Suvi Suresh aka SUVI (born as Swetha Suresh on 26 September 1987) is an Indian singer from Chennai. She was a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music.[1] She shot to fame with the song "Kodana Kodi" from Saroja, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.[2][3] She also founded the band Soulsonic, the members of which currently perform with Funktuation, Benny Dayal's Band.[4] She currently resides in Southern California [5]

Suvi Suresh
Suvi Suresh
Suvi Suresh
Background information
Birth nameSwetha Suresh
Born (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 37)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
GenresPlayback singing, Indi-pop, Amapiano, Hip-Hop R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter, DJ
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.suvisociety.com

Biography

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Swetha hails from Thrissur, Kerala, India.[6] She owes her name to a spelling mistake. She wanted to be known by her pet name "Swe" but on the Kuruvi cover her name was printed as "Suvi".[7] She auditioned for SS Music's voice hunt competition at age 17 and was selected to be part of S5 with Benny Dayal, Anaitha Nair, Bhargavi Pillai and Arjun Sasi.

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ "Scaling heights". The Hindu. Metro Plus. Chennai, India. 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Suvi Suresh learns classical music". The Times of India. 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Suvi Suresh is a singer with style!". The Times of India. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Singer Suvi Suresh's Soulsonic Band". Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Meet SUVI: Singer and Songwriter from Southern India Who Expresses Her Authentic Self Through Her Music". 26 September 2022.
  6. ^ George, Vijay (16 May 2005). "S5's Malayali connection". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Suvi Suresh learns classical music". The Times of India. 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012.
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