Music has a unique power that can unite people, heal wounds and even make you traverse a world of tranquillity. While music is life for some, it is also a means of income for many others. Social media has opened up phenomenal opportunities for young artists to showcase their talents.
However, there were also times when singers relied only on their talent, hard work and perseverance to make it big in the music industry. Some vanished from the limelight unable to withstand the competition while some others overcame all odds to survive. On World Music Day, noted singers and musicians get candid about how they had overcome the challenges in the initial days of their careers and how they had turned music into a means of income.
KS Chithra Chithra who loved Carnatic music majored in music at college, thinking that she could work as a music teacher. She landed in the movie industry, quite unexpectedly. Chithra confesses that she never imagined that she would croon film songs for a living.
“I wanted to work in a school or a college even when I started singing in films. I began getting more opportunities after I won my first national award. My parents and I had thought to utilise the opportunities that came my way while continuing my studies and then finding a job.
A full-time job is indeed a secure source of income. In the initial days, I didn’t see film songs as a means of income. I was featured in a newspaper only after singing 100 songs.
Social media has now made it easy for n.
