Maria Roe Vincent

Roe Vincent
BornChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresTamil, Pop and Hip-Hop.
Occupation(s)Playback Singer, Composer, Vocal Arranger, Producer
Years active2010 – present

Roe Vincent is a singer, composer and vocal arranger. She has worked with the Indian music industry's best music directors such as A. R. Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, D. Imman, Vijay Antony, Srinivas, Anirudh Ravichander, S. J. Surya and Joshua Sridhar[citation needed]. Her hit songs include "Adiye" from the movie Kadal and "Hey" from the movie Vanakkam Chennai. Her vocal arrangements have been featured in block buster movies such as Kadal, Mariyan, Highway, Million Dollar Arm, Yaamirukka Bayamey and many more. Her work has called her to arrange and produce for various TV shows such as Vijay TV's Airtel Super Singer in Chennai and Mazhavil Manorama's Josco Indian Voice in Kerala and Superstar in Astro TV, Malaysia. She conducts a choral vocal group named El Fé, is the lead singer of her band Overtone and performs in various shows and concerts with them.

Early life and family background

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Maria Roshni Vincent was born in Chennai. Her father is Mr. Leo Vincent, an Engineer and her mother is Mrs. Anita Vincent. She has a younger sister Maryaan Ranjini Vincent who is a Graphic Designer. She is the only professional musician in her family. She was educated at Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School. She is a B.Sc. zoology graduate from Stella Maris College. She also holds a bachelor's degree in English from Madras University. She has completed her bachelor's degree in music from the International College of Music (ICOM) in Kuala Lumpur and the Berklee College of Music in Boston and has her 8th grade in piano from the Trinity College, London. She plays the piano and guitar.

Career

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She was introduced by music director D. Imman in the movie Kacheri Arambam. She had sung the song "Kadavule" in the movie. She worked as a Western Contemporary Instructor at A. R. Rahman’s KM College of Music. While she was working there A. R. Rahman spotted her and gave her an opportunity to sing in "Adiye" in the movie Kadal[citation needed]. Since then, she has sung and arranged vocals in several movies' songs and background scores such as Linga, Maryaan, Kochadhayan, Yaamirukka Bayamey, Million Dollar Arm, Monkeys of Mumbai, Moonu, Anegan, Maan Karate, Vanakkam Chennai, Amen, GodFather, Ek deewana Tha, Highway etc. Her debut single "Neethan Yen Dream Girl" was released on YouTube.

El FÉ Choir

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She started the "El FÉ Choir" four years ago.[1] They have been featured in many movies. The choir is owned and directed by her.[1] The choir's movie credits include the following:

The Choir has done a Christmas Single titled "Oh Holy Night" which was released recently.

Discography

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Tamil

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Year Song Movie Co-Singers Music Director
2010 Kadavule Kacheri Arambam D. Imman
2013 Adiye Kadal A. R. Rahman
2013 Hey Vanakkam Chennai Anirudh Ravichander[2]
2014 Muttallai Yennamo Yedho D. Imman
2014 Mazhakadha Oru Oorla Rendu Raja D. Imman
2014 Madras to Madurai Aambala Hiphop Tamizha
2015 Neetho Ala OK Bangaram A. R. Rahman
2016 Face off (Theme) Iru Mugan Harris Jeyaraj
2016 Oorellam Ketkudhe Thodari Shreya Ghoshal D. Imman
2016 Thaaru Maaru Thakkali Soru Veera Sivaji D. Imman
2016 Sona Sona Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga D. Imman
2016 Bubbly Bubbly Pokkiri Raja D. Imman
2017 Konjam Vera Maari Single Maria Roe Vincent
2017 Vanam (Theme) Vanamagan Harris Jayaraj
2018 Thaarumaaru Thakkali Soru Veera Sivaji D. Imman
2019 Beer Biriyani 90 ML STR
2019 Petta Parak Petta Anirudh Ravichander
2022 The Prey (Theme) Etharkkum Thunindhavan Sahana D. Imman

Hindi

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Year Song Movie Co-Singers Music Director
2012 Hosanna Ekk Deewana Tha Leon D'souza, Suzanne D'Mello A. R. Rahman
2022 The Prey (Theme) Etharkkum Thunindhavan Sahana D. Imman

Kannada

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Year Song Movie Co-Singers Music Director
2012 Alapanae Godfather Abhay Jodhpurkar A. R. Rahman
2022 The Prey (Theme) Etharkkum Thunindhavan Sahana D. Imman

BGM’s

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Movie Music Director Description
Kadal A. R. Rahman Heroine’s Theme
Jeeva D. Imman Fully
Oru Oorla Rendu Raja D. Imman Fully
Valiyavan D. Imman Fully
Miruthan D. Imman Fully
Bogan D. Imman Fully
Yutha Satham D. Imman Binaural Sound
  1. Neethan Yen Dream Girl – Debut as a Composer[1]

Concerts and performances

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  • She has performed in A. R. Rahman’s concert "Thai Mannae Vanakkam".
  • She has worked for Vijay TV’s Airtel Super Singer in 2011. She has also sung for the show.
  • She has performed with Music Director Anoop in Hyderabad.
  • She has also worked in Gospel Music with Gospel Singers like Gersson Edinbaro and Daniel Jawahar.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nee Than Yen Dream Girl by Maria Roe Vincent | Tamil Cinema". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from". MTV. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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