Ms Scandalous

Ms.Scandalous
Birth name	Savita Vaid
Born	1985
Origin	Southall, London, England
Genres	Bhangra
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Desi Jam, Major Moves
Associated acts	Panjabi Hit Squad, Alyssia

Ms Scandalous (born 1985)^[1] is a British Asian bhangra/rap artist.

She was born in Southall, West London, to a Punjabi family, and was signed up by Panjabi Hit Squad after she was spotted working part-time at a music store in Southall, and asked to audition on the spot. She debuted in October 2002 on their album The Streets, performing the MCing for the second-to-last track, the garage remix of "Hai Hai".

Her first full-length album, Ladies First, came out in May 2005; at the time Ms Scandalous was in her final year at university, and she juggled producing and promoting the album with studying for her degree in Arts Management.^[2] The video for the second track, "Aaja Soniyah," entered the MTV Base top ten at No.4. The album itself topped Asian music charts everywhere and launched Ms Scandalous as the First Asian Female rapper.

Ms Scandalous released her second album Aag in late 2008 after a three-year break from the music industry. The album features the hit single "Aag"; Panjabi Hit Squad and Alyssia produced the album and provided vocals.

Discography

• The Streets (with Panjabi Hit Squad; 2002/Tiger Entertainment)
• Ladies First (2005/Desi Jam Recordings)
• Aag (October 2008/Major Moves)

References

1. ^ Ms Scandalous: the new lady of British Asian sounds?, Indian Electronica, 11 July 2005
2. ^ Busby, John: Ms Scandalous Meets UKMusic.com, UK Music.com, 25th April 2005

External links

• Official site

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