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raised in Toronto, Canada, Deesha has always had a natural love for
music and dancing. This East Indian beauty discovered her talent as a
singer at the age of 11 and as a songwriter at the age of 14. She
began singing and performing at a young age with her first performance
at age 11. Her musical influences include r&b, hip-hop and pop.
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Deesha is a singer and songwriter. Up until this point in her career
most of Deesha’s credits are within the South Asian music scene,
including several featured releases and numerous performances. In
1995, she was featured on Desi Records’ release of “Tauba Tauba”, a
compilation of South Asian music crossed with contemporary sounds of
r&b, hip-hop and dance. She was subsequently featured on New Epoch
Music’s 1998 release of “Jagga Jat” and BigGroove Entertainment’s 2000
release of “The Massacre”. Both releases included some of South Asia’s
most talented artists and received distribution across North America
and Europe.
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Deesha completed her first solo single entitled "Dried My Eyes" in the
latter part of 1999. While the single was never commercially released,
the video aired on MuchMusic, Canada's national music station. The
single also received airplay on KISS 92.5, Toronto’s #1 commercial hit
radio station, as well as CBC Radio Two. “Dried My Eyes” placed #50 on
the Cheer D.J. Pool Weekly Hot Fifty Chart, #29 on the Soul Choice D.J.
Pool Chart, and #2 on the Cheer D.J. Pool’s Choice CanDance Chart. In
2001, “Dried My Eyes” was featured on a compilation released by
mp3.com as well as the “State 2 State” compilation released by
California based Mic Fiend Records.
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April of 2000, CFMT’s Bollywood Boulevard, a Canadian television
station, did a feature story on Deesha. The release of Dried My Eyes
was followed by several performances including the 2000 PhemPhat
HoneyJam Showcase and her own personal showcase at the Circus Lounge.
Her music is currently featured on Deesha.com, Garageband.com,
NewMusicCanada.com, Mp3.com, Ampcast.com, Konfusionmusic.com,
Indiemuzic.com, Canadian-Music.com and VirtualVolume.com. Deesha’s
music has received over 30,000 unique listens in one year on her
mp3.com site alone.
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Critics have described Deesha’s sound as “hypnotic” and her voice as
“soulful”.
“Once again Miss Deesha has a hit. The music is "MOST DOWN". Her voice
is smooth as silk. Yes, you can say I'm a big fan of hers. This lady
writes, produces, and performs her own grooves. You got to like that.
This "T" town Canada Doll's got my vote…” (Guy Black Music)
“Yall fellaz know she's fine as hell first of all - then you listen to
her vocals and know right then and there - she's gonna make it far!
With a twist of Mya and a hint of a Darkchild production, this song is
a knock for the R&B/Hip Hop Lova' - From Canada Yall!” (Jymini, CEO
Mic Fiend Records)
“This is a diva that has a very sexy urban tone…a powerful voice that
she puts out on ‘Should I’. She’s a good find to listen to” (James A.
Hendren, Top 40 Radio, mp3.com)
Check Out Her Site :
http://www.deesha.com