B. R. Chaya

Bengaluru Ramamurthy Chaya, popularly known as B. R. Chaya, is an Indian, Kannada playback singer, stage performer and a popular Sugama Sangeetha singer from Karnataka state. She has performed pop, folk, devotional and bhavageethe (light music). She is affectionately known as the “Nightingale of Karnataka”, a Rajyotsava Prashasti recipient from the State Government of Karnataka and recipient of Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer twice.She has, to her credit, more than 16000 songs in the non filmy genre. She works primarily for Kannada film industry. Chaya owns an audio company called “Kinnari Audio” that focus on encouraging the new budding musical talents to launch their own musical albums. She also owns a popular music band “B. R. Chaya & Party” that conducts various musical programs across Karnataka state.