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| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|08|04|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|08|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| birth_place = Delhi, India
| death_date =  
| death_date =  
| genre = [[Playback singer|Playback singing]], [[Indipop]]
| genre = [[Playback singer|Playback singing]], [[Indipop]]
| occupation = Singer, theatre actress
| occupation = Singer, actress
| years_active = 1982&ndash;present<ref name="sharon">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1090978|title=Sharon Prabhakar|accessdate=2009-07-21|publisher=IMDB}} {{unreliable?|date=December 2019}}</ref>
| years_active = 1981&ndash;present<ref name="sharon">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1090978|title=Sharon Prabhakar|accessdate=2009-07-21|publisher=IMDb}} {{unreliable source?|date=December 2019}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|sharonprabhakar.com}}
| website = {{URL|sharonprabhakar.com}}
}}
}}
'''Sharon Prabhakar''' (born 4 August 1955) is an Indian [[pop music|pop]] singer, theatre personality and public speaker.
'''Sharon Prabhakar''' (born 4 August 1955) is an Indian [[pop music|pop]] singer, actress and public speaker.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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When she was in her twenties, she married Bryan Mascarenhas, though they later divorced.
When she was in her twenties, she married Bryan Mascarenhas, though they later divorced.


In 1986 Prabhakar married [[Alyque Padamsee]], with whom she has a daughter, [[Shazahn Padamsee]].<ref>''[[The Times of India]]'', 14 April 2002 - [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Sharon-Prabhakar-In-search-of-the-self/articleshow/6805285.cms Sharon Prabhakar: In search of the self]</ref> The couple have since separated.
In 1986, Prabhakar married [[Alyque Padamsee]], with whom she has a daughter, [[Shazahn Padamsee]].<ref>''[[The Times of India]]'', 14 April 2002 – [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Sharon-Prabhakar-In-search-of-the-self/articleshow/6805285.cms Sharon Prabhakar: In search of the self]</ref> The couple have since separated.


==Background==
==Background==
In the past, Prabhakar has been referred to by ''[[India Today]]'' as one of Bombay's most talented folk singers with a style reminiscent of [[Joan Baez]].<ref>''India Today'', Volume 31, Issues 39-52 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=gS5WAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22&dq=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj31N-j3b7mAhUHU30KHTLoD2QQ6AEIUjAG Page 18]</ref> By the mid-1980s, she achieved recognition and fame for singing in popular overseas styles in Hindi language.<ref>''The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent'', Edited by Alison Arnold - [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOlNv8MAXIEC&pg=PA428&dq=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSu-bl2r7mAhWMf30KHS7UANoQ6AEIPzAD#v=onepage&q=%22Sharon%20Prabhakar%22&f=false Page 428]</ref> According to an article in ''[[The Hindustan Times]]'', even before artists such as Alisha Chinai, Baba Sehgal and Daler Mehndi were described as Indi-pop, she was the original pop star of Hindi music that wasn't related to films.<ref>''[[The Hindustan Times]]'', 8 May 2013 - [https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/it-was-shazahn-s-idea-sharon-prabhakar/story-Q3ZanNH3sucGgN7cLCZUcI.html It was Shazahn’s idea: Sharon Prabhakar - Nirmika Singh]</ref> She achieved popularity in Hindi pop and disco.<ref>''How to Arrange a Wedding'', Neeta Raheja, Adishwar Puri - [https://books.google.com/books?id=VztLAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22Disco&dq=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22Disco&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidnYXk4b7mAhVG63MBHSLqAZUQ6AEIXTAI Page 119]</ref> During her career, she has shared the stage with [[Celine Dion]], represented India abroad and sung for members of the [[White House]].<ref>''[[The Times of India]]'', 14 April 2002 - [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Sharon-Prabhakar-In-search-of-the-self/articleshow/6805285.cms Sharon Prabhakar: In search of the self]</ref>
In the past, Prabhakar has been referred to by ''[[India Today]]'' as one of Bombay's most talented folk singers with a style reminiscent of [[Joan Baez]].<ref>''India Today'', Volume 31, Issues 39-52 – [https://books.google.com/books?id=gS5WAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22 Page 18]</ref> By the mid-1980s, she achieved recognition and fame for singing in popular overseas styles in Hindi language.<ref>''The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent'', Edited by Alison Arnold – [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOlNv8MAXIEC&dq=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22&pg=PA428 Page 428]</ref> According to an article in ''[[The Hindustan Times]]'', even before artists such as Alisha Chinai, Baba Sehgal and Daler Mehndi were described as Indi-pop, she was the original pop star of Hindi music that wasn't related to films.<ref>''[[The Hindustan Times]]'', 8 May 2013 – [https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/it-was-shazahn-s-idea-sharon-prabhakar/story-Q3ZanNH3sucGgN7cLCZUcI.html It was Shazahn’s idea: Sharon Prabhakar - Nirmika Singh]</ref> She achieved popularity in Hindi pop and disco.<ref>''How to Arrange a Wedding'', Neeta Raheja, Adishwar Puri – [https://books.google.com/books?id=VztLAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22Disco Page 119]</ref> During her career, she has shared the stage with [[Celine Dion]], represented India abroad and sung for members of the [[White House]].<ref>''[[The Times of India]]'', 14 April 2002 – [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Sharon-Prabhakar-In-search-of-the-self/articleshow/6805285.cms Sharon Prabhakar: In search of the self]</ref>


==Music career==
==Music career==
===1980s to 1990s===
===1980s to 1990s===
Prabhakar had involvement in the production of ''Obsession '77'', an album by psychedelic and hard rock band [[Atomic Forest]].<ref>''[[Record Collector]]'' - [https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/fallout-boys Fallout Boys]</ref>
Prabhakar had involvement in the production of ''Obsession '77'', an album by psychedelic and hard rock band [[Atomic Forest]].<ref>''[[Record Collector]]'' – [https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/fallout-boys Fallout Boys]</ref>


In 1980, her album ''Feeling Good'' was released on the [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] label.<ref>[[Discogs]] - [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1311788-Sharon-Prabhakar?filter_anv=0&subtype=Albums&type=Releases Sharon Prabhakar, Discography, Albums]</ref><ref>''Wind of Fire: The Music and Musicians of Goa'' by Mário Cabral e Sá - [https://books.google.com/books?id=fmefAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22Feeling+Good%22&dq=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22Feeling+Good%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjstoqHlLfmAhXyILcAHW2iDEwQ6AEIKDAA Page 197]</ref>
In 1980, her album ''Feeling Good'' was released on the [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] label.<ref>[[Discogs]] – [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1311788-Sharon-Prabhakar?filter_anv=0&subtype=Albums&type=Releases Sharon Prabhakar, Discography, Albums]</ref><ref>''Wind of Fire: The Music and Musicians of Goa'' by Mário Cabral e Sá – [https://books.google.com/books?id=fmefAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Sharon+Prabhakar%22Feeling+Good%22 Page 197]</ref>


Sharon also had sung an English song for a Kannada movie. The song is I wake up in the middle of the night for the movie : Udayavagali cheluva namma Kannada naadu  
Sharon also had sung an English song for a Kannada movie. The song is I wake up in the middle of the night for the movie : Udayavagali cheluva namma Kannada naadu  
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===2000s===
===2000s===
In 2007, her album ''Dilrooba'' was released via Raga to Rock.<ref>[[AllMusic]] - [https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/dilrooba-mr0002649509 Sharon Prabhakar, Dilrooba (CD - Raga To Rock #29819)]</ref> In January 2019, Prabhakar was performing at the SoBo Festival. She invited politician [[Milind Deora]] to come up on stage and perform with her. Milind is a musician in his own right and a blues guitarist.<ref>''[[Mid-Day]]'', 30 January 2019 - [https://www.mid-day.com/articles/milind-deora-plays-the-guitar-with-sharon-prabhakar-at-sobo-fest/20316177 Milind Deora plays the guitar with Sharon Prabhakar at SoBo fest]</ref>
In 2007, her album ''Dilrooba'' was released via Raga to Rock.<ref>[[AllMusic]] – [https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/dilrooba-mr0002649509 Sharon Prabhakar, Dilrooba (CD - Raga To Rock #29819)]</ref> In January 2019, Prabhakar was performing at the SoBo Festival. She invited politician [[Milind Deora]] to come up on stage and perform with her. Milind is a musician in his own right and a blues guitarist.<ref>''[[Mid-Day]]'', 30 January 2019 – [https://www.mid-day.com/articles/milind-deora-plays-the-guitar-with-sharon-prabhakar-at-sobo-fest/20316177 Milind Deora plays the guitar with Sharon Prabhakar at SoBo fest]</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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| Multitone Records Ltd. 2222 814
| Multitone Records Ltd. 2222 814
| 1981
| 1981
| 7" EP
| 7-inch EP
| with [[Musarrat Nazir]]
| with [[Musarrat Nazir]]
|-
|-
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| Polydor 2067 839  
| Polydor 2067 839  
| 1981
| 1981
| 7" single
| 7-inch single
| with Bashir Sheikh
| with Bashir Sheikh
|-
|-
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| Outernational Sounds OTR 6  
| Outernational Sounds OTR 6  
| 2019
| 2019
| 7" single
| 7-inch single
| Sharon Prabhakar only on side A<br>[[Usha Uthup]] only on side B<ref>Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1311788-Sharon-Prabhakar?filter_anv=0&subtype=Singles-EPs&type=Releases Sharon Prabhakar, Discography, Singles & EPs]</ref>
| Sharon Prabhakar only on side A<br>[[Usha Uthup]] only on side B<ref>Discogs – [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1311788-Sharon-Prabhakar?filter_anv=0&subtype=Singles-EPs&type=Releases Sharon Prabhakar, Discography, Singles & EPs]</ref>
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|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Chal Disco Chal''  
! scope="row" | ''Chal Disco Chal''  
| Polydor 2392 996  
| Polydor 2392 996  
| 1981
| 1981
| LP
| LP
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|  
|  
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''London Calling''<br>(The Best From The West - Hindi Disco Hits)  
! scope="row" | ''London Calling''<br>(The Best From The West – Hindi Disco Hits)  
| Multitone 2393 893  
| Multitone 2393 893  
| 1983
| 1983
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|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Shabash Sharon''
! scope="row" | ''Shabash Sharon''
| [[EMI Records|EMI]] ECSD 2982<br>[[His Master's Voice]] ECSD. 2982
| [[EMI Records|EMI]] ECSD 2982<br>[[Saregama|His Master's Voice]] ECSD. 2982
| 1984
| 1984
| LP
| LP
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|-
! scope="row" | ''Burning ''
! scope="row" | ''Burning ''
| Padmini Music PP - 304  
| Padmini Music PP – 304  
| 1996
| 1996
| compact disc
| compact disc
|<ref>Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1311788-Sharon-Prabhakar?filter_anv=0&subtype=Albums&type=Releases Sharon Prabhakar, Discography, Albums]</ref>
|<ref>Discogs – [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1311788-Sharon-Prabhakar?filter_anv=0&subtype=Albums&type=Releases Sharon Prabhakar, Discography, Albums]</ref>
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Web series ==
==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya]]''
| Sonali
| Also playback singer; Unreleased
|-
|rowspan="2" | 1988
|''[[Akarshan]]''
|Shalu
|
|-
|''[[Ek Aadmi]]''
|
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Rock Dancer]]''
|Jaya
| Also playback singer
|-
|2008
|''[[Saas Bahu Aur Sensex]]''
|Jasbir Brar
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Bombairiya]]''
|Nandini's mother
|
|}
 
===Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Year
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|[[ALTBalaji]] and [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|[[ALTBalaji]] and [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|Season 3
|Season 3
|-
|2025
|''[[Hai Junoon!]]''
|Dean
|JioHotstar
|
|}
===Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2010
|''[[Mahi Way]]''
|Ramona Kohli
|[[Sony Entertainment Television]]
|Season 1
|-
|2017
|''[[The Good Karma Hospital]]''
|Bina Barros
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|Season 1 episode 4
|-
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 15:38, 5 September 2025

Sharon Prabhakar
Background information
Born (1955-08-04) 4 August 1955 (age 71)
Delhi, India
GenresPlayback singing, Indipop
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1981–present[1]
Websitesharonprabhakar.com

Sharon Prabhakar (born 4 August 1955) is an Indian pop singer, actress and public speaker.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Prabhakar was born to a Punjabi father who was a public servant, and a Christian mother who was a music teacher. Along with her brother and sister, she had a mixed upbringing, growing up speaking both Punjabi and English.

When she was in her twenties, she married Bryan Mascarenhas, though they later divorced.

In 1986, Prabhakar married Alyque Padamsee, with whom she has a daughter, Shazahn Padamsee.[2] The couple have since separated.

Background[edit | edit source]

In the past, Prabhakar has been referred to by India Today as one of Bombay's most talented folk singers with a style reminiscent of Joan Baez.[3] By the mid-1980s, she achieved recognition and fame for singing in popular overseas styles in Hindi language.[4] According to an article in The Hindustan Times, even before artists such as Alisha Chinai, Baba Sehgal and Daler Mehndi were described as Indi-pop, she was the original pop star of Hindi music that wasn't related to films.[5] She achieved popularity in Hindi pop and disco.[6] During her career, she has shared the stage with Celine Dion, represented India abroad and sung for members of the White House.[7]

Music career[edit | edit source]

1980s to 1990s[edit | edit source]

Prabhakar had involvement in the production of Obsession '77, an album by psychedelic and hard rock band Atomic Forest.[8]

In 1980, her album Feeling Good was released on the Polydor label.[9][10]

Sharon also had sung an English song for a Kannada movie. The song is I wake up in the middle of the night for the movie : Udayavagali cheluva namma Kannada naadu Record Label The Gramophone Company of India Limited Record number :7EPE 11504

2000s[edit | edit source]

In 2007, her album Dilrooba was released via Raga to Rock.[11] In January 2019, Prabhakar was performing at the SoBo Festival. She invited politician Milind Deora to come up on stage and perform with her. Milind is a musician in his own right and a blues guitarist.[12]

Discography[edit | edit source]

Singles Indian releases
Title Release info Year Format Notes
Chal Disco Chal
"Chal Disco Chal", "Dekho Dekho" / "Daku Daku", "Mere Habib" 		Multitone Records Ltd. 2222 814 1981 7-inch EP with Musarrat Nazir
"What A Wonder It Will Be" / "Don't Ever Leave Me" Polydor 2067 839 1981 7-inch single with Bashir Sheikh
"Aaj Ki Raat" / "Chhupke Kaun Aya" Outernational Sounds OTR 6 2019 7-inch single Sharon Prabhakar only on side A
Usha Uthup only on side B[13]
Albums Indian releases
Title Release info Year Format Notes
Feeling Good Polydor 2392921 1980 LP
Chal Disco Chal Polydor 2392 996 1981 LP with Musarrat Nazir,
Peter Moss and Deepak Khazanchi
Musical Multiplication Tables Multi-Sound 2392 567 1981 LP
What A Wonder... Polydor 2392 952 1981 LP with Bashir Sheikh
Disco Mastana Multitone 2393 850 1982 LP
London Calling
(The Best From The West – Hindi Disco Hits) 		Multitone 2393 893 1983 LP with Salma Agha and Nazia Hassan
Shabash Sharon EMI ECSD 2982
His Master's Voice ECSD. 2982 		1984 LP
Pyar Chhalke Music for Pleasure MFPE 1051 1985 LP with Bappi Lahiri
Shararat Master's Voice PSLP 1401
Odeon PSLP 1401 		1986 LP music by Anand Milind
Suno Suno Music India CDNF043 1988 compact disc
Burning Padmini Music PP – 304 1996 compact disc [14]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya Sonali Also playback singer; Unreleased
1988 Akarshan Shalu
Ek Aadmi
1995 Rock Dancer Jaya Also playback singer
2008 Saas Bahu Aur Sensex Jasbir Brar
2019 Bombairiya Nandini's mother

Web series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2020 Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain Ananya and Amairas' mother ALTBalaji and ZEE5 Season 3
2025 Hai Junoon! Dean JioHotstar

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2010 Mahi Way Ramona Kohli Sony Entertainment Television Season 1
2017 The Good Karma Hospital Bina Barros ITV Season 1 episode 4

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sharon Prabhakar". IMDb. Retrieved 21 July 2009. [unreliable source?]
  2. ↑ The Times of India, 14 April 2002 – Sharon Prabhakar: In search of the self
  3. ↑ India Today, Volume 31, Issues 39-52 – Page 18
  4. ↑ The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent, Edited by Alison Arnold – Page 428
  5. ↑ The Hindustan Times, 8 May 2013 – It was Shazahn’s idea: Sharon Prabhakar - Nirmika Singh
  6. ↑ How to Arrange a Wedding, Neeta Raheja, Adishwar Puri – Page 119
  7. ↑ The Times of India, 14 April 2002 – Sharon Prabhakar: In search of the self
  8. ↑ Record Collector – Fallout Boys
  9. ↑ Discogs – Sharon Prabhakar, Discography, Albums
  10. ↑ Wind of Fire: The Music and Musicians of Goa by Mário Cabral e Sá – Page 197
  11. ↑ AllMusic – Sharon Prabhakar, Dilrooba (CD - Raga To Rock #29819)
  12. ↑ Mid-Day, 30 January 2019 – Milind Deora plays the guitar with Sharon Prabhakar at SoBo fest
  13. ↑ Discogs – Sharon Prabhakar, Discography, Singles & EPs
  14. ↑ Discogs – Sharon Prabhakar, Discography, Albums

External links[edit | edit source]

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