
She rose to popularity after placing ninth in Indian Idol 2. She received the Best Playback Singer Award at Anandalok Awards for it when she was 14. The same year, she recorded the title track of Bengali serial Shri Ramkrishna. It was a Bengali children song titled "Choi Choi Choi Tipi Tipi". Xavier's College, Kolkata, Thakur started singing in school and college competitions and performing at local functions, In 1999, she sang the first song of her career in the film Chena Chena under the musical direction of Anupam Dutta and penned by legendary lyricist Pulak Bandyopadhyay. Īn alumnus of The Future Foundation School and St. She has learnt hip-hop and Bharatanatyam and is also a trained salsa dancer. Her father Shakti Thakur was a professional singer and actor in Bengali film industry and her sister Mehuli Thakur is a playback singer in Bengal. Thakur was born on 3 November 1985 in a Bengali Hindu Rajput musical family in Kolkata. She was also an "expert" on Colors TV's Rising Star for two consecutive seasons. She was a judge of Zee TV's singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014. She is the recipient of several awards including a National Film Award for the song "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015) and a Filmfare Award for the song "Sawaar Loon" from the Film " Lootera" (2013). Monali Thakur (born 3 November 1985) is an Indian singer and actress.
