Shibani Kashyap

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shibani Kashyap

• Shibani Kashyap is an Indian singer and composer who rose to fame after she lent her voice to the signature tune of the AIR FM channel of All India Radio in 1996.

• She did her schooling in various cities across India such as Banihal, Srinagar, Gulmarg, Dehradun, Pune, Assam, and Delhi. ^[1]YouTube – Prasar Bharati Archives

• When she was studying in school, she was promoted to the lead singer of the school choir. After that, she started participating actively in Inter-school vocal competitions. Shibani was once declared the winner of the Vocal Music National Competition in Delhi. Later, she participated in and won this competition thrice in a row.

• Shibani was encouraged by Jagjit Singh to pursue music as a career.

• In an interview, Shibani said that she was one of a Delhi-based band, “Black slades” (now called “JEREMIAH 29:11”).

• In 1998, she made her singing debut with her album “Ho Gayi Hai Mohabbat Tumse (Reprise).” Songs including “Zinda Hoon Main” from the film ‘Zinda’ (2006), “Sajna Aa Bhi Jaa” from ‘Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II’ (2003), and “Kashmakash” from the Bollywood film Sunday (2008) helped her achieve popularity.

• She collaborated with Bappi Lahiri on the song ‘Zamaana Toh Hai Disco Ka.’

• After singing the jingle for ‘Subah Savere,’ a television show on Doordarshan, Shibani earned the title of Jingle Queen.

• Shibani has composed songs to promote social movements such as Save girl child and women empowerment.

• After the 2008 Mumbai attacks, she recorded an anti-terrorism Hindi song titled Alvida (My Free Spirit). 

• Singing the signature tune of the AIR FM channel of All India Radio in 1996 was the ‘cherry on top’ in Shibani’s career.

• On 3 October 2010, Shibaniperformed at the opening ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games (2010) in New Delhi.

  

• On 12 March 2015, she performed on the 45th Independence Day of Mauritius, where President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were the guests of honour.

• Shibani Kashyap is the brand ambassador of ‘Roundtable India,’ an NGO that helps the poor people in India by providing education to underprivileged children.

• Shibani is the brand endorser of Yamaha Guitars. ^[2]Twitter – Shibani Kashyap

• After appearing as a host on the Indian reality TV show ‘Desi Beats,’ Shibani appeared as one of the judges on the Telugu TV show titled Bathroom Singer in 2007. She even co-hosted a 2019 TV show titled Dil Ki Awaaz with Bappi Lahiri in Oman.

  

•  During an interview, Shibani revealed that she was a self-taught artist. She further added that she used to spend around 8 to 12 hours every day learning how to play the guitar.

• Shibani was childhood friends with the late singer Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK). During an interview, while talking about him, Shibani shared that both of them (Shibani and KK) used to spend time in Delhi, singing jingles and performing gigs. She further added,
  

  I used to sing a lot of jingles with him. And he used to come to pick me up on his bike and we used to go to the studio and record for Pradeep Sarkar and the whole gang. We have done so many shows together. He and I did a tour with Siddharth Basu. We have done live quiz shows where we would perform between the quiz. We did a lot of concerts together.”

• Shibani Kashyap has performed in various gigs and live shows. ^[3]Instagram – Shibani Kashyap

• She has showcased her voice at many music festivals including Worli Festival, Kala Ghoda Festival, and LAVASA Festival. In 2014, she performed at the closing ceremony at Tarpa Festival in Silvassa.

• Shibani has also made appearances as an actor in films and TV shows. In 2018, she made a cameo appearance in the Hindi film ‘Helicopter Eela,’ and she appeared as Megha Kapoor in the Hindi TV show Ek Veer Ki Ardaas: Veera (2018) on StarPlus.