Ananya Sritam Nanda is an Indian playback singer from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. She was the winner of Indian Idol Junior Season 2.
Early life Ananya's father, Prasanna Kumar Nanda, is a director in a government industrial department and her mother, Prasanti Mishra, is a housewife. Ananya considers her elder sister Amrita Pritam Nanda, as her inspiration. Ananya who has been training in singing under Hindustani exponents Guru Pandit Dr. Chitta Ranjan Pani and Guru Nilamani Ojha. She started her study from DAV Public School, Pokhariput, Bhubaneswar. She completed her 12th grade at Kiit International School, Bhubaneswar where she became her school's topper. Now she is studying in Mumbai.
Career Ananya won the Season 2 of Indian Idol Junior in 2015. During competing in Indian Idol Junior she got a two-year record deal with Universal Music India. After winning Indian Idol Junior, she released her debut album 'Mausam Mastana' under the Universal Music label. The song was originally sung by veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle from the 1982 movie Satte Pe Satta. The additional music and lyrics were composed and written by DJ AKS. She started as a Bollywood playback singer in film ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ for the music director Amaal Mallik. She is also regular playback singer for Ollywood Industry, has sung in many films like ‘Agastya’, Baby (2016 film), Kathadeli Matha Chuin. When she won the competition received calls to visit Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and Naveen Patnaik, Chief minister of Odisha. In 2019, she participated in Colors TV reality show Rising Star where she was in Top 5.
Discography + Year Song(s) Film(s) Composer(s) Co-singer(s)2016 Mausam Mastana Mausam Mastana DJ AKS Jusa Dementor "Padhoge Likhoge" M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Amaal Mallik Adhityan Prithviraj "Sun Zara" "Mu Kahinki Ete" Baby (2016 film) Prem Anand Humane Sagar "Dhire Dhire""Tipi Tipi" Agastya Prem Anand Humane Sagar2017 "Tu mo love story""Jadi Ae Jibanare""Tike Tike Achinha" Tu Mo Love Story Prem Anand Humane Sagar Biswajit Mohapatra "Kathadeli Matha Chhuin" "Tori Hrudaye"Kathadeli Matha ChuinPrem Anand Kumar Bapi "Romeo Juliet Title""Nanhimo Pade""Tu Kahibu ta"Romeo JulietPrem AnandHumane Sagar"Tu Mora kieki""Rabba Rabba"Abhaya Prem Anand Humane Sagar "Kabula Barabula" "Zalima zalima" "O Saiba" Kabula Barabula Prem Anand Humane Sagar Sibasis "Tu Mo hero""Anjana Thili"Tu Mo hero Baidyanath Dash Humane Sagar2023"Parichaya Khoje Aji" "Sakhi"Phalguna ChaitraGaurav Anand2024"Bhabuthuli Jemiti"KuhudiSomesh SatpathyHumane Sagar2025"Basinda"Charidham - A Journey WithinSomesh SatpathySatyajeet Jena
References
External links on Odia.TV
on Gaana on Hungama