Tune in: Melody matters

Best known for her versatile voice in songs like Sajnaa aa bhi jaa and Zinda hoon main, we find out just what Shibani Kahyap loves to listen to, when she snaps on her headphones!

The songs on loop on my iPod: I’m an Englishman in New York—I love Sting’s music and this song completely stirs my soul!

If I had to put together a ‘soundtrack’ for my life, the five songs on it would be: My own songs, as they are an expression of my feelings and journey.

Ho gayi hai Mohabbat — This is a very romantic song and I’m a complete romantic

Sajna—This song has the pain and the yearning for my lover.. I always sang this song to describe my loneliness and now I sing to celebrate my togetherness with my bettter half!

Heal the world by Michael Jackson as I always keep looking for ways and means to do something for the needy.

Staying Alive by Bee Gees—it describes my energy.

Nazakat—a song about beauty and style which is what I love, try and represent.

I’d describe my taste in music as: My taste in music is varied, eclectic. I listen to a wide variety of music.

Is there any particular music you loved as a kid Or a song you liked as a teenager, but are now embarrassed by

I’m a musician and all the bands I listened to while growing up taught me and helped me evolve as a musician.

I used to listen to the Beatles, Abba, Boney M. and a lot of jazz like Nat King Cole. I still love all these.

What’s your favourite time to listen to music I can listen to music anytime. So any time of day is great. Even the wee hours of the night. If you could have one band/musician in the world give you a private performance, who would it be It has to be Sting! One musician who I dream to listen to in a private concert and even better, a collaboration.

And the one live act you would love to see at least once in your lifetime... I’d love to see Madonna perform live.