Being the hook voice in Jalebi Baby was a surprise for Shweta

SEarlier, I was told [I would be a] background vocalist. SHWETA SUBRAM, Singer

hweta Subram’s voice is behind the hook in the hit, Jalebi Baby, that has people dancing right now. And the singer is ecstatic with the response she has received for the single by Indo-Canadian singer Tesher, aka Hitesh Sharma, and American singer-songwriter Jason Derulo. “It has been fantastic the way people are showering so much love. I love seeing the responses and comments on social media day in and day out,” she gushes.

Currently in Dubai, the singer reveals she got in touch with Tesher after listening to some of his songs. “A friend introduced me to him. I liked his work and considering he is also an Indo-conversation, Canadian, I was surprised I hadn’t heard his music. I reached out to him... He had seen some of my Bollywood works, and said there may be an opportunity for us to collaborate,” recalls Subram, who has also sung alongside Ayushmann Khurrana for his film Hawaizaada (2015).

A few weeks after this Tesher got in touch with her. “He followed up and asked if I was willing to be a background vocalist for Jalebi Baby. And that’s how it all started,” says the singer.

She was expecting the single to become popular upon its release, which happened eventually. “Tesher’s sounds are very popular. I remember when I was recording for it, I was really vibing. Somewhere, as artists, we have a good feeling about a song. I knew it was going to blow up. I realised that my voice was being used

for the hook only when it released and I heard it. Earlier, I was told [I would be a] background vocalist,” she says, also acknowledging how Jalebi Baby is being used in a lot of social media reels.