Amira Gill is an Indian singer, songwriter and music therapist. She is famous for singing the song “Das Main Ki Pyaar Vichon Khatteya” for Coke Studio along with Kanwar Grewal and Deveshi Sahgal. Her musical expertise ranges from Punjabi music to Indian classical music.
Wiki/Biography
Amira Gill was born on January 2 in New Delhi, India. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. At the age of 6, while undergoing Tabla and Kathak training, she realized her passion for singing and decided to pursue a career in singing. She studied at Shri Ram School (TSRS), Aravalli campus, Gurgaon. In 2015, she studied for a bachelor’s degree in music therapy at Berklee College of Music, graduating in 2019.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Amira was born into a Sikh family in Delhi.
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about her parents. Amira has a brother, Adiraji Gill.According to Amira, she was very close to her grandmother
Amira Gill childhood photos
Amira Gill’s grandmother
Amira Gill and her mother
religion
Amira believes in Sikhism.
Amira Gill and her family at the Golden Temple
Profession
band
At the age of 15, Gill began singing as the lead singer of The Incredible Mindfunk, a genre-breaking indie band based in Derry. She often works late into the night.
Amira Gill (far left) with her band The Incredible Mindfunk
berkeley
Amira received two partial merit scholarships to complete her BA in Music Therapy at the world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston. While studying at Berklee, Amira joined the Berklee Indian Ensemble, where she had the opportunity to work with some of the best musicians from around the world. Among other things, she studied traditional music from the Balkans, the Middle East, and India. At Berkeley, she also shared the stage with artists such as Vijay Prakash, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Tigran Hamasyan and Amal Murkus. She performed Punjabi/Pakistani folk music at the International Folk Music Festival at Berklee College of Music. While studying at Berklee, she produced an album, Shuruaat, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2022 in the Best Global Music Album category.
Amira (holding microphone) during rehearsal in Berkeley
Amira Gill and Shreya Ghoshal, Berkeley
UCLA
After graduating from Berklee, Jill went on to intern at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital as a music therapist, where she worked closely with children who were experiencing many medical challenges. After her internship, she had the opportunity to travel to Kenya and Uganda with Umoja Global Community Music Therapy; their motivation is to empower and help women and children who are alone.
Amira Gill (second from left) in Uganda
Single/Album
Amira composed the song “Das Main Ki Pyaar Vichon Khatteya” for the famous Coke Studio Bharat along with Kanwar Grewal and Deveshi Sahgal. Amira has lent her voice to many old folk songs like “Chori Chori” (composed by Reshma) and “Raavi” (composed by Sajjad Ali). Amira Gill has written and performed songs in 19 different languages, including Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, English, Greek, Portuguese and Spanish.
movies and shows
Amira Gill has contributed to the song “Saath” in the TV series Faadu (2022), “Mera Ishq Vi Tu” in the web series Minus One (2019) and ” Hoovina Angi Thottu” dubbed.
Favorites
- Singer: Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Leona Lewis
- Song: “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, discussing her parents’ reaction to being the lead singer of an all-male indie band while working late nights in bars and clubs, Jill said,
When I was very young I started performing professionally in bars and clubs late at night with an all male band (The Incredible Mindfunk). Most parents are uncomfortable with this, but my parents are very supportive and show up to almost every show, full of pride. Even though I wanted to go to Boston, they supported me instead of worrying that I wouldn’t have the “safety net” of a degree to fall back on if music didn’t work out as a career. They trust me and my decisions. “
- Amira’s family originally belonged to the pre-partition Punjab and Sindh regions of India. Amira grew up hearing various stories related to the Partition of India, which is often reflected in her artwork.
Amira Gill’s family before partition of India
- Gill has over 25,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
- Amira enjoys learning about new cultures and people.
- She has a podcast, “Music Therapy,” where she frequently talks to other music therapists.
- Amira’s hobbies include reading and traveling.
Amira Gill in Tibet
- Amila composed a song based on Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s famous poem “Subh-e-Azadi”, which was set against the backdrop of the Partition of India and was Faiz’s only A poem about Partition.
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