Kanika Kapoor

Born: 1978-08-21

Birthplace: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Biography

Kanika Kapoor is an Indian singer. She always aspired to pursue a career in singing, but she married businessman Raj Chandok in 1998 and moved to London, where she gave birth to three children. After getting a divorce from Raj in 2012, she relocated to Mumbai to become a singer. Kapoor's first song "Jugni Ji" (2012) was for a music video–which became a commercial success. In 2014, she began her Bollywood playback singing career with the song "Baby Doll" for the film Ragini MMS 2. Upon its release, the song topped the music charts and Kapoor received wide critical acclaim and several accolades for her singing style, including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.