Singing is My Secret passion: Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra talks to Tushar Joshi about dream collaborations and activity in for articulate apprenticeship for her admission music album

Priyanka Chopra can sing. Those who've heard her hit those aerial addendum on a Mariah Carey or Beyonce cardinal affirmation she's a built-in songstress. The blow of the apple will accept to delay till her adebut anthology is out to anatomy their opinion. The delay won't be continued though, as PC will alpha alive on her aboriginal above all-embracing pop anthology soon.

Incorporating flavors of R&B and ball music, she affairs to accompany out a almanac that has a mix of up-tempo beats and ballads. A big Lady Gaga fan, Piggychops says it'll be a dream appear accurate to accept Gaga sing on her album. Here are some excerpts from a able babble about music and all things melodic.

When did you realize you could sing?

I've consistently admired to sing... but I never anticipation I was any good! Whatever I do, I like to accord it my best... I'm actual ambitious of myself. So if it weren't for the connected advance and abutment of family, friends, buddies from the music industry and so abounding added people, I absolutely wouldn't accept anticipation about advancing an alternating career in music. Singing is my abstruse passion... one of the things that makes me happy. I never absolutely anticipation about it actuality annihilation else... until now!

If you weren't an actress, would you accept pursued singing?

I can't say for sure. Like I said earlier, I adulation to sing but never absolutely anticipation about advancing it. I never absolutely anticipation about acting either... it was an befalling that presented itself afterwards my Miss Apple win and I aloof went with the flow. I was all set to become an aeriform engineer.

They say one is built-in a singer, that it's a allowance from God. Do you agree?

Yes, I do. I additionally accept that anyone can sing if they accept the appropriate training and dedication.

Who are the singers you attending up to? We apprehend you'd sing Mariah Carey songs aback in the day...

That's a boxy question! My account is endless: From Michael Jackson to Mariah Carey and Rihanna to Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan.... I've been in awe of so abundant talent. I did accept a actual able Mariah appearance a few years ago though... I admired her articulation and her music and I would sing her songs at the bead of a hat! It was fun. I've gone through abounding phases aback then... aforementioned craziness, altered artists! (laughs)

How will you booty time off to almanac the album? Will films booty a aback seat?

Absolutely not... I accept I can antithesis both careers. I assumption I'm greedy... I appetite both and it helps that I'm a workaholic! I've appointed my activity in such a way that I'm able to accord my absorbed absorption to both. I've consistently been acceptable at multitasking, and I'm adequate the claiming of bringing abundant characters to activity in the movies. At the aforementioned time, I'm apprehension this accomplished fresh ancillary in my life. It's animated and I don't accept time off from work, but I wouldn't appetite it any added way. It's appealing abuse perfect, if you ask me!

Since it's a pop album, what affectionate of sounds can we apprehend from you?

I'm alive on a lot of being appropriate now, experimenting with altered sounds and styles. It will absolutely be upbeat. They'll be a bit of dance, a bit of R&B and a few ballads befuddled in to allay my adventurous ancillary (laughs)!

Do you anticipate music admiral will appetite you for playback singing now?

I've absolutely been approached to do playback in my films abounding times. I've alike gone into the flat and recorded a ballad or two again backed out. I assumption I aloof wasn't ready. I'm a die-hard Bollywood babe and playback singing is article that's been on my account of things to do for a while... so you never know, it aloof ability happen!

Between Katy Perry, Rihanna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga, who is your favorite accompanist of the moment?

If I had to chose, it would be Lady Gaga and Rihanna. I adulation their music and their style... they accept an individuality that shines through in their music. They accomplish the affectionate of music I like!