Anna Katharina Valayil

Anna Katharina Valayil
Background information
Birth nameAnn Varghese
Born (1984-06-13) 13 June 1984 (age 40)
Kottayam, India
GenresElectro pop  • Afro funk  • Jazz  • Reggae
OccupationSinger • Songwriter  • Composer  • Pilot
Years active2010–present

Anna Katharina Valayil is an Indian musician who performs in Malayalam[1] and Tamil. Her single "Appangal Embadum" appeared in the movie Ustad Hotel.

Life

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Valayil was born in India and later moved to Nigeria. She has a Bachelor's Degree from St. Theresa's College, Cochin, a Master's in Media Studies from Swinburne University, and has attended flying school. She spent three years in South Australia studying indigenous music. Her debut music video was Honey Bee.

She has collaborated with Gopi Sundar, Santhosh Chandran and Marthyan. In 2012 she won the award for Best Singer Female at the Kochi Times Film Awards. The following year she won Best Debut Artist at the GMMA Awards, the Favorite New Voice award at Mollywood Nakshatra, and was nominated for Best Debutante Singer at the SIIMA Awards.

Filmography

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Singer

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Year Film Songs Language Notes
2012 Casanovva Theme music Malayalam
2012 Ee Adutha Kaalathu "Naatil Veetil" Malayalam
2012 Masters Malayalam
2012 Mallu Singh Malayalam
2012 Hero Malayalam
2012 Ustad Hotel "Appangal Embadum", "Mel Mel Mel" Malayalam
2012 Yaaruda Mahesh "Oodum Unakkidhu", "Vayadhai Keduthu",

"Yaaruda Andha Mahesh"

Tamil
2013 Left Right Left "Che Guevara" Malayalam
2013 ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi "Johnny Mone Johnny", "Vaanam",

"Nayapaisayilla" (Remix)

Malayalam
2013 Camel Safari "Halwa" Malayalam
2014 Bangalore Days "I Want to Fly" Malayalam
2015 Lailaa O Lailaa "Dil Dilvana" Malayalam
2016 Bangalore Naatkal "I Want to Fly" Tamil

Songwriter

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Year Film Songs
2013 ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi "Johnny Mone Johnny"
2014 Bangalore Days "Ente Kannil Ninnakaayi", "I Want to Fly"
2015 Lailaa O Lailaa "Lailaa O Lailaa"

References

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  1. ^ "I Want to Fly - Anna Katharina Valayi Bangalore Days - Download Track - Globalvideomusic.com". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.