Sonia Aamod
Sonia Aamod is a singer in Tamil Nadu as ‘Super Singer Sonia’. She has won 4 reality shows in Kerala including Idea Star Singer and runner-up in Vijay Tv Airtel Super Singer. Mostly remembered for her performance 'Azhagu Malar Aada' in front of living legend S. Janaki. She predominantly sings in Malayalam and Tamil language but she can sing any kind of songs from Karnatic, devotional, Classical, semi-classical, western and fast-moving kuththu. Being one of the most internationally traveled singers, she has even got a nickname of travel-singer. Sonia is the only Idea Star Singer contestant who sung for AR Rahman (Backing voice, Kochadayan, and Linga) and his sister AR Rahana. Sonia learned music from Alappy Vidhu, Perumbavoor G Raveendran.
Early life
Sonia was born into an Indian Hindu family in Alappuzha, Kerala. She began her education at Cotton hill higher secondary school Alappuzha. Growing up in a family of musicians and vocalists, Sonia started studying music by the age of 4. Since her childhood, she sang at various events. Her early singing career raised a little amount of Rs 250 for each event. Apparently, that little amount was highly rewarding for her financially troubled family. Sonia, aiming for higher, kept singing at festivals at night and attended her school in the morning. Her night work hours made her sleep during school hours. It was when Sonia made it to her 10th grade that her teacher, out of sheer concern summoned her mother and raised the question around the probability of Sonia passing her Secondary School Leaving Certificate(SSLC). It came as a shock to Sonia's mother as she sobbed that day trying to reassure the teacher. She made sure that the school administration did not hinder her daughter's opportunity for education. Later, the 10th-grade result left everyone astonished, as she cleared her 10th grade with distinction. Following years Sonia kept maintaining her brilliant academics. Regardless of her outstanding academic performance, however, she decided she wanted to pursue Music as a career.[1] Sonia did her 2 years Bachelor of Performing Arts from Sree Swati Tirunal College of Music. Later she did her Bachelor of Music as well as Masters in Music from the Institute of Madras University, Chepauk, Chennai.
Career
In 2000, During her 6th grade, Sonia won her first prize in a singing competition called 'Voice of Alleppey'. Beating her own standards, she again stood out by winning first prize in a reality show called 'Swaramanjari', a musical competition conducted by Surya TV in 2004 and 'Super Singer', while simultaneously studying for her Plus One (+1) exam. In 2006, she was the second runner-up of the year, in the last round of 'Gandharva Sangeetham' by the Kairali TV channel. In 2008, she performed in 'Star Singer', a reality television competition. The winners of the season that year were Sonia in the female singer category and Vivek Anand in the male singer category. As her prize, Sonia won a luxury house worth Rs. one crore. 'Star Singer' was a super hit Malayalam reality Television show. It left an everlasting impression of Sonia's voice in the hearts of people. In 2014, in the fourth season of 'Airtel Super Singer', she reached the final round. She described her experience as "It was a great experience, for Janaki Amma to cry and hug me. It's about singing in front of a lot of legends.” Another legend Asha Bhosle declared Sonia as the best female singer of her round. Sonia also gives Skype video call sessions to teach music.[2] Her singing career now comprises of performing nearly 400 stage shows, and up to 50 vocal concerts, nationally as well as internationally. Professionally Sonia is a very flexible singer for organizers, in song selection, a number of songs, duration of the events, and accommodating back-to-back events even between inter-state.
Artistry
Originally belonging to a poor family, Sonia along with her sister developed a passion and love for music. Their mother sent them to a music school to get music lessons. 'Swati Thirunal' a Malayalam film based on the biography of Maharaja Swati Thirunal inspired Sonia to study in music school. Her sister already learned music from that school. So, Sonia also joined as the principal Lathika Teacher was very supportive.
Personal life
Sonia married a freelancer named Aamod Chakrapani on September 15th, 2018. She thinks of her husband as very loving and "her biggest strength". Aamod not only wishes her to be successful in her career but actively supports her. He loves her singing and is determined and working hard to promote her. In a recent interview, Aamod expressed his concern about the fact that despite being so talented, Sonia has not got as many opportunities as she deserves. He mentioned her struggles as a child and later in her music college.[3]
Discography
The discography of Indian Tamil singer consists of Tamil songs. She predominantly sings in Tamil and believes 'music doesn't have language discrimination.'
| Songs | Albums |
|---|---|
| UyireUnakkaga | Tamil visual album
Hindu and Christian devotional albums |
| SadhanaiPengal | Tamil album
Singing tracks for A. R. Rahman |
Filmography
Sonia thinks that after her success at Star Singer people believed that she had a fair chance to get opportunities from films. However, even after 11 years after her win, there has not been a lot of opportunities other than singing in a couple of films. She believes that she has not got any luck in films and there's still a long way to go. But two or three songs were sung in Tamil. One such song is for a ‘Vijay Sethupathi’ movie, for which he congratulated and appreciated Sonia for her voice and delivery of the song. But the film has not yet been released. The chorus was sung for Rahman sir in 'Kochadayan' and Raja sir in 'Shamitabh'. She has now sung in commercials for C. Satyaar. She also sang in Parthipan Sir's Ottaserupu. She has already performed more than 60 concerts.
| Song | Movies |
|---|---|
| Laptop | Malyalam movie |
| Nalla Pattukare | Malyalam movie |
| Njan Sanchari | Malyalam movie |
| Cholakkattu Bommai | Tamil movie |
| Anticlock | Malyalam movie |
| Idam Porul Eval | Tamil movie |
Stage Shows
| Countries visited | International Stage Shows |
|---|---|
| Vienna, Austria | Mega Bollywood Show |
| Kuwait | JaihindUtsav |
| Bahrain | Keralotsavam 2009, Star Singer Nite |
| Dubai | Beautiful Malayalam Movie 75 celebration, Ottapalam association 2011, Star Singer Nite, RAJ TV Kodaikondattom |
| London united kingdom | TharangalillathaTharam, a super mega show, Star night by Star Vijay |
| Muscat, Oman | Star Singer Nite |
| Yemen | |
| Singapore | Singapore Malayali Show |
| Australia | Super Singer Nite |
| US | Super Singer Nite |
| France | Victoria's annual musical & dinner night 2016 |
| Norway |
Tours
Sonia is the first south Indian reality show winner to perform in Netherland
| Country | Number of times visited | Number of show(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland (Netherlands) | 1 | 1 | |
| London | 14 | 39 | |
| Canada | 13 | 18 | |
| Australia | 5 | 10 | |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 3 | 3 | |
| France | 4 | 4 | |
| Singapore | 2 | 2 | |
| Yemen | 1 | 1 | |
| Salala | 1 | 1 | |
| Bahrain | 3 | 3 | |
| Germany | 6 | 6 | |
| Vienna | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 3 | 3 | |
| Sri Lanka | 23 | 23 | |
| Dubai | 7 | 7 | |
| Malaysia | 5 | 5 | |
| Kuwait | 5 | 5 | |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Shows and competitions | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | Voice of Allepey | winner |
| 2004 | Swaramanjari a musical competition by Surya TV | Title winner |
| 2006 | Gandharvasangeetham by Kairali TV awarded by Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Airtel Super Singer a musical competition by Surya TV | 2nd runner up, winner |
| 2008 | Asianet Idea Star Singer most popular musical reality show conducted by Asianet channel | Title winner |
| 2014 | Airtel Super Singer 4 most popular reality show in Tamil Nadu conducted by Star Vijay TV | Finalist |
See also
References
- ↑ ""When Star Singer Sonia won, the Principal said, Stay Away! Here's Sonia who hasn't been looking"". vanitha.in. Retrieved 2021-04-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ""`250 Rupees..! ' `Super Singer 'How is Sonia now?"" (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 2021-04-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ""Malayalam films themselves, no one is calling out to sing; Sonia, reality show star in the Red Sea"". malayalam.samayam.com (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 2021-04-03. Unknown parameter
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