Lisa Mishra

Lisa Mishra
Born
Lisa Mishra

Brahmapur, Odisha, India
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Musical career
OriginChicago, United States
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsUniversal Music
Sony Music
Zee Music
Warner Music

Lisa Mishra is an American singer, songwriter and actress.[1] She is best known for her reprise version of the song Tareefan in the 2018 Indian film Veere Di Wedding.[2] Since then, she has worked on songs like 'The Wakhra Song' from the 2019 film Judgementall Hai Kya,[3] 'Nadaaniyaan' in the film The Sky Is Pink and also the party-anthem 'Chandigarh Mein' from Good Newwz.[4]

She debuted as an actress in the series Call Me Bae (2024),[5] produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

Early life

Mishra was born in Berhampur, Odisha, and raised in Chicago. She graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois,[6] with a double major in economics and religion[7] and has a research background with both the Andrew Mellon Foundation and the Pluralism Project at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[8] She started her own YouTube channel in 2007 when she was 13.[9] Her first studio experience was while lending vocals on the track "All We Got" on Grammy-winning album "Coloring Book (mixtape)" by Chance the Rapper.[9] Lisa was also credited on 'I Love You So Much' by DJ Khaled ft. Chance the Rapper and 'Single No More' by Chance the Rapper as a songwriter and vocalist.

Career

In 2017, Mishra collaborated with Jamila Woods to create the theme song of the Emmy-nominated web series Brown Girls.[7][10] On 19 May 2018, she uploaded a video on her Instagram handle singing a mashup of the Hindi song Tareefan and Let Me Love You. The mashup caught Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s attention, and Mishra was subsequently flown down to India where she recorded and shot for the reprise version of the song for Veere Di Wedding, along with the other stars.[11]

In 2019, Mishra signed with VYRL Originals, part of Universal Music India for non-film music.[12][13] In May 2019, she collaborated with composer-singer Vishal Mishra on 'Sajna Ve.'[14] Mishra has also sung on 'Running Back To You,' an uptempo dance/house record by Goa based producer and DJ Anish Sood released in February 2020.[15]

Her debut album Sorry, I'm Late, released by the artist in May 2024, blends Indian and Western pop.[16]

Discography

Hindi film songs

Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Song Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-artist(s)
2018 Veere Di Wedding "Tareefan" [17] QARAN QARAN, Rupin Pahwa & Badshah
2019 Judgementall Hai Kya "Wakhra Song" Tanishk Bagchi Tanishk Bagchi & Raja Kumari Navv Inder & Raja Kumari
The Sky Is Pink "Nadaaniyaan" Pritam Gulzar Arjun Kanungo
Good Newwz "Chandigarh Mein" Tanishk Bagchi Tanishk Bagchi & Badshah Badshah, Harrdy Sandhu & Asees Kaur
2022 Jugjugg Jeeyo "Nain Ta Heere (Lisa Version)" Vishal Shelke Kumaar, Ghulam Mohd Khabar Guru Randhawa
Liger "Coka 2.0" Lijo George-DJ Chetas, Jaani Jaani, Lijo George Sukhe
2023 Dono "Aag Lagdi" Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Irshad Kamil Siddharth Mahadevan

Non-film songs

Denotes songs that have not yet been released
Year Song Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Co-artist(s)
2018 Right Up There Sez on the Beat Lisa Mishra & Badshah Badshah
2019 Sajna Ve Vishal Mishra Akshay Tripathi & Vishal Mishra Vishal Mishra
Koi Nahi Rupin Pahwa Rupin Pahwa Rupin Pahwa
2020 Running Back to You Anish Sood Elizabeth Marie Land and Anish Sood NA
Nai Chaida [18][19] Lisa Mishra Kunaal Vermaa NA
The Power of Dreams Badshah, Lisa Mishra Badshah & Lisa Mishra Badshah
Rider Lisa Mishra, Stunnah Beatz, Kanch DIVINE, Lisa Mishra & Shah Rule DIVINE
2022 Heer Ranjha Rajat Nagpal, Rito Riba Rajat Nagpal, Rana Sotal Rito Riba, Rajat Nagpal
Door Akhiyon Se Lisa Mishra, Rochak Kohli Gautam Govind Sharma, Gurpreet Saini, Rochak Kohli Rochak Kohli
Gadbadi (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na) Akull, Static & Ben El, Mellow D
2023 Aa Mil Zaeden, Shubham J, Charanpreet Singh Shubham J, Charanpreet Singh, Tejas Yuvraj, Murtuza Gadiwala Zaeden
Balenciaga Lisa Mishra, Akash Ahuja, Fetty Wap, MadStarBase, Davincii Akash, Fetty Wap, Lisa Mishra, MadStarBase Akash Ahuja, Fetty Wap
Mere Sang Prateek Kuhad Prateek Kuhad Prateek Kuhad
Khoya Sab KSHMR KSHMR, Yash Chandra KSHMR, yungsta
2024 Aadat (Sorry, I'm Late) Lisa Mishra, Bhumika Anantharaman Lisa Mishra, Bhumika Anantharaman, Murtuza Gadiwala Bhumika Anantharaman
Saza (Sorry, I'm Late) Lisa Mishra, Charan, Soham Mukherji, Karan Kanchan Lisa Mishra, Charan, Shivam Srivastava NA
Nasha (Sorry, I'm Late) Lisa Mishra, Abhijay Sharma, Riz Shain, Bhumika Anantharaman Lisa Mishra, Shivam Srivastava, Kunaal Verma NA
Lonely (Sorry, I'm Late) Lisa Mishra, Charan, Abhijay Sharma Lisa Mishra, Charan NA
Dil Yeh Mera (Sorry, I'm Late) Lisa Mishra, Abhijay Sharma, Ranj Lisa Mishra, Kunaal Verma NA
Roshni (Sorry, I'm Late) Lisa Mishra, Charan, Abhijay Sharma, Yashraj Kunaal Verma, Charan, Yashraj Yashraj, Charan
Love Song (Sorry, I'm Late) Lisa Mishra, Charan Lisa Mishra, Charan Charan
What's Up Rizzy Rico KR$NA & Lisa Mishra Lisa Mishra

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 Call Me Bae Harleen Babbar [20]

References

  1. ^ Indulge, Team (24 March 2024). "Lisa Mishra sets to make her acting debut in Dharma and Amazon Prime Video's 'Call Me Bae'". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "How data analyst Lisa Mishra from Chicago became a Bollywood sensation overnight, thanks to Sonam Kapoor". Elle (India). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao Show 'Wakhra Swag' In New Judgementall Hai Kya Song". News18. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Good Newwz song 'Chandigarh Mein' is a party anthem featuring Akshay, Kareena, Kiara and Diljit in a nightclub". First Post. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ^ Indulge, Team (24 March 2024). "Lisa Mishra sets to make her acting debut in Dharma and Amazon Prime Video's 'Call Me Bae'". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Leap of Faith".
  7. ^ a b "Lisa Mishra: A Name You Should Get Used to Hearing in the Music Industry". Browngirl magazine. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Leap of Faith | Illinois Wesleyan". iwu.edu. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "From $10 webcam to 'Tareefan' - the journey of Lisa Mishra!". The Times of India. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Women of color call the shots in the Chicago-based webseries Brown Girls". Chicago Reader. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Musician and viral sensation Lisa Mishra on what makes her life so beautiful". Elle (India). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Online sensation Lisa Mishra signs exclusively with VYRL Originals". AdGully.com. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Universal Music Makes India Appointments, Develops Non-Film Label". Variety. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Vishal Mishra unites with singer Lisa Mishra for his first single, Sajna Ve". The Times of India. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Anish Sood's new track is sure to get you grooving". The Times of India. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  16. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (2 May 2024). "Lisa Mishra, Indian-American singer, drops debut album Sorry, I'm Late with lead single 'Nasha': "This was like like a personal catharsis' : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Instagrammer Lisa Mishra's Melodious 'Tareefan' Feat. The Veeres". Quint. 29 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Lisa Mishra unveils her first non-film track, 'Nai Chaida'". The Hindu. 29 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Singer Lisa Mishra: My first solo is my real life transition to India as a musician". Times of India. 27 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Singer Lisa Mishra on her debut in Ananya Panday's series: 'Call Me Bae is a dream project for me'". Mid-Day. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.