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{{short description|Indian playback singer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Nanditha channarayapatna
|image = Nanditha.jpg
|caption =
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name =
|origin = [[Channarayapatna]], [[Karnataka]], India
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|02|28|}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/view_news-Kannada-News_and_Gossips-5,41199.php|title=Happy Birthday Nanditha!!! - Sandalwood News & Gossips|last=http://www.bharatstudent.com/|website=Bharatstudent}}</ref>
|genre = [[Filmi]], [[Carnatic Music]], [[Sugama Sangeetha]]
|occupation = Singer
|years_active = 1998–present
|instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[Veena]]
|label =
|associated_acts =
|website =
}}

'''Nanditha''' (born 28 February 1978) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] singer. Best known as a [[playback singer]] in the [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] film industry, she sings in other languages such as [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jan012004/metro17.asp# |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704112452/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jan012004/metro17.asp# |archive-date=4 July 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Nanditha began her playback career from the film ''Habba'' (1998). Since then, she has won numerous awards including the [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] and [[Filmfare Awards South]] for her singing.

==Early life==
Nanditha completed her BE from R V College of Engineering (RVCE), Bangalore. She worked as a [[software engineer]] for [[Cisco]] systems for some time.<ref>{{Cite news|title=SINGER NANDITHA TURNS COMPOSER|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/singer-nanditha-turns-composer/amp_articleshow/58211061.cms|access-date=2017-04-16|website=Times Of India}}</ref> She left the job and got involved fully into music. She is also a trained [[veena]] player. Her musical career started as a track singer for music director [[Hamsalekha]]. He gave her the first break in his film ''[[Habba]]'' in 1998.<ref>{{Cite news|title=It's a baby boy for singer Nanditha|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/its-a-baby-boy-for-singer-nanditha/articleshow/65427546.cms|access-date=2018-08-16|website=Times Of India}}</ref>

==Career==
Nanditha has worked with many composers including [[Ilayaraja]], [[Mano Murthy]], [[Hamsalekha]], [[V. Manohar]], [[Rajesh Ramanath]] and others. She has won the [[Karnataka]] state award for three consecutive times and she is the only singer so far from Karnataka to achieve that. She has established herself as a [[dubbing (music)|dubbing]] artist too. She has dubbed for hit films like ''[[Nanna Preethiya Hudugi]]'' (for Deepa), ''[[Paris Pranaya]]'' (for Minal patel). She has won many filmfare awards including the [[SIIMA]] award for best female singer for the song ''Kariya I love you'' from [[Duniya (2007 film)|Duniya]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Spotlight on young talents|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/76678/spotlight-young-talents.html|access-date=2010-06-21|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

==Notable songs==
Some of her songs are
* "Idu Modalane Hadu" (''Matadana'')
* "Moodal Kunigal Kere" (''Nanna preetiya Hudugi'')
* "Jeerjimbe Jeerjimbe" (''Manasella Neene'')
* "Akashakke Obba Soorya" (''Jogula'')
* "Ede Tumbi Hadidenu" (''Paris Pranaya'')
* "Jo Jo" (''[[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (film)|Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]]'')
* "Baaramma Rama" (''[[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (film)|Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]]'')
* "Moda Modalu" (''Yeshwant'')
* "Akka" (''[[Kallarali Hoovagi]]'')
* "Sihi Gali" (''[[Aa Dinagalu]]'')
* "Kariya I Love You" (''[[Duniya (2007 film)|Duniya]]'')
* "Hoo Kanasa Jokali" (''[[Inthi Ninna Preethiya]]'')
* "Baara Sanihake Baara" (''[[Apthamitra]]'')

==Awards==
'''[[Karnataka State Film Awards]]'''
* 2002: [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] for "Bili Bannada Gini" from ''Gandhada Gombe''
* 2003: Best Female Playback Singer for "Yede Tumbi Hadidenu" from ''[[Paris Pranaya]]''
* [[2003–04 Karnataka State Film Awards|2004]]: Best Female Playback Singer for "Aakashake Obba" from ''Jogula''
* 2009: Best Female Playback Singer for "Baanige Bhaskara Chanda" from ''Mandakini''

'''[[Filmfare Awards South]]'''
* 2007: [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada|Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada]] for "Kariya I Love You" from ''[[Duniya (2007 film)|Duniya]]''
* 2009: nominated, Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada for "Neenendare" from ''[[Raam (2009 film)|Raam]]''

'''[[Udaya Film Awards]]'''
* 2007: Best Female Playback Singer for "Kariya I Love You" from ''[[Duniya (2007 film)|Duniya]]''

'''[[Suvarna Film Awards]]'''
* 2007: Best Female Playback Singer for "Kariya I Love You" from ''[[Duniya (2007 film)|Duniya]]''

'''Other awards'''
* 2008: Favorite Singer at SFM Kalaa Awards<ref>{{cite web|title=Raghu Dixit, Nandita win at SFM Kalaa Awards|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/raghu-dixit-nandita-win-sfm-kalaa-awards|website=radioandmusic.com|date=27 January 2009|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|4197506|Nanditha}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women playback singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:Singers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Kannada playback singers]]
[[Category:Telugu playback singers]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Film musicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:People from Hassan district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:Women musicians from Karnataka]]

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