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Download Solution PDFWho among the following was the first Indian female musician to win the Grammy award?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Tanvi Shah.
Key Points
- Tanvi Shah is the first female from India to win a Grammy award.
- She hails from Tamil Nadu and was born on 1 December 1985.
- She has sung in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.
- She shared the Grammy Award for Best Song written for visual media with AR Rehman and Gulzar at the 52nd Grammy Awards for the song Jai Ho for writing Spanish lyrics for the song.
- Other awards won by her are the BMI award in 2009, World Sound Track Award in 2009.
Additional Information
- The Grammy Award is an award presented by the US Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry of the United States.
- On May 4, 1959, the very first Grammy Award ceremony was held to respect and honour the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958.
- The first Indian to receive a Grammy Award was Ravi Shankar in 1968 for 'West Meets East in the category of Best Chamber Music Performance
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