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{{short description|Indian playback singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Alka Ajith
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| Current Location = Chennai, Tamil Nadu
| instrument = Vocalist
| genre = [[playback singer|playback singing]]
| occupation = Singer
| college = University of Madras
}}

'''Alka Ajith''' ({{lang-mal|അൽക്കാ അജിത്‌}}) is an [[India]]n playback singer, best known for winning season 2 of ''[[Airtel Super Singer Junior]]'', a [[Tamil language]] music competition [[reality TV]] show broadcast on [[Vijay TV]]. She was awarded the Jaycey Foundation Best Female Singer Award in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://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}}</ref>

== Family ==
Alka was born to M.P. Ajith Kumar and K. Sajitha.<ref name="HinduApril2004">{{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]] |date=17 April 2004 |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> Her paternal grandfather was a noted singer. Her father Ajith Kumar is a professional musician and organist,<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> who runs Alka's orchestra, "Sangeeth Sagar".<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> Alka first learnt music from her father.<ref name="HinduApril2004"/>

== Musical career ==
===Early life===
Alka gave her first public performance when she was two and half years old in 2000,<ref name="HinduApril2004"/><ref name="Hindu7Oct05">{{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]]|date=7 October 2005 |accessdate=6 April 2015}}</ref> where she sang the [[Hindi language]] song, "Soldier ... ... Soldier... ".<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> In 2001,<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> she won International UNESCO Club of Repalle (A.P) award and Gold Medal,<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> and in 2002,<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> she won the Rotary International achievement award and gold medal.<ref name="HinduApril2004"/>

When she was four years old, she cut her first audio album, "I love my India".<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> In 2003, Alka entered the Limca Book of World Records,<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> and won the title Bharatheeya Gourav Puraskar in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> In 2003, she won the Sauparnika Theeram Mini Screen Award, and Thalassery Drishya Kala's A. T. Ummer Award.<ref name="HinduApril2004"/>

Before reaching the age of seven, Alka has sung more than 5,000 songs,<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> could sing in 11 languages,<ref name="HinduApril2004"/> and has given more than 500 concerts across India.<ref name="HinduApril2004"/>

=== Airtel Super Singer Junior ===
In 2010, Alka shot to fame after becoming the winner of [[Airtel Super Singer Junior (season 2)]],<ref name="Hindu14May10">{{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]]|date=14 May 2010|accessdate=6 April 2015}}</ref> a [[Tamil language]] music competition [[reality TV]] show broadcast on [[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]], and [[Airtel Super Singer Junior#Season 4|Airtel Super Singer Junior 4]] as a guest performer.

=== Playback singing ===
Alka made her debut as a playback singer with the song, "Chirakengu" in the [[Malayalam language]] movie ''[[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]]'' starring [[Mammootty]] after being spotted by [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] during the grand finale of [[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.<ref name="Hindu30Jan08">{{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]]|date=30 January 2008 |accessdate=1 July 2010}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Film / Soundtrack
! Language
! Song
! Music Director
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]]''
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|"Chirakengu"
| [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
|-
| 2011
| ''Pathinettan Kudi Ellai Arambam''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|"Konja Neram"
| Saravanan Ganesh
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty]]''
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|"Poovaaname"
| [[Sharreth]]
|-
| 2012
| ''Kovalanin Kadhali''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|"Mella Mella"
| Bharathi K.
|-
| 2012
| ''Kovalanin Kadhali''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|"Enge Selluven"
| Bharathi K.
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Paagan]]''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|"Poon Thendralai"
| [[James Vasanthan]]
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Raja Rani (2013 film)|Raja Rani]]''
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|"Chillena"
| [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
|-
| 2016
|''Deffedar''
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|"Oorila Eerila"
|[[Illayaraja]]
|-
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian child singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women musicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Singers from Kerala]]
[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Malayalam playback singers]]
[[Category:Tamil playback singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women singers]]

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