S.J. Jananiy

S. J. Jananiy is an award-winning multi-genre composer and singer/songwriter. She also performs as a Carnatic & Hindustani Classical Vocalist, a western Classical singer, a music director, producer, and sound engineer. She plays the piano, keyboards, Harmonium, violin/veena and percussion.

She was bestowed with the prestigious  "National Award" (Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar) in 2002 from the Government of India.

Bestowed with the "Kalai Maamani" Award by the Government of Tamilnadu for 2018.

She is a Recording Academy/Grammy Voting member.

Won the global honours "ISSA International Singer-Songwriters Association Award" 2023 Bronze, Atlanta, USA, along with legend Padmavibhushan late Shri Dr S. P. Balasubrahmanyam for the song “Kelunga Kelunga - Anti-Tobacco Awareness Song in the category International Vocal Duo of the Year in my music;  "InterContinental Music Awards 2022, LA, USA" - Best of Asia; “Peace Song Awards" 2018, LA, USA; "The Akademia" Award Winner, March 2019; won 9 Global Music Awards, La Jolla, California, USA, 2019 & 2022.

Her debut English Song "Believe in You", topped the 19th position on Euro Indie Music Chart 2019.

She is an "A Grade" artist on All India Radio.

She was a  child prodigy with 25 years of experience in Carnatic Classical Music.

In Western Classical Music, she is an ATCL Vocal, Grade 8 Vocal, Keyboard & Theory at Trinity College London.

In Hindustani Classical Music, she completed her Senior Diploma.

A Graduate in Economics from Stella Maris College, Chennai, an MA in Indian Music & M.Phil in Music from Queen Mary's College, Chennai, TN, India. Currently pursuing a PhD. - Research in Music.