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{{short description|Singer and songwriter}}
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'''Lisa Mishra''' is an [[Indian American]] singer and songwriter. She is best known for her reprise version of the song ''Tareefan'' in the 2018 Indian film ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://elle.in/article/lisa-mishra-veere-di-wedding/ |title=How data analyst Lisa Mishra from Chicago became a Bollywood sensation overnight, thanks to Sonam Kapoor |work=[[Elle (India)]] |date=1 June 2018 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref> Since then, she has worked on songs like ''The Wakhra Song'' from the 2019 film ''[[Judgementall Hai Kya]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kangana-ranaut-rajkummar-rao-show-wakhra-swag-in-new-judgementall-hai-kya-song-2221845.html |title=Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao Show 'Wakhra Swag' In New Judgementall Hai Kya Song |work= [[News18]] |date=8 July 2019 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref> ''Nadaaniyaan'' in the film ''[[The Sky Is Pink]]'' and also the party-anthem ''Chandigarh Mein'' from ''[[Good Newwz]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/good-newwz-song-chandigarh-mein-is-a-party-anthem-featuring-akshay-kareena-kiara-and-diljit-in-a-nightclub-7708581.html |title=Good Newwz song 'Chandigarh Mein' is a party anthem featuring Akshay, Kareena, Kiara and Diljit in a nightclub |work= [[First Post]] |date=27 November 2019 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref>

Mishra was born in [[Berhampur]], Odisha and raised in Chicago. She graduated from [[Illinois Wesleyan University]] in [[Bloomington, Illinois]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.iwu.edu/magazine/2018/winter/leap-of-faith.html |title=Leap of Faith}}</ref> with a double major in economics and religion<ref name="BG1">{{cite web |url=https://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2018/03/music-artist-lisa-mishra/ |title=Lisa Mishra: A Name You Should Get Used to Hearing in the Music Industry |work=Browngirl magazine |date=12 March 2018 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref> and has a research background with both the Andrew Mellon Foundation and the Pluralism Project at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwu.edu/magazine/2018/winter/leap-of-faith.html|title=Leap of Faith {{!}} Illinois Wesleyan|website=www.iwu.edu|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> She started her own YouTube channel in 2007 when she was 13.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/from-10-webcam-to-tareefan-the-journey-of-lisa-mishra/articleshow/64539307.cms|title=From $10 webcam to 'Tareefan' - the journey of Lisa Mishra! |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 June 2018 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref>
Her first studio experience was while lending vocals on the track "All We Got" on “[[Coloring Book (mixtape)]]” by [[Chance the Rapper]].<ref name="TOI1"/>
In 2017, Mishra collaborated with [[Jamila Woods]] to create the theme song of the Emmy-nominated web series [[Brown Girls]].<ref name="BG1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/brown-girls-webseries-fatimah-asghar-jamila-woods-sam-bailey/Content?oid=25366766 |title=Women of color call the shots in the Chicago-based webseries Brown Girls |work=[[Chicago Reader]] |date=3 February 2017 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref>
On May 19, 2018, she uploaded a video on her Instagram handle singing a [[Mashup (music)|mashup]] of the Hindi song Tareefan and [[Let Me Love You (DJ Snake song)|Let Me Love You]]. The mashup caught [[Sonam Kapoor Ahuja]]’s attention, and Mishra was subsequently flown down to India where she recorded and shot for the reprise version of the song for ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'', along with the other stars.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://elle.in/article/musician-lisa-mishra-on-what-makes-her-life-so-beautiful/ |title=Musician and viral sensation Lisa Mishra on what makes her life so beautiful |work=[[Elle (India)]] |date=14 August 2019 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref>

In 2019, Mishra signed with VYRL Originals, part of [[Universal Music India]] for non-film music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adgully.com/online-sensation-lisa-mishra-signs-exclusively-with-vyrl-originals-85766.html |title=Online sensation Lisa Mishra signs exclusively with VYRL Originals |work= AdGully.com |date=18 May 2019 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/asia/universal-music-makes-india-appointments-develops-non-film-label-1203517407/ |title=Universal Music Makes India Appointments, Develops Non-Film Label |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=27 February 2012 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref>
In May 2019, she collaborated with composer-singer [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]] on ''Sajna Ve''.<ref name="TOI2">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/vishal-mishra-unites-with-singer-lisa-mishra-for-his-first-single-sajna-ve/articleshow/69477508.cms|title=Vishal Mishra unites with singer Lisa Mishra for his first single, Sajna Ve |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 May 2019 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref>
Mishra has also sung on ''Running Back To You'', an uptempo dance/house record by [[Goa]] based producer and DJ [[Anish Sood]] released in February 2020.<ref name="TOI3">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/anish-soods-new-track-is-sure-to-get-you-grooving/articleshow/74476181.cms |title=Anish Sood's new track is sure to get you grooving|work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 March 2020 | access-date= 31 March 2020 }}</ref>

==Discography==
===Hindi Film Songs===
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| scope="col" width=5% | '''Year'''
| scope="col" width=21%| '''Film'''
| scope="col" width=21%| '''Song'''
| scope="col" width=18%| '''Composer(s)'''
| scope="col" width=17%| '''Lyricist(s)'''
| scope="col" width=18%| '''Co-artist(s)'''
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|2018
! scope="row"|''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''
|"Tareefan" <ref name="Quint-29May18"> {{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/music/tareefan-reprise-version-by-lisa-mishra|title=Instagrammer Lisa Mishra's Melodious 'Tareefan' Feat. The Veeres|date=29 May 2018|website=Quint}}</ref>
| QARAN
| QARAN, Rupin Pahwa & [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]]
|N/A
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|2019
! scope="row"|''[[Judgemental Hai Kya]]''
|"Wakhra Song"
|[[Tanishk Bagchi]]
|[[Tanishk|Tanishk Bagchi]] & [[Raja Kumari]]
|Navv Inder & [[Raja Kumari]]
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|2019
! scope="row"|''[[The Sky Is Pink]]''
|"Nadaaniyaan"
|[[Pritam]]
|[[Gulzar]]
|[[Arjun Kanungo]]
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|2019
! scope="row"|''[[Good Newwz]]''
|"Chandigarh Mein"
|[[Tanishk Bagchi]]
|[[Tanishk|Tanishk Bagchi]] & [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]]
|Badshah, [[Harrdy Sandhu]] & [[Asees Kaur]]
|}

===Hindi Non-Film Songs===
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="100%" textcolor:#000;"
|- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;"
| scope="col" width=5% | '''Year'''
| scope="col" width=21%| '''Song'''
| scope="col" width=18%| '''Composer(s)'''
| scope="col" width=17%| '''Lyricist(s)'''
| scope="col" width=18%| '''Co-artist(s)'''
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|2018
|Right Up There
|Sez on the Beat
|Lisa Mishra & Badshah
|Badshah
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|rowspan="2"|2019
|Sajna Ve
|Vishal Mishra
|Akshay Tripathi & Vishal Mishra
|Vishal Mishra
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|Koi Nahi
|Rupin Pahwa
|Rupin Pahwa
|Rupin Pahwa
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|rowspan="4"|2020
|Running Back to You
|Anish Sood
|Elizabeth Marie Land and Anish Sood
|NA
|-
|Nai Chaida <ref name="Hindu-29Apr20"> {{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/lisa-mishra-unveils-her-first-non-film-track-nai-chaida/article31462282.ece|title=Lisa Mishra unveils her first non-film track, 'Nai Chaida'|date=29 April 2020|work=The Hindu}} </ref> <ref name="TOI-27Apr20"> {{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/singer-lisa-mishra-my-first-solo-is-my-real-life-transition-to-india-as-a-musician/articleshow/75390008.cms|title=Singer Lisa Mishra: My first solo is my real life transition to India as a musician|date=27 Apr 2020|publisher=Times of India}} </ref>
|Lisa Mishra
|Kunaal Vermaa
|NA
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|The Power of Dreams
|Badshah
|Badshah & Lisa Mishra
|Badshah
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|Rider
|Stunnah Beatz, Kanch
|[[Divine (rapper)|DIVINE]], Lisa Mishra & Shah Rule
|DIVINE
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