Shweta Shetty | |
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Born | 1969 Mumbai, India |
Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
Genres | pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Associated acts | Sarah Brightman, Gregorian and Jam & Spoon |
Shweta Shetty (born in 1969 in Mumbai) is an Indian pop singer known for her albums and for her contributions to Bollywood film soundtracks. She is married to a German, Christian Brandt and now lives in Hamburg, Germany.
Her first album, Johnny Joker, was a moderate success.
Shweta Shetty belonged to the golden generation of the Indipop genre. She had a Mariah Careyesque voice in an era where female voices were generally not husky in the industry. She added a lot of depth to Rahman's Hindi debut album Rangeela for "Mangta Hai kya"
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