Dhee

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Dhee is an Indian playback singer who has predominantly worked in the Tamil film Industry. She is well known for her songs Naan Nee (2014), Rowdy Baby (2018), and Enjoy Enjaami (2021).Belonging to a musical family, where her mother, grandmother, and even her great grandmother were renowned musicians, Dhee was inclined towards music since childhood. Although she was never classically trained, she learned Carnatic music from her mother and grandmother. In an interview, she said, My mum and grandma taught Carnatic music but I never sat and learnt with them properly like I shouldve and theyve never pushed me to either. Ive listened in on the lessons but Ive never been professionally trained..In 2014, her song Naan Nee from the film Madras earned her nominations for Best Female Playback Singer at the Vijay Awards (2014) and Filmfare Awards South (2015). Naan Nee (2014).In 2016, she garnered critical acclaim for her work in the sports drama film Irudhi Suttru, featuring the songs Ey Sandakaara and Usuru Narumbeley. The songs earned her a nomination for the SIIMA Award in the category of Best Female Playback Singer. Irudhi Suttru (2016).Intrigued by the entertainment industry, she quit school in 2016 and decided to pursue a full-time career as a singer.Thereafter, she worked as a playback singer in various Tamil films like Kabali (2016), Meyaadha Maan (2017), and Vada Chennai (2018).She also lent her voice in the 2017 Telugu-language sports drama film Guru for the songs Oo Sakkanoda and Gundelothulalo..She struck stardom with the 2018 song Rowdy Baby from the Tamil-language film Maari 2 in which she sang alongside Dhanush. Unlike her previous songs, which were produced by her father, Rowdy Baby was produced by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The song earned immense popularity and became one of the highest viewed Tamil music videos, crossing a billion views on YouTube. Rowdy Baby (2018).In 2019, she collaborated with the celebrated Indian film composer A. R. Rahman for the song Idharkuthaan, featured in the Tamil-language film Bigil..In 2021, she made her debut as a pop singer when she released her independent Tamil song Enjoy Enjaami, which crossed over 100 million views in less than a month on YouTube. The crowd-puller song was produced by maajja, an initiative led by the Oscar-winning music composer A. R. Rahman and the popular English rapper-singer M.I.A., which aims at representing South Asian musical talent to a global audience. While talking about her song in an interview, she said, Enjoy Enjaami talks about a time where we, as humans werent divided and we were one with nature and the song is calling out to that time calling us to be together..