![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shilpa Uppuluri and Deepika Uppuluri are popularly known as “Hyderabad Nightingale sisters”.They hold the 4 - year course certificate in Carnatic Vocal from Sree Potti Sree Ramulu Telugu University and sing a wide variety of songs in Telugu,Hindi and Tamil languages including classical, light, devotional, film songs, Urdu ghazals and Telugu Padyams. They are classically trained by their Gurus, Sri. Prakhya Anjaneya Sastry garu and Smt. Jayamani Narasimham garu. Online music lessons for Annamacharya Keerthanas have been conducted by Shilpa Deepika on TeluguOne.com . They have judged the TANA - MAA TV North America Super Singer preliminaries in Washington DC, Detroit,MI and San Jose,CA. They have also judged the finals of Dhim TANA singing competitions which was a part of TANA 2011 in Santa Clara, CA. CONCERTS: Click here for the latest concert details. They have together performed in more than 500 concerts in India and abroad including their performances for - Chimata music (Chirunavvula Tolikarilo) at Farmington Hills, MI in June, 2012 - Kalavahini (Padalane Unnadi) at Garland, TX in June, 2012 - Detroit Telugu Association (DTA) at Troy, MI in April, 2012 - SV Temple Fundraiser at Novi, MI in December, 2011 - Telugu Association of North America (TANA) in July, 2011 - Dhimtana and judging the singing competitions at Orlando, FL in June 2011 - ATA, TANTEX and chimatamusic.com at Dallas, TX in June 2011 - Greater Washington Telugu Cultural Society (GWTCS) at Herndon, VA in April 2011 - Telugu Literary and Cultural Association (TLCA) at Flusing, NY in January 2011 - TANAKickoff Event (Telugu Association of North America) at Milpitas, CA in January 2011 - Telugu Association of Central Ohio (TACO) Deepavali celebrations at Columbus, OH in November 2010 - Kumbhabhishekam of Livermore Temple, CA in June 2010 - Indus Googler Network (IGN) of Google in June 2010 - ChimataMusic.com Ilayaraja Hits Concert in June 2010 - Yukta garg Memorial Foundation (YGMF) fund raiser in May 2010 - Miami Valley Telugu Association (MATA) Ugadi Celebrations in April 2010 - Greater Washington Telugu Cultural Society (GWTCS) in June 2009 - Detroit Telugu Association (DTA) in June 2009 - Telugu Association of Greater Boston (TAGB) Ugadi Sambaralu in April 2009 - Bay Area Telugu Association (BATA) Sankara Eye Foundation Fund Raiser in January 2009 - Telugu Association of South Florida (TASF) Deepavali celebration in November 2008 - Kuwait Telugu Kala Samithi (TKS) in January 2004 - TANA Silver Jubilee celebrations in July 2003 - BATA Sankranthi sambaralu in January 1999 Shilpa Deepika 's concert was the highlight of APSRTC Annual Cultural Festival consecutively for 3 years at Hyderabad (2005),Vishakapatnam (2006) and Tirupathi (2007).These highly acclaimed concerts gave them an opportunity to perform at Tirumala.
Shilpa and Deepika cherish their performance at the Srivari Brahmotsavalu in 2007 at Tirumala Asthana Mandapam.
TV SHOWS: Click here for the performance on Gnana Yogi Channel. TV channels like ETV2,Gemini News, Teja News and Vissa TV have broadcast their interviews. News papers including Vaartha, Andhra Prabha, Andhra Jyothy, Andhra Bhoomi, Eenadu, Nadi, Deccan chronicle, The Hindu and Arab Times have published articles about them. They have anchored Koyila, a programme featuring old telugu melodies, on E TV which had completed 200 episodes. They are noted for their performances on :
- Star Of A.P. (Gemini TV) in 2008
- Airtel Antyakshari ( Zee Telugu) in 2008
- Padalani Undi (Maa TV) hosted by Sree S.P.Balasubrahmanyam garu in 2007, Deepika being the Final Series Winner
- Ennodu Pattu Padungal (Jaya TV) in 2007
- Hutch Andhra Superstar (Gemini TV) in 2007
- Tejaswini - Interview (Gemini News) in 2007
- Andhravani Special News Item (ETV 2) in 2006
- Sye Singers' Challenge (E TV) in 2005-2006
- Namaste Andhra Pradesh Guest Hour Interview (Teja News) in 2005
- Sapthaswarangal (Sun TV) in 2004 , Deepika being the Final Series Winner
- Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo Songs Competetion (Gemini TV) in 2002
- Antakshari (Siti Cable) in 2001
- Kalasi Paadudhaam (Dooradarshan) in 2000
- Close - Up Sarigamalu (E TV) in 1999
- Antakshari (Gemini TV) in 1998
- "Sree Seetha Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Rarandi" film music contest (Gemini TV) in 1998. Kinetic Honda was presented by Hero Nagarjuna.
- TVS Sa Re Ga Ma (Zee TV) in 1997, Shilpa being a Child Participant.
- Navaragam (Gemini TV) in 1997, Deepika being a Child Participant.
- Close - Up Antashari (Zee TV) in 1996 , both Shilpa and Deepika being the first ever South Indian Winners in separate episodes.
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They have sung playback for movies including Allare Allari, Sindoori, Soldier, America America, Bhooma, Gajibiji, 18-20 Lovestory, Dammunnodu etc. |