Biography

Soulfully elevating the desires and dilemmas of daily life to the swinging rhythms of jazz & blues with her crisp, powerful and agile voice, Mathangi Jagdish is a woman with stories to tell. Mathangi honed her craft as a singer and performer by lending her voice to songs in South India’s film industry. This incredible list of composers that she has worked for includes the likes of Oscar winning MM Keeravani of naatu naatu fame, Oscar and Grammy winning AR Rahman and the legendary Illayraja. Her list of accolades also includes being featured on the first season of Coke Studio India and two seasons of Kappa TV’s Music Mojo. Aside from music, Mathangi gained popularity as an anchor, mentor and judge on music TV shows like Sangamam, Super Singer, Swarna Sangeetham, Sangeetha Maha Yuddham and Oliyum Oliyum. After 20 plus years of experience and 450 playback songs to her credit, 2023 will see the release of her debut EP of originals , which features some of the most incredible live musicians of India. Written and composed by Mathangi, these songs cover everything from jibes at domestic drudgery to dealing with crippling procrastination to a quest for life philosophy. Produced by National and Filmfare award winning sound engineer and music producer KJ Singh, the EP is set to tunes laden with swing jazz, blues and R&B peppered with a dash of Mathangi’s Carnatic music heritage.