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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Alyssa Mendonsa
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|df=yes|19|2010|2|16}}<ref name="Ramani"/>
| birth_place = Delhi, India
| birth_name = Alyssa Mendonsa
| occupation = Singer
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = [[Filmi]]
| years_active = 2010–present
}}

'''Alyssa Mendonsa''' (born c. 1990 in Delhi) is an Indian playback singer who made her debut in the film ''[[Karthik Calling Karthik (soundtrack)|Karthik Calling Karthik]]'' with the song "Uff Teri Adaa".<ref name="Ramani">{{cite web |last=Ramani |first=Nithya |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/feb/16/slide-show-1-interview-with-alyssa-mendonsa.htm |title='I don't want people to know me as Loy Mendonsa's daughter' |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] Movies |date=16 February 2010 |accessdate=16 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Prakash KL |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/news/2010/alyssa-nervous-singing-020310.html |title=Alyssa was nervous to sing 'Uff Teri Adaa' |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=2 March 2010 |accessdate=16 October 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709113141/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/news/2010/alyssa-nervous-singing-020310.html |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samaylive.com/news/alyssa-mendonsa-makes-her-singing-debut-with-kck/674726.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328004138/http://www.samaylive.com/news/alyssa-mendonsa-makes-her-singing-debut-with-kck/674726.html |archivedate=28 March 2010 |title=Alyssa Mendonsa makes her singing debut with KCK :: Samay Live |publisher=SamayLive.com |date=28 March 2010 |accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
She is the daughter of composer [[Loy Mendonsa]] of the [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] trio who compose music for Bollywood films. She also sang "Oh Girl" and "Papa Jag Jayega" along with [[Neeraj Shridhar]] and [[Ritu Pathak]] for the [[Sajid Khan]] movie ''[[Housefull (2010 film)#Soundtrack|Housefull]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/13885/index.html |title=Housefull songs |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=30 April 2010 |accessdate=16 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110213123/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/13885/index.html |archivedate=10 November 2011 }}</ref> Her vocal for the song "Adhoore" of ''[[Break Ke Baad]]'' was well received by the audiences. She also sang "Baby When You Talk To Me" for the film ''[[Patiala House (film)|Patiala House]]''. Her recent song was "Khushfehmiyan" for the film ''[[One by Two (2014 film)|One by Two]]'' (2014) with [[Shankar Mahadevan]].

==Career==
Her song "Khaabon Ke Parinday" from the movie ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (soundtrack)|Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]'' took the airwaves by storm. The melodious, soft acoustic guitars, harmonicas and stiff jazz style drums make this an endearing song / beat to listen to.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-15/music-reviews/29660996_1_milegi-dobara-zindagi-farhan-akhtar |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=15 June 2011 }}{{dead link|date=August 2012}}</ref> Filmed on Katrina Kaif, this song has seen unsurpassed demand on airwaves. She has rendered a song in the 2013 [[Malayalam film]] ''[[Amen (2013 film)|Amen]]''. She recently sang a song "Be You" for a [[Gurgaon]] based fashion and lifestyle e-commerce portal [[Jabong.com]]. The song is being featured on several TV channels in India.

She has written and produced her original composition 'You Were There For Me', which was quite popular.<ref name=starclinch>{{Cite web|url=https://starclinch.com/alyssa-mendonsa|title=Book / Hire Alyssa Mendonsa for Events in Best Prices|date=21 November 2018|website=StarClinch}}</ref>{{third-party inline|date=March 2019}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! Year !! Film !! Song !! Co-Singer(s)
|-
|rowspan=3|2010||''[[Karthik Calling Karthik]]''
|"Uff Teri Adaa"
|Shankar Mahadevan
|-
|''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]''
|"Oh Girl You're Mine"
|Tarun Sagar
|-
|''[[Break Ke Baad]]''
|"Adhoore"
|Vishal Dadlani
|-
| rowspan="4" |2011|| rowspan="2" |[[Patiala House (film)|Patiala House]]
|"Baby When You Talk To Me"
|[[Suraj Jagan]]
|-
|"Baby When You Talk To Me" - Remix
|Suraj Jagan
|-
|[[Zokkomon]]
|"Zokkomon - I"
|Shankar Mahadevan
|-
|''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]''
|"Khaabon Ke Parindey"
|[[Mohit Chauhan]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2013||''[[Amen (2013 film)|Amen]]''
|"Meen"
|
|-
|''[[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]]''
|"Dhuaan"
|Rahul Ram, Siddharth Mahadevan, Thomson Andrews, Keshia Braganza, Crystal Sequeira, Leon D’souza
|-
|2014||''[[One by Two (2014 film)|One by Two]]'' ||
|
|-
|2015||''[[Dil Dhadakne Do]]''
|"Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi"
|[[Farhan Akhtar]], Vishal Dadlani, Divya Kumar
|
|-
|2019||''[[Saaho]]'' || "Baby Won't You Tell Me" || Ravi Mishra, Shankar Mahadevan
|-
|2019||''[[The Zoya Factor (film)|The Zoya Factor]]'' || "Kaash" || [[Arijit Singh]]
|}

== Awards and achievements ==

* Won GIMA award.
* Nominated for Filmfare award.<ref name=starclinch/>{{third-party inline|date=March 2019}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=3841725|name=Alyssa Mendonsa}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/21209/index.html Alyssa Mendonsa Filmography: Bollywood Hungama]
* [http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-they-are-bollywoods-famous-christian-singers/20110728.htm Bollywood's popular Christian singers] Rediff – 28 July 2011
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