Dates b. 1955 ? Genre Carnatic Instrument Vocal   Profile   Discography   Related Artists

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M S Sheela is a popular Carnatic vocalist. She is also a well accomplished in the light music genre.

Sheela was was born into a musical family in Bangalore. Her monther M N Rathna was a concert artist. M S Sheela started her training under her mother. Later she trained under one of the the most important vocalist from Bangalore, R K Srikantan. She also completed a post graduation in music from Bangalore University.

M S Sheela got her big break when she filled in for R K Srikantan at the Music Academy in 1976. Over the next three decades she became a part of the Carntic concert circuit and a popular concert artist. She has an excellent command over laya and is technically very competant. A strong stage presence is coupled with a good voice and good range. She does not hesitate to dive into rare raagas or difficult pallavis. She also has a large selectiion of trinity, modern and haridasa compositions to chose from. Another important factor in her popularity is the clear diction with which she presents the krithis.

M S Sheela has also done some playback singing and even bagged the best playback singer award in 1997-98. Sheela is also a well known singer of the Kannada light music genre. She has experimented in jugalbandhi concerts with the hindustani vocalist Susheela Mehta. She is currently the Executive Director of Hamsadhwani Creations, a cultural organization which promotes classical music and dance.

M S Sheela has been awarded several awards including Rajyotsava Award.

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Teachers & Influences	M N Rathna (mother), R K Srikantan
Disciples & Followers
Similar Artists	Aruna Sayeeram, Sudha Raghunathan
Worked With	Charulatha Raghavan (violin), Radhika Mani (violin), S.Kannan (violin), Anur Ananthkrishna Sharma (mridangam), Tanjore Subramaniam (mridangam)