Sona Mohapatra launched her singing career by performing jingles for TV
commercials, then transformed herself into an award-nominated playback singer
and Indian pop star during the mid-2010s. Born in India on June 17, 1976, she
made her Bollywood debut on the soundtrack of 2006's Family, then released her
first solo album, Sona, in 2007. The record mixed rock and R&B influences with
multi-cultural genres like Hindustani classical music, Romani music, and
flamenco. Sona Mohapatra followed its release by releasing a well-received cover
of the INXS song "Afterglow," then continued r...