Born Name
Jonita Gandhi
Nick Name
Jonita
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
New Delhi, India
Residence
She divides her time between Mumbai and Toronto.
Nationality
Education
Jonita Gandhi went to the Turner Fenton Secondary School. After the completion of her school education, she got enrolled at the Richard Ivey School of Business. She graduated from there with an honors degree in business administration.
Jonita also went to the University of Western Ontario and graduated with a Bachelor of health science.
To polish up her musical skills, she took classes at the Ontario Conservatory of Music, where she received training in western classical music.
Occupation
Singer
Family
- Father – Deepak Gandhi (Electronics engineer and works as a musician as part of a hobby)
- Siblings – Mandeep Gandhi (Brother)
Genre
Bollywood, Pop, Dance
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
- Zee Music Company
- T-Series
- Sony Music India
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm
Weight
54 kg or 119 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- High cheekbones
- Thick eyebrows
Brand Endorsements
Jonita Gandhi lent her voice to the TV commercial of Simply Sufi in 2014.
Best Known For
- The popularity of her covers of popular Bollywood songs such as Tujhko Jo Paaya, Pani Da Rang, Suhani Raat, Yeh Honsla, and Tum Hi Ho.
- Having contributed songs to the soundtracks of popular Bollywood movies such as Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Chennai Express, Dilwale, Hello, and Pad Man.
As a Singer
Jonita has lent her voice to several different language movies including those in Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, and Bengali. Jonita has also performed for a couple of Pakistani movies such as Punjab Nahi Jaungi and Rangreza.
First TV Show
Jonita Gandhi made her first television show appearance in Coke Studio in 2013.
Jonita Gandhi Favorite Things
- Music Genre – Romantic songs
- Songs – Lag Jaa gale from Woh Kaun Thi, Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha from Anpadh, and Aji Rooth Kar Kahan Jaiyega from Aarzoo
- International Singer – Beyonce Knowles
- Song To Sing Live – Lag Jaa Gale
Source – Times of India, The Score Magazine, Bolly Spice
Jonita Gandhi Facts
- She got her early breakthrough in the music industry with the popularity of her covers of popular songs that she posted on her YouTube channel.
- While growing up, she didn’t receive any formal music training. She instead learned all by herself by listening to the songs of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.
- After she graduated from the university in 2012, she was selected by Sonu Nigam to be part of his musical tour. She later decided to move to Mumbai to try her luck at playback singing in Bollywood.
- She met music producers Vishal and Shekhar through a mutual friend. They were working on Chennai Express soundtrack and allowed her to record a scratch on the title track, and eventually decided to keep her song on the album.
- If she hadn’t become a singer, she would have loved to become an investment banker.
- She got into music at a very young age and by the age of 7, she had given her first public performance as her father got her to perform with his band at one of their gigs.
- When she was 7 years old, her family moved to Canada from New Delhi. She grew up in Brampton and Toronto.
- When she was 17 years old, she started collaborating with Akash Gandhi for the YouTube videos, which served as her first success.
- Apart from singing in various Indian languages, she can also sing in Italian, French, and German.
- She has often performed in the concerts for popular Indian singers such as Amit Trivedi, Pritam, A.R. Rahman, and Salim-Sulaiman.
- Visit her official website @ jonitagandhi.com.
- Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Featured Image by Jonita Gandhi / Instagram
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