Arunita Kanjilal

Arunita Kanjilal is an Indian semi-classical singer from Kolkata, West Bengal. She sings songs in Bengali and Hindi languages. In 2013, at the age of ten she won the Bengali singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla. She participated in Indian Idol 12, where she was the first runner up.[1]

Arunita Kanjilal
Born (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003
Calcutta, India
OccupationSinger
Years active2013–present
Musical career
Genres
  • Hindustani Classical
  • film
InstrumentsHarmonium, vocals
Websitearunitakanjilalfans.in

Early life

Arunita did her schooling at Kumudini Girls High School in Bangaon. She started her musical journey at the age of four. At this early age, she got her teaching in music from her mother, and later she started learning from her maternal uncle.[2]

Musical career

In 2013 she participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla,[3] a Bengali music reality show and became the winner. That gave her first playback as a singer and she sang a song for a Bengali film Aparichit, music composed by Kumar Sanu. The next year she participated in the Zee TV singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014.[4] The year 2016 was memorable for her as she got a chance to perform a show in honour of Vijay Thakur. In 2020–2021 she participated in Indian Idol Season 12 and stood at second place.[5] Singer Bappi Lahiri offers Arunita to record for him after hearing her performance.[6] Arunita became the youngest Indian at 18 years of age to perform at Wembley SSE Arena in London (UK).[7] She was part of the Magnificent Four UK Tour in October–November 2021.[8]

Discography

Albums
YearSongAlbumCo-SingerComposer LanguageNotes
2021Tere BagairrMoods with MelodiesPawandeep RajanHimesh Reshammiya Hindi[9]
Teri UmmeedHimesh Ke Dil Se [10]
O Saiyyonii [11]
Piya Ji Ke Sanng
Laal Hari Peeli Choodiyaan
Manzoor Dil Octopus Entertainment Pawandeep Rajan Pawandeep Rajan and Ashish Kulkarni

Singles
Year Song Co-Singer Composer Language Notes
2021 Dholida Dhol Re Sonu Nigam Jitul Boro Hindi, Gujrati
2020 Jodi Take Chai Joy Sarkar Bengali [12]
Kanha Re Tushar Dutta, Ashmita Kar [12]
Agun Choriye [12]

A song from the Bengali film Aparichit composed by Kumar Sanu

References
  1. Desk, India com Entertainment (2021-08-15). "Indian Idol 12 Grand Finale Highlights: Pawandeep Rajan Emerges As Winner; Arunita Kanjilal As First Runner-up". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. "Indian Idol 12 1st Runner up 2021: All about Arunita Kanjilal Biography, Age, Early Life, Song, Father, Family and Photo". jagrantv. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  3. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2013 June 27 '13 Clip - 7, retrieved 2021-08-19
  4. Jadhav, Prathamesh (2015-03-21). "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs 5 Grand Finale: Gagan Gaonkar wins the title!". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  5. IANS (2021-08-19). "Indian Idol 12 Top 3 To Appear In Musical Series". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  6. Taneja, Parina (2021-07-24). "Indian Idol 12: Arunita Kanjilal gets emotional after Bappi Lahiri offers her a singing contract | VIDEO". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  7. Otv, News Desk. "Indian Idol 12's Magnificent Four Sets London Stage On Fire #WATCH". Indian Idol 12's Magnificent Four Sets London Stage On Fire #WATCH. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  8. "Pawandeep Rajan, Arunita Kanjilal, Md Danish & Sayali Kamble - The Magnificent Four To Perform In London". www.filmibeat.com. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  9. Hungama, Bollywood (2021-08-03). "Himesh Reshammiya releases a new video 'Tere Bagairr' featuring the Indian Idol singers Pawandeep and Arunita on popular demand! Song out now : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  10. "Himesh Reshammiya Releases 'Terii Umeed' Sung by Indian Idol 12's Pawandeep and Arunita". News18. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  11. "Indian Idol winner Pawandeep, Arunita give voice for Himesh Reshamiya's 'O Sayyoni'". News18. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  12. Tansener Tanpura (Drama), Hoichoi, 2020-06-26, retrieved 2021-11-15


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