Hasn't our Indian music industry opened its ears to
international sound? In the last few years, India has seen a lot of
coalition with International artists for various soundtracks.
Rewinding a little bit to history, we understand that
the development of foreign singers singing Indian numbers had started
with great singers like Ghulam Ali who accepted to sing in Nikaah.
Mehndi Haasan on the other hand ruled the 'Ghazal' scenario in India for
a long time until Indian origin singers like Jagjit Singh, and Chandan
Das made an entry. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, another foreign entry to the
Indian industry made a landmark with sensational songs like 'Aur Pyar Ho Gaya', 'Bandit Queen' ,'Dhadkan' etc.
Samantha Fox, the English pop singer was invited to
India by Bappi Lahiri to sing for the movie Rock Dancer which had
Govinda acting in it. One song which caught the attention of many was
Tata Young's voice in 'Dhoom Machale' for the movie Dhoom which released
in 2004.
When Akon landed in India to record for the
blockbuster hit 'Chamak Chalo' from Ra.One The song which set many legs
shaking a beat can be considered as a turning point for foreign singers
in India. The continuously emerging global market of India has emerged
as a platform for many singers to experiment as well. None can forget 'I
wanna Chiggy Wiggy with ya' by Kylie Minogue for the movie Blue
composed by our own Mozart of Madras, A.R.Rahman.
Snoop Dogg's feat with Akshay Kumar in the movie
Singh is King caught the attention of many as well. The trend continues
for Punjabi songs too and recently singer Canada girl Nindy Kaur has
signed up for projects with the Bollywood industry with a 'Punjabi' tune
attached to it. Blockbuster hit movie - Band Baaja Baraat exposed yet
another foreign singer Natalie Di Lucio who sang 'Adha Ishq' along with
Shreya Ghoshal. The trend which was set years ago still continues with
Milli Moonstone, a London singer/musician roped in last year for a
Bollywood Project - a supernatural film.