Sunidhi Chauhan

Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer. Besides her career in music, she has also been involved in various charities and social causes. She has appeared four times in Forbes' Celebrity 100 of India (2012–2015).

Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of 4 and made her career debut at the age of 12, with the film Shastra (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled Meri Awaz Suno and rose to prominence after recording "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" from Mast (1999). Her second breakthrough was released in 2000, with the song "Mehboob Mere" from Fiza, for which she received another Filmfare nomination. Through her career, she performed mostly item songs and was described by the media as the "queen of item songs". Chauhan received her third Filmfare nomination with the song "Dhoom Machale" from Dhoom (2004). In 2006, she was bestowed with her first Filmfare award for her rendition of the song "Beedi" from Omkara The year 2010 marked her International singing debut, where she was featured in an alternate version of the song "Heartbeat" by Enrique Iglesias.