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{{Short description|Indian singer (born 2003)}}
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| birth_place = [[Calcutta]]
|nationality = Indian
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| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2013–present
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| background = solo_singer
| genre = {{hlist|Hindustani Classical|Film}}
| instrument = Harmonium, Vocals
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| website = {{url|arunitakanjilalfans.in}}
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'''Arunita Kanjilal''' is an Indian semi-classical singer from [[Kolkata, West Bengal]]. She sings songs in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi]] languages. In 2013, at the age of ten she won the Bengali singing reality show ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]] Bangla''. She participated in ''[[Indian Idol|Indian Idol 12]]'', where she was the first runner up.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com Entertainment|date=2021-08-15|title=Indian Idol 12 Grand Finale Highlights: Pawandeep Rajan Emerges As Winner; Arunita Kanjilal As First Runner-up|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/tv-news-indian-idol-12-grand-finale-live-live-updates-pawandeep-rajan-emerges-as-winner-arunita-kanjilal-as-first-runner-up-4888918/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
At the age of two, she started learning singing from her mother.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Idol 12 1st Runner up 2021: All about Arunita Kanjilal Biography, Age, Early Life, Song, Father, Family and Photo|url=https://www.jagrantv.com/en-show/arunita-kanjilal-biography-age-early-life-indian-idol-12-song-father-family-and-photo-rc1021349|access-date=2021-08-20|website=jagrantv|language=en}}</ref>

==Musical career==
In 2013 she participated in ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]] Bangla'',<ref>{{Citation|title=Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2013 June 27 '13 Clip - 7|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byld0Usn9Qw|language=en|access-date=2021-08-19}}</ref> a Bengali music reality show and became the winner.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} That gave her first playback as a singer and she sang a song for a Bengali film ''Aparichit'', music composed by [[Kumar Sanu]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} The next year she participated in the Zee TV singing reality show ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jadhav|first=Prathamesh|date=2015-03-21|title=Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs 5 Grand Finale: Gagan Gaonkar wins the title!|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-lil-champs-5-grand-finale-gagan-gaonkar-wins-the-title-325499/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref> The year 2016 was memorable for her as she got a chance to perform a show in honour of [[Vijay Thakur]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} In 2020–2021 she participated in ''[[Indian Idol|Indian Idol Season 12]]'' and stood at second place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=IANS|date=2021-08-19|title=Indian Idol 12 Top 3 To Appear In Musical Series|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/dian-idol-12-winner-pawandeep-rajan-with-1st-2nd-runner-up-arunita-kanjilal-and-shanmukha-priya-to-appear-in-musical-series-1477032|access-date=2021-08-19|website=news.abplive.com|language=en}}</ref> Singer [[Bappi Lahiri]] offers Arunita to record for him after hearing her performance.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taneja|first=Parina|date=2021-07-24|title=Indian Idol 12: Arunita Kanjilal gets emotional after Bappi Lahiri offers her a singing contract {{!}} VIDEO|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/indian-idol-12-arunita-kanjilal-gets-emotional-after-bappi-lahiri-offers-her-a-singing-contract-721560|access-date=2021-08-19|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref> Arunita became the youngest Indian at 18 years of age to perform at Wembley SSE Arena in London (UK).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otv|first=News Desk|title=Indian Idol 12's Magnificent Four Sets London Stage On Fire #WATCH|url=https://odishatv.in/news/entertainment/indian-idol-12-s-magnificent-four-sets-london-stage-on-fire-watch-162906|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Indian Idol 12's Magnificent Four Sets London Stage On Fire #WATCH|language=en}}</ref> She was part of the Magnificent Four UK Tour in October–November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-26|title=Pawandeep Rajan, Arunita Kanjilal, Md Danish & Sayali Kamble - The Magnificent Four To Perform In London|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2021/pawandeep-rajan-arunita-kanjilal-md-danish-sayali-kamble-the-magnificent-four-to-perform-in-london-323468.html|access-date=2021-10-31|website=www.filmibeat.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year || Song || Album || Co-Singer || Composer
!Language|| Notes
|-
| rowspan=4| 2021 || Tere Bagairr || [[Moods with Melodies]] || rowspan=3| [[Pawandeep Rajan]] || rowspan=4| [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
|Hindi|| <ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2021-08-03|title=Himesh Reshammiya releases a new video ‘Tere Bagairr’ featuring the Indian Idol singers Pawandeep and Arunita on popular demand! Song out now : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/himesh-reshammiya-releases-new-video-tere-bagairr-featuring-indian-idol-singers-pawandeep-arunita-popular-demand-song-now/|access-date=2021-08-19|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| Teri Ummeed || rowspan=3| [[Himesh Ke Dil Se]]
|Hindi|| <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=Himesh Reshammiya Releases 'Terii Umeed' Sung by Indian Idol 12's Pawandeep and Arunita|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/himesh-reshammiya-releases-terii-umeed-sung-by-indian-idol-12s-pawandeep-and-arunita-3998756.html|access-date=2021-08-19|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| O Saiyyonii
|Hindi||<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-15|title=Indian Idol winner Pawandeep, Arunita give voice for Himesh Reshamiya’s ‘O Sayyoni’|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/indian-idol-winner-pawandeep-arunita-give-voice-for-himesh-reshamiyas-o-sayyoni-4205915.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Piya Ji Ke Sanng || ||Hindi
|
|-
|2021
|Manzoor Dil
|Octopus Entertainment
|[[Pawandeep Rajan]]
|[[Pawandeep Rajan]] and Ashish Kulkarni
|Hindi
|
|}

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Song
!Co-Singer
!Composer
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2021
|Dholida Dhol Re
|[[Sonu Nigam]]
|Jitul Boro
|Hindi, Gujrati
|
|}
# A song from the Bengali film ''Aparichit'' composed by [[Kumar Sanu]].
#'Jodi take chai', a song composed by [[Joy Sarkar]] from the Bengali webseries ''Tansener Tanpura 2''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Tansener Tanpura|date=2020-06-26|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11993258/|type=Drama|publisher=Hoichoi|access-date=2021-10-12}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons|Arunita Kanjilal}}

* [https://www.arunitakanjilalfans.in/ Official Site]
* {{IMDb name|12711938}}

{{Portalbar|Biography}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bengali playback singers]]
[[Category:Indian women singers]]
[[Category:Indian Idol participants]]
[[Category:Sa Re Ga Ma Pa participants]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:2003 births]]

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