About

Singer and song sorceress Monica Sharma conjures a Pandora’s Box full of intricate pop melodies set to music with soaring harmonies, rising above haunting Eastern riffs and Euro-electro dance beats. Her vivid imagery creates a world where fantasy meets sorcery. Her otherworldly voice, sky-high vocal range, and the hidden depth of her soul is what captivates and transports the listener into the magic of her inner world. She blends her eastern and western influences to create a cinematic soundscape set to her secret diary, as demonstrated in her debut track, “Just A Mystery”.

As an Indian-American torn between the Eastern and Western worlds, Monica was mesmerized early on in her youth by both Indian and American pop tunes, traditional hymns and her natural sense of rhythm, which compelled her to sing and dance. Though Monica’s family was bursting with musical and artistic talent, her own artistic vibrations were not nurtured. She quietly embraced her passion by devouring literature and honing her musical skills until music became the gateway to her freedom and redemption. Through a large spectrum of music reaching from post-punk UK bands, new age, alternative, to Indian and Middle Eastern music, Monica found solace from a culturally conservative upbringing. Music became her spirit guide leading her to discover the artist within. Her unique edgy music and artistic aesthetic draws from bands like The Mission UK, Dead or Alive, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cure, Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Peter Murphy, Duran Duran and Madonna. Her haunting vocal inspiration comes from Kate Bush, Ofra Haza, and Amy Lee (Evanescence). Influenced by the works of diverse writers as Sylvia Plath, Daphne Du Maurier, Albert Camus, and Jean Paul Sartre, Monica developed a rich inner world from which to weave her stories. As Monica has said about her own craft, “Some people pray to connect with a higher power, instead, I create art to connect. I’ve always been conscious not only of God but the presence of another world and that comes through in my songwriting.”

Now, she continues to pursue her dream to strike a musical balance between The East and The West and encourages other artists from diverse backgrounds to transcend society, culture and religion to share their own creative talents. Monica has already established herself as a pioneer in mixing many styles into her own, inimitable sound. In August 2015, Monica won The Akademia Music Awards Competition for Best Electronic Dance Album. Her debut album, “Star-Crossed” is set to release in 2017, following the release of her upcoming E.P. “Paradise Lost”. As described by the competition, her music is “A comprehensive collection of synth-gilt dance treasures provisioned with club-friendly tempos and mind-expanding bridge intervals, ‘Star-Crossed’ leaves plenty of room in the mix for Sharma’s heroic lead vocals.” Monica was also a Semi-finalist in the 2015 Unsigned Only Annual Songwriting Competition! “Just A Mystery” was nominated again for a second year in a row in the Pop/Top 40 category.

In addition, one of her most prestigious accomplishments thus far is the recognition she received in 2014 by the highly competitive International Songwriting Contest for 8 different nominations as a semi-finalist out of approximately 18,000 entries and 125 countries worldwide. These include “Waiting” and “Just A Mystery” in the Pop/Top40 category; “Just A Mystery” was also nominated in the categories of Adult Contemporary, Unsigned Only, and Lyrics categories; “Toxic Lover” in Dance/Electronic, Unsigned Only, and Lyrics categories.

Monica Sharma’s debut single, “Just A Mystery”, produced by Georg Bissen, lures the listener on a magic carpet ride, where pop and dance, East and West meet at the crossroads of romantic mysticism. The track features Middle Eastern strings and Indian tablas along with an infectious beat to create an exotic landscape which stirs and invites you to join Monica on her musical voyage.