Swetha Suresh
Swetha Suresh | |
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| Born | 5 September 1991 |
| Occupation | Whistler / Musician |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Parent | Suresh Ganapathy |
Swetha Suresh (born 5 September 1991) was the first Indian woman to win two first prizes in the World Whistling Convention from India. Swetha is commonly referred to as "Whistling Queen", and she is an accomplished Bharathanatyam dancer and classical singer. She is also a member of the lesser-known Indian Whistlers Association alongside 400 other whistling enthusiasts. She has performed in more than 6,000 shows. She is an Audio engineer by academics.[1]
World Whistling Convention
[edit]Swetha, being a trained classical singer and Bharathanatyam dancer at a very young age, is now training herself in western-classical too. Swetha became the first Indian woman to win two first prizes in the World Whistling Convention 2016 held at Kawasaki, Japan which saw participation from a total of 6 countries including, Japan, India, Australia, Korea, the United States, and Venezuela. Popularly known as the ‘Whistling Queen’ in the Indian Whistling Association, she now stands as the first female whistler in the country and is also in the number one position in Asia.
She danced and whistled simultaneously and won the world whistling queen title at World Whistling Convention 2016 in Japan.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Movie works
[edit]- ‘Verasa Pogayile’ from Jilla
- ‘Yennada Yennada’ from Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam
- ‘Paravaiya Parakkurom’ from Kayal
- The theme music of Pokkiri Raja was also her whistling, as she has for Vikram Prabhu's movie Wagah
- ‘Kurumba Kurumba’ from Tik Tik Tik
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Meet Swetha Suresh, the Indian girl who won trophies in Japan for her whistling skills : Culture, News - India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Indian Girl Floors Japan with a Whistling Cum Classical Dance Act". thebetterindia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "World Whistling Convention 2016: Swetha becomes the first Indian woman to win two first prizes". vanakkammalaysia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "SWETHA SURESH...whistler who won awards in World Whistlers Convention 2016 - NewsDog". newsdog.today. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Kumayaa, Harshitha D. (13 May 2016). "Hitting the high notes". The Hindu. thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Mathrubhumi: ReadMore -'Swetha whistles her way to record books, movie music'". mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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