Shaoni Mitra
 
    Born in a family of music connoisseurs, Shaoni began her training in Indian Classical Vocal at a tender age of six. Under the able guidance of Smt. Arati Bagchi at ‘Saurabh’ Music Academy Kolkata, she earned her Sangeet Kriya Visharad with distinction and  Gold Medal. She also received a scholarship from Sangeet Research Academy and trained under the eminent Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty.
 
    Early in her career, Shaoni participated in several music competitions like The Dover Lane Talent Search Contest, Rajya Sangeet Academy Contest, Pt. Ravi Kitchlu Foundation Golden Talent Search Contest, etc and earned top honours.
 
    In 1993, Shaoni earned the title of ‘Surmani’ from ‘Kal Ke Kalakar’ Mumbai.
In 1996, Shaoni was crowned the Queen of  ‘TVS Sa Re Ga Ma’, a very popular reality show hosted by Zee TV, India.
 
    Her first solo album was released in 1997. Since 1998, Shaoni is a panel artist of HMV. She performs frequently on All India Radio and Television. She is also on the panel of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Today Shaoni is a busy artist engaged in numerous playback singings, album recordings and stage performances both in India and abroad.
Contacts:
Shaoni Mitra
89 Chowringhee Road
Kolkata 700 020 (W.B.) India
Phone: +91-33-2223 8885
Cell: (Kolkata) +91-98302 40290
        (Mumbai) +91-92242 37031
    Shaoni Mitra, the winner of TVS Sa Re Ga Ma 1996 (female), is a brilliant star on the Indian music horizon. She is a gifted singer and a musical genius. Shaoni’s versatility is evident from her repertoire, which spans a vast spectrum of Indian music from pure Classical to Pop, Geet and Bhajans to Ghazals. She sings both in Hindi and Bangla with equal ease. Her songs in Bangla include Ragpradhan, Nazrulgeeti and Aadhunik. Shaoni has conquered the heart & soul of music lovers through out the world with her scintillating performances. Her song ‘Tomar Jonyo’ has topped the music charts for several weeks on all the FM radio channels of Kolkata.