# Alka Ajith > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alka_Ajith > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alka_Ajith.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alka_Ajith > Source revision: 1342462654 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Indian playback singer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alka Ajith | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|01|01|df=y}} | birth_place = [Thalassery](/source/Thalassery), India | instruments = Vocalist | genre = [playback singing](/source/playback_singer) | occupation = Singer | origin = University of Madras }} '''Alka Ajith''' is an Indian playback singer, best known for winning season 2 of ''[Airtel Super Singer Junior](/source/Super_Singer_Junior_season_2)'', a [Tamil language](/source/Tamil_language) music competition reality TV show broadcast on [Vijay TV](/source/Vijay_TV). She was awarded the Jaycey Foundation Best Female Singer Award in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/aug/10/kammatipaadam-wins-jaycey-foundation-award-1640823.html|title=Kammatipaadam wins Jaycey foundation award|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-01-19}} == Early life == Alka was born to M.P. Ajith Kumar and K. Sajitha kumari.{{cite news |title=Small wonder |url=http://www.hindu.com/yw/2004/04/17/stories/2004041701120300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040927105104/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2004/04/17/stories/2004041701120300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2004 |work=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu) |date=17 April 2004 |accessdate=18 June 2010}} Her paternal grandfather was a noted singer. Her father Ajith Kumar is a professional musician and organist, who runs Alka's orchestra, "Sangeeth Sagar". Alka first learnt music from her father. She studied in University of Madras in Chennai. == Musical career == ===Early life=== Alka gave her first public performance when she was two and half years old in 2000,{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/07/stories/2005100701920200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150406093934/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/07/stories/2005100701920200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2015|author=J.S. Bablu|title=Kerala : Cynosure of all eyes|newspaper=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)|date=7 October 2005 |accessdate=6 April 2015}} where she sang the [Hindi language](/source/Hindi_language) song, "Soldier ... ... Soldier... ". In 2001, she won International UNESCO Club of Repalle (A.P) award and gold medal, and in 2002, she won the Rotary International achievement award and gold medal. When she was four years old, she cut her first audio album, "I love my India". In 2003, Alka entered the Limca Book of World Records, and won the title "Bharatheeya Gourav Puraskar" in New Delhi. In 2003, she won the Sauparnika Theeram Mini Screen Award, and Thalassery Drishya Kala's A. T. Ummer Award. Before reaching the age of seven, Alka has sung more than 5,000 songs, could sing in 11 languages, and has given more than 500 concerts across India. === Airtel Super Singer Junior === In 2010, Alka shot to fame after becoming the winner of [Airtel Super Singer Junior (season 2)](/source/Airtel_Super_Singer_Junior_(season_2)),{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/let-the-music-begin/article3020894.ece|author=Subha J. Rao|title=Let the music begin! – The Hindu|newspaper=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)|date=14 May 2010|accessdate=6 April 2015}} a [Tamil language](/source/Tamil_language) music competition reality TV show broadcast on [Vijay TV](/source/Vijay_TV). She regularly participated in the competition since 2009, and was crowned the winner of the competition. She subsequently made appearances on [Airtel Super Singer 3](/source/Airtel_Super_Singer_3), and [Airtel Super Singer Junior 4](/source/Airtel_Super_Singer_Junior) as a guest performer. === Playback singing === Alka made her debut as a playback singer with the song, "Chirakengu" in the [Malayalam language](/source/Malayalam_language) movie ''[The Train](/source/The_Train_(2011_film))'' starring [Mammootty](/source/Mammootty) after being spotted by [Srinivas](/source/Srinivas_(singer)) during the grand finale of [Airtel Super Singer Junior (season 2)](/source/Airtel_Super_Singer_Junior_(season_2)). In 2008, her debut music album ''Chakkaramuthu'' was released, consisting of songs she sang at the age of 10.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/30/stories/2008013050390200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201040708/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/30/stories/2008013050390200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2008|title=10-year-old releases music album|newspaper=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)|date=30 January 2008 |accessdate=1 July 2010}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year ! Film / Soundtrack ! Language ! Song ! Music director |- | 2011 | ''[The Train](/source/The_Train_(2011_film))'' |[Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language) |"Chirakengu" | [Srinivas](/source/Srinivas_(singer)) |- | 2011 | ''Pathinettan Kudi Ellai Arambam'' |[Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) |"Konja Neram" | Saravanan Ganesh |- | 2012 | ''[Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty](/source/Thalsamayam_Oru_Penkutty)'' |[Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language) |"Poovaaname" | [Sharreth](/source/Sharreth) |- | 2012 | ''Kovalanin Kadhali'' |[Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) |"Mella Mella" | Bharathi K. |- | 2012 | ''Kovalanin Kadhali'' |[Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) |"Enge Selluven" | Bharathi K. |- | 2012 | ''[Paagan](/source/Paagan)'' |[Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) |"Poon Thendralai" | [James Vasanthan](/source/James_Vasanthan) |- | 2013 | ''[Raja Rani](/source/Raja_Rani_(2013_film))'' |[Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) |"Chillena" | [G. V. Prakash Kumar](/source/G._V._Prakash_Kumar) |- | 2016 |''Deffedar'' |[Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language) |"Oorila Eerila" |[Illayaraja](/source/Illayaraja) |- |} == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajith, Alka}} Category:Indian child singers Category:Living people Category:Women musicians from Kerala Category:Singers from Kerala Category:1990s births Category:Malayalam-language playback singers Category:Tamil-language playback singers Category:21st-century Indian women singers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-singer-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alka Ajith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alka_Ajith) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alka_Ajith?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.