Shilpa Natarajan Is Not Your Ordinary Singer-Songwriter

The Chennai-based artist, who recently released her new song ‘Haunted,’ explores sleep paralysis, a cat companion’s passing, abuse and more in her work

- ANURAG TAGAT

IN MARCH 2019, Chennai singer-songwriter Shilpa Natarajan began writing what is perhaps her most openhearted song to date – “Oshi” – which was dedicated to the memory of a dearly departed cat she affectionately terms her “feline baby.”

Released in May with English and Tamil versions, the song was Natarajan’s way of gaining closure with the loss. “I tried recording the vocals for about six months. It was an absolute mess with a lot of tears being released instead of any notes. I had to take a break from the song and managed to re-work on the vocals and get an actual output,” she recounts.