Devie's Musical Journey

From a child winning countless prizes in innumerable competitions to an iconic figure, running rings around the world Devie Neithiyar has enchanted thousands with her multiple genre concerts – Classical, devotional films, contemporary, jazz-fusion and music workshops. Once listeners hear her music, they have to agree that she is one of God’s most beautiful musical flowers, as her music is truly spell-binding.

Devie has attained impeccable mastery in both classical and film music due to the meticulous grooming of her foster father and Guru, Padmabhushan Dr TV. Gopalakrishnan. His efforts to refine the accuracy and artistry of her voice ring out through every note she sings. Maintaining the tagline of a child prodigy, Devie won All Kerala and All India prizes many times in the inter-school and inter -state music competitions right from her school days. She is a recipient of the All India Radio (AIR) National Award for Vocal Music.

Devie Neithiyar – Tracks List

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YearFilmSongComposer(s)Co-Artist(s)
1984Ambigai Neril VanthaalKalyaana ChelaiIlaiyaraajaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
1995RaasaiyyaDindukalluIlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Arunmozhi, Sindhu
1995Oru Oorla Oru RajakumariVandhal VandhalIlaiyaraajaMano, Arunmozhi
1996Irattai RojaAda Enna SamsaramIlaiyaraajaMano
1996Nattupura PattuOththa RoovaIlaiyaraajaArunmozhi
1996Nattupura PattuKezhukkaalIlaiyaraajaArunmozhi
1996Nattupura PattuKokki VaichchenIlaiyaraajaMano
1996Nattupura PattuSatti PottiIlaiyaraajaArunmozhi
1996PriyamAdam EvaalVidyasagarMano
1996PoovarasanAarambam NallaIlaiyaraajaMalaysia Vasudevan
1996Katta PanchayathuVeyndina VeyndumIlaiyaraajaArunmozhi
1997Thaayin ManikodiNooraandukku Oru MuraiVidyasagarGopal Sharma
1997AbhimanyuRomeo JuliyattuDeva
1998En Aasai RasaveEnnadi Nee KoottathileDevaKrishnaraj
1998En Aasai RasaveHey Panjara KoodaDevaKrishnaraj
1998En Aasai RasaveMayangatha MayangathaDevaMalaysia Vasudevan
1998KannathalUnnai NambumIlaiyaraajaChorus
1998Udhavikku VaralaamaaSingaporeSirpyKrishnaraj
1999Manaivikku MariyadhaiElandapazhamSirpyArunmozhi
1999Chinna DuraiKolusu KonjamIlaiyaraajaP. Unnikrishnan
1999Chinna DuraiMaragathakuttyIlaiyaraajaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
1999Chinna DuraiPakkathile Nee IrundhumIlaiyaraajaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2000Pottu AmmanTherku PattamS. D. ShanthakumarKrishnaraj, Krithika
2003Annai KaligambalPachai PachaDevaSwarnalatha
"Every time I see her singing I wonder - Is she a goddess pretending to be a little girl, or a little girl pretending to be a goddess!?"
Mystery Girl
"She seems so vulnerable and delicate, but with the purity, strength and.....sound of god. Every note that i hear from her, seems to speak volumes of truth to my heart. and the music escalates till by the end of concert, one feels they have been to visit Vaikunta!"

She has also been trained by Pt. Krishnanand and Dr Raveendra Roy and has imbibed the nuances in Classical and folk idioms of Hindustani music. She underwent training in Western music by “The Moores” who teach voice and voice therapy to European jazz musicians. Devie also has the right kind of exposure and training during her extensive travel abroad in the Operatic, Jazz and folk music of the West by interacting and performing with different artists. 

Devie has attained impeccable mastery in both classical and film music due to the meticulous grooming of her foster father and Guru, Padmabhushan Dr T V Gopalakrishnan. His efforts to refine the accuracy and artistry of her voice ring out through every note she sings. Maintaining the tagline of a child prodigy, Devie won All Kerala and All India prizes many times in the inter-school and inter-state music competitions right from her school days. She is the recipient of the All India Radio National Award for Vocal Music.

“When Devie sings, her voice soars beyond the clouds. Her sound reveals both, great vulnerability and the determined courage to venture into the unknown in order to perceive truth.”
Cornelia and Reggie Moore
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