Singing Sunshine: Shreya Sotang
With Polcha Mutu promotional track, Shreya Sotang is the being the hot singing diva in the Nepali music market recently. She is ready to hit the field with her debut album “Suruwat” containing eight tracks. She is inspired by her parents Manila Sotang and Uday Sotang to get into the music field.
Recently I got chance to chat with her in Facebook(ROCKS!) to fetch some information about her and the Suruwat. Here is the interview as follows:
1. Can you tell us something about the background making of Polcha Mutu and Suruwat?
A. This song is composed and written by my father Uday Sotang. He composed this song during his stay in Singapore. This was composed especially for my album and for now this is the promotional track of my album.
2. How do you like to be defined in music field? Like singer, musician, lyricist etc.
A. I would love to be known as a versatile singer. I do try to compose songs but I haven’t tried my hands on lyrics writing.
3. What is the inspiration of your music hobby? Just a brief how you got involved into music.
A. Since I come from a musical family my inspiration is my parents. Because of the musical environment around me I got interested in music. Music is more than a hobby for me. I love music and for now music is my career rather than my hobby.
4. What type of musical instruments you play? which you prefer most?
A. I like to play piano but now I am thinking about learning guitar so I can play it while singing.
5. Do you have any international musical idol?
A. I love to hear Norah Jones, Rihanna , Beyonce and the list goes on.
6. What type of music do you like to sing or play? pop, modern, folk etc.
A. I would love to try my hands on all but my main stream would be pop.
7. Just few lines briefly about your study background?
A. I finished my school from Little Angels, did my +2 from United Academy and bachelors from Campion college.
8. Do you want to say something to your new fans?
A. Well lastly I would like to say that at the very beginning of my career I need love n support from all my listeners so I am hoping for it. You can send your feedback or mail me at shreya_sotang[at]yahoo.com (Replace [at] with symbol @)
Though it is a challenge to survive the small market financially, we should appreciate hard work and effort of all musicians who have maintained the music industry of Nepal. I would like to thanks her for giving sometime to answer my question. I wish for her all the best of luck and wishes for her musical journey.
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Shreya Sotang
