Kanika Kapoor is an Indian playback singer, who predominantly sings for the Hindi language films. Through her successful singing career, she has received one Filmfare Award and has established herself as one of the leading singers of India.
Kapoor, born and raised in Lucknow, always aspired to pursue a career in singing, but she married businessman Raj Chandok in 1997 at the age of 18 and moved to London. She has three children and got divorce from Raj in 2012 and relocated to Mumbai to become a singer. Kapoor's first song "Jugni Ji" (2012) was for a music video, which became a huge commercial success. In 2014, she began her Bollywood playback singing career with the song "Baby Doll" for the film Ragini MMS 2. Upon its release, "Baby Doll" went viral and topped the charts and Kapoor received wide critical acclaim for her singing style as well as earned several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.