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| name = Isaivani<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1996}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Royapuram]], [[Chennai]]<br />
| genre = [[Gaana]]<br />
| occupation = Singer<br />
| associated_acts = [[The Casteless Collective]]<br />
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'''Isaivani''' (born 1996) is a [[gaana]] singer from [[Chennai]], who performs with [[The Casteless Collective]]. In 2020 she was recognised for her achievements with one of the [[100 Women (BBC)|BBC 100 Women]] Awards.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Isaivani was born in [[Royapuram]] in [[Chennai]] in 1996 to Sivakumar D and Selvi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Muralidharan|first=Kavitha|date=2020-11-26|title=The girl who has made it big in the male-dominated world of gaana|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/the-girl-who-has-made-it-big-in-the-male-dominated-world-of-gaana/article33184869.ece|access-date=2020-12-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-18|title=Isaivani: The pathbreaking woman gaana singer now on a BBC Top 100 list|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/isaivani-the-pathbreaking-woman-gaana-singer-now-on-a-bbc-top-100-list/story-ujmqvb5kWOB3ejUkEkGGeL.html|access-date=2020-12-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Joseph|first=Raveena|title=The Casteless Collective: Being a woman gaana singer|url=https://www.thelede.in/tamil-nadu/2018/01/07/the-casteless-collective-being-a-woman-gaana-singer-by-raveena-joseph|access-date=2020-12-19|website=The Lede|language=en}}</ref> Her father, a self-taught keyboardist, encouraged her musical ability and singing from a young age, encouraging Selvi to sing to Isaivani and her brother while they were in the womb.<ref name=":2" /> Her performance career began at the age of six, alongside her father and by 2018 she had performed approximately 10,000 shows with him.<ref name=":2" /> She began sing [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] songs and to cover gaana songs as a teenager because audiences responded well to them.<ref name=":1" /> In 2017, gaana musician Sabesh Solomon contacted her and encouraged her to audition for a new band that was being formed by Tenma - this band became [[The Casteless Collective]].<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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By joining the band, Isaivani became one of the first professional female [[gaana]] singers in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-24|title=Gaana singer Isaivani of The Casteless Collective on BBC's '100 Women 2020 list'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/gaana-singer-isaivani-casteless-collective-bbcs-100-women-2020-list-138339|access-date=2020-12-19|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> In addition she is a woman from a low caste, succeeding in a male, high-caste dominated genre of music, despite initial opposition from people who felt that gaana should be preserved as male-only artform.<ref name=":1" /> The music she sings with The Casteless Collective is political: in 2018 they released 'Beef Song' in protest at the lynching of [[Dalit|dalit people]]; in 2019 they released 'I’m Sorry Ayyappa' about the [[Sabarimala]] temple controversy.<ref name=":1" /> Her presence on stage has led to other women coming forward as gaana performers.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=2020-11-23|title=BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55042935|access-date=2020-12-19}}</ref><br />
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In 2020, Isaivani was recognised for her contributions to gaana music with a [[100 Women (BBC)|BBC 100 Women Award]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Shaheen Bagh's Bilkis Bano, TN Singer Isaivani in BBC's Top 100 Women for 2020 List|url=https://thewire.in/women/bilkis-bano-isaivani-bbc-100-women-2020|access-date=2020-12-19|website=The Wire}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian singers]]<br />
[[Category:People from Chennai by occupation]]<br />
[[Category:1996 births]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century women singers]]<br />
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[[Category:BBC 100 Women]]</div>>PrimeBOT