Lady Kash and Krissy, sometimes credited as Kash n' Krissy, were a Singaporean Indian rapper-singer duo that was formed in September 2008 by Kalaivani Nagaraj, known as Lady Kash, and Saradha Vidianand Das, known as Krissy. The duo disbanded in December 2012.
Lady Kash and Krissy | |
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 Lady Kash (left) and Krissy (right) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Genres | Pop, hip hop, rap, urban & world |
| Years active | 2008–2012 |
| Labels | Independent |
| Past members |
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History
editKalaivani Nagaraj and Saradha Vidianand Das met each other during their mid-teens on a social networking website in 2006.[1][2]
Career
editIn 2007, Nagaraj began her musical career as a rapper, as Lady Kash. In September 2008, Nagaraj and Das formed Lady Kash and Krissy as a rapper-singer duo.[3]
Indian singer Benny Dayal, who had heard the duo's vocals after sound testing for a Kannada film, put the duo in contact with A. R. Rahman, who recorded with them the soundtrack "Irumbile Oru Irudhaiyam" in the 2010 film Enthiran.[4] The duo also wrote the English lyrics for the song.[3] Rahman later had them contribute to "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam",[2][5][6] the theme song of the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010.[2][7] Lady Kash and Krissy, along with Shreya Ghoshal, sang "Dochey", composed by Rahman for the Telugu film Puli.[8][9]
Awards
editIn March 2011, Lady Kash and Krissy performed at the charity concert Sangarsh in Chennai.[10][11][12] Later that year, they were nominated under several categories for the VIMA Music Awards 2011,[13] and won second place in the Best Music Video category for their charity single "One".[14][15]
The duo performed at MediaCorp's Hello 2012 event in Singapore.[16] In December 2012, they performed at the Kuala Lumpur International Indian Music Festival in Malaysia.[17]
In December 2012, the duo disbanded on good terms, to concentrate on their individual careers.[3]
The duo won the VIMA 2013 award for Social Media Champion of Southeast Asia.[18][19]
In 2014, Lady Kash and Krissy reunited temporarily to perform "Wanna Mash Up" for the soundtrack for the Hindi film Highway.[3][20][21]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Song | Released | Music producer |
|---|---|---|
| "Friction" | 2008 | Charles Bosco |
| "It's Your Time" | 2009 | Kausikan S. |
| "Wherever You Are" (remix) | 2009 | Kausikan S. |
| "Still You" | 2010 | Lohit Seven |
| "One" (charity single) | 2010 | Lohit Seven |
| "Take Me Home Tonight" (ft. Augie Abatecola) | 2012 | Moe Masri |
| "Rocketeer" (cover) | 2012 | The Stereotypes, The Smeezingtons |
Soundtracks
edit| Song | Released | Album | Composer | Co-singers | Lyrics | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" | 2010 | World Classical Tamil Conference 2010 theme song | A. R. Rahman | Various artists[22] | M. Karunanidhi | A. R. Rahman |
| "Dochey" | 2010 | Komaram Puli | A. R. Rahman | Shreya Ghoshal | Lady Kash, Krissy, Chandrabose | Sony Music |
| "Irumbile oru Irudhaiyam" | 2010 | Enthiran | A. R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman | Lady Kash, Krissy, Madhan Karky | Think Music India |
| "Naina Miley" | 2010 | Enthiran (Hindi) | A. R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman, Lady Kash, Suzanne D’Mello, Krissy | Lady Kash, Krissy, Swanand Kirkire | Venus |
| "Bathing at Cannes" | 2010 | Engeyum Kaadhal | Harris Jayaraj | Emcee Jesz, Ranina Reddy | Lady Kash, Emcee Jesz | Sony Music |
| "Gaana Bajaana" | 2010 | Gaana Bajaana (Kannada) | Joshua Sridhar | Joshua Sridhar, Sayanora Philip | ||
| "Priyankari" (remix) | 2010 | The Thriller soundtrack | Dharan Kumar | Benny Dayal, Mamtha Mohandas | Lady Kash, Hari Narayanan | Manorama Music |
| "Pickle Jar" | 2011 | Pickles: The Film soundtrack | T.R. Krishna Chetan | Benny Dayal, Mamtha Mohandas | MK | Manorama Music |
| "Wanna Mash Up" | 2014 | Highway (Hindi) | A. R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman, Suvi Suresh |
Other
edit- "Trash" (also titled "Cheththa", "Kachra", "Kuppa" and "Kuppai") by Rahul Nambiar, featuring Lady Kash and Krissy (who also wrote the English lyrics), released in March 2014.[23]
References
edit- ^ Kash, Kalaivani; Krissy, Saradha (8 January 2013). "Lady Kash & Krissy - Exclusive Interview for MyTamilChannel.Com" (Interview). My Tamil Channel. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Aziz, Fazleena (3 September 2010). "Young singers get to sing with AR Rahman". The Star. Star Publications. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "S'pore duo worked with Rahman". tabla!. Singapore Press Holdings. 28 February 2014. p. 17. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Shenoy, Sonali (4 April 2014). "Keeping up with Kash". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications (Madurai). Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Lady Kash N Krissy – fresh mix of HipHop/Rap/RnB in Tamil Music". ReviewMitr. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ Bala, Pravin (29 July 2013). "Jmal – Hey Penney feat. Lady Kash and Krissy". My Tamil Channel. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Kannan, Ramya (16 May 2010). "Front Page : I initially wondered how I was going to do it: A.R. Rahman". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu Group. Archived from the original on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Arikatla, Venkat (12 July 2010). "'Komaram Puli' Audio Review: AR Rehman's 'Sweet-Torture'". greatandhra.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Pawan Kalyan-Nikisha Patel in Komaram Puli (2010, Telugu) Movie - Music by A R Rahman". Washington Bangla Radio on Internet. Washington Bangla Radio. 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Rajaprabhu, Gogula (24 December 2011). "Another year to celebrate for the cause – Sangarsh 2012". NetPines. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Sangarsh '11". Rotaract Club of CEG. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Sangarsh 2011". Rotaract Club of CEG. 12 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Goldkartz grabs a staggering 9 nominations at VIMA Award 2011!". 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Barker, Victoria (17 February 2012). "Home-grown acts a hit at Malaysian awards". AsiaOne. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Thomas, Jan (17 November 2011). ""Project ONE" Music Video Celebrates Our Global Family". Four Years. Go. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Hello 2012". xinmsn. MediaCorp & Microsoft. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Letchumanan, A. (7 December 2012). "Yuvan Shankar Raja to perform at KL International Indian Music Festival on Dec 15". The Star. Kuala Lumpur: Star Publications. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Kumar, Danny (21 February 2013). "VIMA 2013 early winners announcement". Kuala Lumpur: My Tamil Channel. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Three Indonesian Musicians Triumph Vima 2013 Awards". Uncluster. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014.
- ^ Chaudary, Bodrul (27 January 2014). "Highway Music Review". BollySpice. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Thakker, Namrata (31 January 2014). "Highway music review: AR Rahman hits the bullseye yet again!". BollywoodLife.com. India Webportal Pvt Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "List of Singers". Ladykashandkrissy.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Rahul Nambiar's latest single Trash going gaga". Times of India. The Times Group. Times News Network. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.