Lisa Mishra
Lisa Mishra | |
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| Born | Lisa Mishra |
| Nationality | American |
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| Musical career | |
| Origin | Chicago, United States |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Sony Music Zee Music Warner Music |
Lisa Mishra is an American singer, songwriter and actress.[1] She is best known for her reprise version of the song Tareefan in the 2018 Indian film Veere Di Wedding.[2] Since then, she has worked on songs like 'The Wakhra Song' from the 2019 film Judgementall Hai Kya,[3] 'Nadaaniyaan' in the film The Sky Is Pink and also the party-anthem 'Chandigarh Mein' from Good Newwz.[4]
Now, with a series of lauded independent singles like ‘Sajna Ve’, ‘Aa Mil’ and ‘Rider’ under her belt, and with the release of her debut full length album 'Sorry, I'm Late' that she has composed and written - Lisa Mishra is on an undeniable upward trajectory that vows to cement her status in the music scene. Moreover, she also steps beyond her music career with her debut as an actress in the series 'Call Me Bae' (2024)[5], produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.
Early life
[edit]Mishra was born in Berhampur, Odisha and raised in Chicago. She graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois[6] with a double major in economics and religion[7] and has a research background with both the Andrew Mellon Foundation and the Pluralism Project at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[8] She started her own YouTube channel in 2007 when she was 13.[9] Her first studio experience was while lending vocals on the track "All We Got" on Grammy-winning album "Coloring Book (mixtape)" by Chance the Rapper.[9] Lisa was also credited on 'I Love You So Much' by DJ Khaled ft. Chance the Rapper and 'Single No More' by Chance the Rapper as a songwriter and vocalist.
Career
[edit]In 2017, Mishra collaborated with Jamila Woods to create the theme song of the Emmy-nominated web series Brown Girls.[7][10] On 19 May 2018, she uploaded a video on her Instagram handle singing a mashup of the Hindi song Tareefan and Let Me Love You. The mashup caught Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s attention, and Mishra was subsequently flown down to India where she recorded and shot for the reprise version of the song for Veere Di Wedding, along with the other stars.[11]
In 2019, Mishra signed with VYRL Originals, part of Universal Music India for non-film music.[12][13] In May 2019, she collaborated with composer-singer Vishal Mishra on 'Sajna Ve.'[14] Mishra has also sung on 'Running Back To You,' an uptempo dance/house record by Goa based producer and DJ Anish Sood released in February 2020.[15]
Her debut album 'Sorry, I'm Late' released by the artist in May, 2024 is a deep dive into Lisa’s journey with a unique blend of Indian and Western pop.[16] It is a collection of stories decidedly rooted in the female experience exploring themes of loneliness, love, loss, anger, and redemption. With this project, Lisa takes centre stage as a bonafide songwriter, with composition and lyrical credits throughout the project along with contributing towards music production and video direction.
Discography
[edit]Hindi film songs
[edit]| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Lyricist(s) | Co-artist(s) |
| 2018 | Veere Di Wedding | "Tareefan" [17] | QARAN | QARAN, Rupin Pahwa & Badshah | |
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| 2019 | Judgementall Hai Kya | "Wakhra Song" | Tanishk Bagchi | Tanishk Bagchi & Raja Kumari | Navv Inder & Raja Kumari |
| The Sky Is Pink | "Nadaaniyaan" | Pritam | Gulzar | Arjun Kanungo | |
| Good Newwz | "Chandigarh Mein" | Tanishk Bagchi | Tanishk Bagchi & Badshah | Badshah, Harrdy Sandhu & Asees Kaur | |
| 2022 | Jugjugg Jeeyo | "Nain Ta Heere (Lisa Version)" | Vishal Shelke | Kumaar, Ghulam Mohd Khabar | Guru Randhawa |
| Liger | "Coka 2.0" | Lijo George-DJ Chetas, Jaani | Jaani, Lijo George | Sukhe | |
| 2023 | Dono | "Aag Lagdi" | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Irshad Kamil | Siddharth Mahadevan |
Non-film songs
[edit]| Denotes songs that have not yet been released |
| Year | Song | Composer(s) | Lyricist(s) | Co-artist(s) |
| 2018 | Right Up There | Sez on the Beat | Lisa Mishra & Badshah | Badshah |
| 2019 | Sajna Ve | Vishal Mishra | Akshay Tripathi & Vishal Mishra | Vishal Mishra |
| Koi Nahi | Rupin Pahwa | Rupin Pahwa | Rupin Pahwa | |
| 2020 | Running Back to You | Anish Sood | Elizabeth Marie Land and Anish Sood | NA |
| Nai Chaida [18][19] | Lisa Mishra | Kunaal Vermaa | NA | |
| The Power of Dreams | Badshah, Lisa Mishra | Badshah & Lisa Mishra | Badshah | |
| Rider | Lisa Mishra, Stunnah Beatz, Kanch | DIVINE, Lisa Mishra & Shah Rule | DIVINE | |
| 2022 | Heer Ranjha | Rajat Nagpal, Rito Riba | Rajat Nagpal, Rana Sotal | Rito Riba, Rajat Nagpal |
| Door Akhiyon Se | Lisa Mishra, Rochak Kohli | Gautam Govind Sharma, Gurpreet Saini, Rochak Kohli | Rochak Kohli | |
| Gadbadi (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na) | Akull, Static & Ben El, Mellow D | |||
| 2023 | Aa Mil | Zaeden, Shubham J, Charanpreet Singh | Shubham J, Charanpreet Singh, Tejas Yuvraj, Murtuza Gadiwala | Zaeden |
| Balenciaga | Lisa Mishra, Akash Ahuja, Fetty Wap, MadStarBase, Davincii | Akash, Fetty Wap, Lisa Mishra, MadStarBase | Akash Ahuja, Fetty Wap | |
| Mere Sang | Prateek Kuhad | Prateek Kuhad | Prateek Kuhad | |
| Khoya Sab | KSHMR | KSHMR, Yash Chandra | KSHMR, yungsta | |
| 2024 | Aadat (Sorry, I'm Late) | Lisa Mishra, Bhumika Anantharaman | Lisa Mishra, Bhumika Anantharaman, Murtuza Gadiwala | Bhumika Anantharaman |
| Saza (Sorry, I'm Late) | Lisa Mishra, Charan, Soham Mukherji, Karan Kanchan | Lisa Mishra, Charan, Shivam Srivastava | NA | |
| Nasha (Sorry, I'm Late) | Lisa Mishra, Abhijay Sharma, Riz Shain, Bhumika Anantharaman | Lisa Mishra, Shivam Srivastava, Kunaal Verma | NA | |
| Lonely (Sorry, I'm Late) | Lisa Mishra, Charan, Abhijay Sharma | Lisa Mishra, Charan | NA | |
| Dil Yeh Mera (Sorry, I'm Late) | Lisa Mishra, Abhijay Sharma, Ranj | Lisa Mishra, Kunaal Verma | NA | |
| Roshni (Sorry, I'm Late) | Lisa Mishra, Charan, Abhijay Sharma, Yashraj | Kunaal Verma, Charan, Yashraj | Yashraj, Charan | |
| Love Song (Sorry, I'm Late) | Lisa Mishra, Charan | Lisa Mishra, Charan | Charan | |
| What's Up | Rizzy Rico | KR$NA & Lisa Mishra | Lisa Mishra |
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Call Me Bae | Harleen Babbar | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ Indulge, Team (24 March 2024). "Lisa Mishra sets to make her acting debut in Dharma and Amazon Prime Video's 'Call Me Bae'". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "How data analyst Lisa Mishra from Chicago became a Bollywood sensation overnight, thanks to Sonam Kapoor". Elle (India). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao Show 'Wakhra Swag' In New Judgementall Hai Kya Song". News18. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Good Newwz song 'Chandigarh Mein' is a party anthem featuring Akshay, Kareena, Kiara and Diljit in a nightclub". First Post. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Indulge, Team (24 March 2024). "Lisa Mishra sets to make her acting debut in Dharma and Amazon Prime Video's 'Call Me Bae'". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Leap of Faith".
- ^ a b "Lisa Mishra: A Name You Should Get Used to Hearing in the Music Industry". Browngirl magazine. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Leap of Faith | Illinois Wesleyan". www.iwu.edu. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "From $10 webcam to 'Tareefan' - the journey of Lisa Mishra!". The Times of India. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Women of color call the shots in the Chicago-based webseries Brown Girls". Chicago Reader. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Musician and viral sensation Lisa Mishra on what makes her life so beautiful". Elle (India). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Online sensation Lisa Mishra signs exclusively with VYRL Originals". AdGully.com. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Universal Music Makes India Appointments, Develops Non-Film Label". Variety. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Vishal Mishra unites with singer Lisa Mishra for his first single, Sajna Ve". The Times of India. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Anish Sood's new track is sure to get you grooving". The Times of India. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (2 May 2024). "Lisa Mishra, Indian-American singer, drops debut album Sorry, I'm Late with lead single 'Nasha': "This was like like a personal catharsis' : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Instagrammer Lisa Mishra's Melodious 'Tareefan' Feat. The Veeres". Quint. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Lisa Mishra unveils her first non-film track, 'Nai Chaida'". The Hindu. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Singer Lisa Mishra: My first solo is my real life transition to India as a musician". Times of India. 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Singer Lisa Mishra on her debut in Ananya Panday's series: 'Call Me Bae is a dream project for me'". Mid-Day. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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