Shreya Ghoshal, one of India’s most acclaimed singers with over 3,500 songs recorded across more than 20 languages, is set to drop her first-ever live album, capturing recordings from her recent “All Hearts” tour, Sony Music India has revealed.
Titled the “All Hearts Tour – Live Album,” the release draws on performances filmed at venues across Mumbai, London, New York, Amsterdam and other cities during the 44-city run, which took Ghoshal through India, North America, the U.K., the Middle East, Australia and Europe. The tracklist reaches across her career, featuring material from several major Bollywood productions: “O Saathi Re” from “Omkara” (2006), “Deewani Mastani” from “Bajirao Mastani” (2015), “Chikni Chameli” from “Agneepath” (2012) and “Samjhawan” from “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania” (2014).
The tour took in some of the world’s most prominent concert halls, including OVO Arena Wembley in London, Oakland Arena in California and Wolf Trap in Washington D.C. At the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Ghoshal became only the second Indian artist to have performed there, following Lata Mangeshkar, and at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles she stands as the sole Indian artist to have graced that stage.
“The All Hearts Tour – Live Album is a very special one for me. It’s my first time releasing concert recordings, for my audience to revisit that emotion and energy. This album is my gift to everyone that’s been a part of my journey all these years – my listeners, fans, everyone who attended the tour and everyone that couldn’t. I’m giving them something that’s theirs to keep, because just as the name suggests – my fans too, are All Heart,” Ghoshal said.
Ghoshal’s path to prominence began with classical vocal training from the age of four, and she went on to win the television competition “Sa Re Ga Ma” before making her singing debut with “Devdas” (2002). That debut alone yielded the Indian National Film Award and Filmfare Award for best female playback singer, and the Filmfare R.D. Burman Award for new music talent. Her awards tally now stands at five Indian National Film Awards and 17 Filmfare Awards across Hindi and South Indian categories.
Beyond the subcontinent, Ghoshal has built a substantial global following through collaborations with Tayc, Saad Lamjarred, Pentatonix and Afroto, two of which appeared on Grammy-nominated albums. She currently sits 53rd on Spotify’s worldwide rankings and has made repeated appearances on YouTube’s Global Weekly Top Artist charts. She holds the distinction of being the first Indian artist appointed as Spotify’s EQUAL Global Ambassador, a program dedicated to promoting gender equity in music.
Her prominence in the U.S. has been marked by a series of civic honors – June 26 is observed as Shreya Ghoshal Day in Ohio, July 24 carries a similar designation in Cincinnati, and Austin proclaimed June 15, 2024 Shreya Ghoshal Day during the tour. Across the Atlantic, British parliamentarians recognized her contribution to music at a ceremony in the House of Commons in April 2013. In India, she was the first singer to be immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds Delhi, where her figure was unveiled in March 2017.
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