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Richa Sharma (Singer) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 1, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth29 August 1980

Age44 Years

BirthplaceFaridabad, Haryana, India

ProfessionSinger

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Late Pandit Dayashankar Upadhyay; Mother - Late Manorama Devi; Siblings - 5

Richa Sharma (Singer) Biography

Richa Sharma is an Indian playback and devotional singer from Faridabad, Haryana. Trained in classical and light music, she began performing as a child and

Early life and background

Richa Sharma was born on 29 August 1980 in Faridabad, Haryana. Raised in a musical household, she began singing at the age of eight and received formal training in Indian classical and light music. Her teachers included Pandit Aaskaran Sharma, and her parents—Pandit Dayashankar Upadhyay and Manorama Devi—played an active role in her early musical development by teaching her bhajans and encouraging her performances at local religious gatherings.

She studied music at Gandharv Mahavidyalaya in Delhi and holds a diploma in music. From a young age she became a sought-after performer in the Faridabad and Delhi region, often being invited to sing at weddings and other functions.

Career

Richa Sharma made her film debut in 1996 when she sang for Sawan Kumar Tak’s movie Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya. Her entry into Bollywood followed an invitation to perform at a Mata Ki Chaunki event in Delhi, where composer Sawan Kumar Tak noticed her voice and offered her an opportunity in film music.

Over the years she has contributed vocals to a number of notable Hindi films, with songs in Taal (1999), Zubeidaa (2001), Saathiya (2002), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Baabul (2006), Om Shanti Om (2007), Singham (2011), and Padmaavat (2018). In 2006 she sang the lengthy bidaai song for the film Baabul, described as one of Bollywood’s longest tracks.

Her work has earned industry recognition: she won the Mirchi Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for the song “Sajdaa” from My Name Is Khan (2010) and the Indian Telly Award for Best Title Singer for the television serial Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo (2009).

Beyond film playback, Sharma performs devotional music and has taken part in music reality television as a judge, contestant, and host on programs such as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar, Dhoom Macha De, and Antakshari. In 2014 she became the first Indian singer to perform at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in Canada.

Public profile

Richa Sharma is known for blending classical training with popular and devotional repertoire. Her preferred musicians and influences include names she has cited as favorites, reflecting a broad appreciation for Indian and Sufi vocal traditions. She lists singers such as Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Abida Parveen, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan among her favorites, as well as instrumentalists and composer teams she admires.

Personal details made public describe her as a Hindu from Faridabad. She has five siblings; both her parents are listed as deceased. Physical details and other personal statistics that have been recorded include a height of 163 cm (5'4") and listed figure measurements. She is unmarried.

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Highlights from her career include the Mirchi Music Award and Indian Telly Award mentioned above, her participation in prominent film soundtracks spanning the late 1990s through the 2010s, and her international appearance at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in 2014. Anecdotes from her early career note that her first recorded payment for singing was 11 rupees and that she was influential locally to the extent that event planners would alter dates to accommodate her availability.

Richa Sharma continues to be recognized for both playback and devotional singing, drawing on classical training and a childhood steeped in musical practice.

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Recent Work

Padmaavat (Film)

Contributed vocals to the film soundtrack

2018
Singham (Film)

Contributed vocals to the film soundtrack

2011
My Name Is Khan (Song: Sajdaa)

Won Mirchi Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year

2010
Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo (TV Title Track)

Won Indian Telly Award for Best Title Singer

2009
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Career Highlights

  1. Debuted in Bollywood with Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya (1996)
  2. Mirchi Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for ‘Sajdaa’ (2010)
  3. Indian Telly Award for Best Title Singer for Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo (2009)
  4. Performed at Ottawa Jazz Festival (2014) as the first Indian singer at the event
  5. Sang the long bidaai track in Baabul (2006)
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