dhamaka by music director Gopi Sundar.

Swetha Ashok
Background information
Born	(1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 33) Vadakara, Calicut, Kerala
Genres	Folk, Indian classical, Playback Singing, Ghazal, Western
Years active	2008 - Present
Website	www.facebook.com/swethaashokofficial/

Biography

Swetha was born in Vadakara, Calicut. She currently lives with her parents and brother in Cochin, Kerala. She has one elder sister and a brother. Swetha's brother Vishnu Ashok is an aspiring violinist and a music director.[1] Swetha's sister Aswathi Ashok is a lyricist[2] and a businesswoman, owner of the jewellery line AASH.

Career

Swetha is a trained classical singer and a B high grade artiste in All India Radio. She trained under Guru T. Ramachandran Namboothiri and Guru Vaikom Jayachandran Namboothiri. She participated in the reality show Munch Star Singer in 2008 and subsequently was crowned the winner. Post her rise to fame as a child, Swetha has done over 500 concerts across India, USA, Canada, Singapore and the Middle East. She was an Asst. Professor of Computer Science and an online music instructor at NotesNBeats, California before she once again participated in a reality show SaReGaMaPa Keralam in 2019. During the course of her show, she landed singing opportunities with well known music directors like Gopi Sundar and Shaan Rahman.

On 26 August 2020, Swetha released her first original song, called "Chingaponpulari".[3] The song is an Onam special featuring Swetha as the artiste. The music was done by her brother Vishnu Ashok and the lyrics have been penned by her sister Aswathi Ashok.[4] The song immediately trended after the release with multiple media platforms covering it and lauding the family for their joint venture. Produced under their family's banner, the song has been jointly produced by KP Ashokan and Jyothi Ashok.[5] The song was released online by Sujatha Mohan who appreciated Swetha on her maiden original with a note of encouragement.[6]

Swetha released her second single[7] on 1 November 2020. The romantic number "Neeye" was the second venture of the sibling trio with Vishnu Ashok composing the music and Aswathi Ashok penning the lyrics for the same.

As playback singer

• All Songs are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Movie	Music Director	Notes
2010	Amme Mookambike	Nalla Pattukare	Sharreth
2017	Kannil Mayyezhuthi	Sakhavinte Priyasakhi	Hari
2019	Bar Song	Shylock	Gopi Sundar
2019	Adipoli Dhamaka	Dhamaka	Gopi Sundar
2019	Happy Song	Dhamaka	Gopi Sundar
2020	Farewell Song - Chorus	Kunjeldho	Shaan Rahman
2020	Thulasikathir Nulliyeduthu	Album	Sargam Music
2020	Maadu Meykum Kanne	Album	Sargam Music
2020	Veera Viraada	Album	Sargam Music
2020	Malappuram Song	Album	Atif, Essar Media
2020	Thulasi Kathir (Hindi)	Album	Sargam Music
2020	Chingaponpulari	Original Song	Vishnu Ashok	[8]
2020	Neeye	Original Song	Vishnu Ashok	[9]
2020	Kadhayini Maari	Kaiyethum Doorath	Gopi Sundar	[10]
2021	Janmangal Theeruvolam Amma Kunje	Amma makal	Alphons Joseph	[11]
2021	Edukka Kaashayi	Minnal Murali	Shaan Rahman
2022	Nagumo Revival	Hridayam	Hesham Abdul Wahab
2022	Paalvarnna Kuthiramel	Kaduva	Jakes Bejoy
2022	Theliyaledhuga	Em Chesthunnav	Gopi Sundar

Television shows

Program	Role	Channel	Notes
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa	Finalist	Zee Keralam	2nd Runner-Up
Munch Star Singer	Winner	Asianet	Winner

References

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/i-quit-my-teaching-job-for-music-says-sa-re-ga-ma-pa-keralam-contestant-swetha-ashok/articleshow/70466437.cms

https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/saregamapa-keralam-contestants-song-for-shylock-crosses-1m-views-on-youtube-102274.html

https://malayalilife.com/channel/interview/swetha-ashok-sharing-the-lockdown--days-10823.html

https://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k10/feb/febrel51.php

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-keralam-contestants-turn-playback-singers-this-onam/articleshow/70910794.cms

---