| Shraddha Pandit | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Shraddha Pandit |
| Alias: | SP |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Origin: | Indian |
| Instrument: | Vocalist |
| Genre: | Indian classical music, Playback singer, Pop and Bollywood |
| Occupation: | Singer, lyricist |
| Years Active: | 1996-present |
Shraddha Pandit (born 4 July 1982) is an Indian playback singer.[1] [2] [3]
She is the elder daughter of Vishwaraj Pandit and Swarna Pandit. She is the grand-niece of Indian classical vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Pandit Jasraj, father of Durga Jasraj.
Shraddha grew up in Mumbai and belongs to a large family of successful musicians, singers, music producers and actors. She learnt Hindustani Classical Music from her Grandfather, Sangeet Acharya Late Shri. Pandit Pratap Narayan. Shradha has sung for many prolific music composers including A. R. Rahman, Amit Trivedi, Salim–Sulaiman, Badshah and many more. Her all-time hits are "Pehli Pehli Baar Baliye", "Ae Shivani", "Rang Deeni", "Sasural Genda Phool", "Jigar Da Tukda", "Manchandre Nu", "Khuda Ke Liye", "Bipasha", "Aiyoji", "Rab Rakha" and "Band Baaja Baaraat". Her latest chartbusters are "Pani Wala Dance" (2015) and "Aaj Raat Ka Scene" (2016). Shradha has also released an album, Teri Heer from Sony Music in 2008, where she wrote lyrics and composed all the songs by herself.
Her two siblings have successful careers in Bollywood where her younger sister Shweta Pandit is also a well-known playback singer and her elder brother Yash Pandit is a film and television star. Shraddha's entry in the Bollywood music industry was with the song "Mausam Ke Sargam" from the film as a child artist, which got her instant fame in 1998 and her successful journey continues till date.