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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Smita Bellur
| image = Smita Bellur.jpg
| caption = Smita Bellur Hindustani Classical Sufi singer
| image_size = 240px
| instrument = Sufi singer
| genre = [[Hindustani classical]] and [[Sufi singer Qawwali]]
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 25
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://www.smitabellur.com/}}
}}

'''Smita Rao Bellur''' is a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]]<ref>{{cite news|last=article|first=Newspaper|title=The Hindu article on Smita Bellur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-neighbourhood/article3450344.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India|date=24 May 2012}}</ref> vocalist and Sufi singer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/mystical-songs-of-love-and-light-by-smita-bellur-at-navras-2019/articleshow/68099621.cms|title=Mystical songs of love and light by Smita Bellur at Navras 2019 - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-04-01}}</ref>

Sufi Singer Smita Rao Bellur has sung at more than 400 venues ranging from [[Khyal|Classical]]/Sufi music festivals to Corporate events, Fund raiser/Charity shows, harmony gatherings, weddings, and private HNI family functions/Chamber music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/10/07/stories/2005100702770300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051023010946/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/10/07/stories/2005100702770300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2005 |title=Entertainment Bangalore / Music : Honesty in art and spirit |date=7 October 2005 |accessdate=24 November 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> She belongs to [[Jaipur]] -[[Kirana gharana]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Smita Bellur |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/lifestyle/stress/%E2%80%98sufism-moves-me%E2%80%99-695 |title=Sufism moves me |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=28 April 2011 |accessdate=24 November 2012}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Smita is from [[North Karnataka]], the third child of K.L Subba Rao and K.S. Susheela Rao.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sufi singer|first=Smita Bellur's website|title=Smita Bellur website|url=http://www.smitabellur.com|publisher=internet}}</ref>

She regularly broadcasts as a graded artiste (B High) from India’s national broadcasting network- [[All India Radio]]/[[Doordarshan]], and from media/TV Networks and radio channels such as ETV Urdu/Kannada, Zee, Doordarshan, TV9 and Suvarna/Asianet and All India Radio/Doordarshan, FM channels such as 92.7BIG FM in addition to Twaang, Apple music, Spotify, Gaana, Saavn, Wynk, Hungama and Amazon music etc.
<ref>{{cite news |last1=Swaminathan |first1=Chitra |title=A YouTube series on great poets and timeless lyrics |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/a-youtube-series-on-great-poets-and-timeless-lyrics/article27899364.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=13 June 2019 |publisher=The Hindu |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref>
Smita has earlier been a senior faculty at the [[Shankar Mahadevan Academy]]. In addition, she also works on a fellowship research project by the Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy and the India Foundation for the Arts.

She holds a master's degree MS (QM) from [[BITS Pilani]] and Bachelor of Engineering (Bangalore University) and has earlier worked in software multi-national companies like FirstApex, [http://www.oracle.com Oracle] and the German software giant [http://www.sap.com SAP], before giving it up to focus full-time on her passion-turned-profession.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/music-festival-be-held-february |title=Music festival to be held in February | Editorial-News Releases |publisher=Radioandmusic.com |date= |accessdate=24 November 2012}}</ref>

==Music training==
She has trained from P.R. Bhagwat, Arjunsa Nakod, briefly from Rajabhau Sontakke (disciple of Omkarnath Thakur) and Bhalachandra Nakod. She is currently studying under Alka Dev Marulkar for [[khyal]] and Naasir–Nazeer Ahmed Warsi (Warsi Brothers) of Hyderabad (grandsons of Padmashri Aziz Ahmed Warsi) for Sufiana music/Qawwali rendition. She is trained in Sufism by Dr. Ejazuddin Ashrafi and Syed ZIa Alvi of Delhi.<ref>{{cite news|last=Budding talent|first=Newspaper article on Smita Bellur|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/at5.asp|newspaper=Deccan Herald|title=Archived copy|access-date=9 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115247/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov02/at5.asp|archive-date=26 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Audio CD releases ===
* ‘Na Aaye Wo Na to’ – Ghazal, on Spotify, Apple music, Gaana, Saavn, Hungama and Wynk music{{<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellur |first1=Smita |title=Apple music |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/na-aaye-wo-na-to-single/1469237753 |website=Apple Music |publisher=Apple Software Inc |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref>}}
* ‘Kaisi Madhur Shyaam’ – Bhajan, Holi, Chaiti CD for the cause of ‘End-Polio’ by Rotary International{{<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellur |first1=Smita |title=Kaisi Madhur Shyam |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kaisi-madhur-shyam/608700956 |website=Apple Music |publisher=Apple Softwae |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref>}}
* ‘Vachana Kirana’ – Shivasharana Vachana by Lahari Audio {{<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellur |first1=Smita |title=Vachana Kirana Album |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/vachana-kirana/1287860663 |website=Apple music |publisher=Apple Itunes |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref>}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Instagram|smitabellur}}
* {{Facebook|smitabellur/}}
* {{Official website|http://smitabellur.com/}}
* {{YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0qgSwoYpYW1DM4bmJD13qg
}}
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