Dhee Essentials

Singer Dhee has a unique voice in the south Indian music scene. Her distinct alto is as expressive as it is memorable, and has frequently been used by film composers—such as her stepfather, the multifaceted music director Santhosh Narayanan—to convey the emotional heft of deeply felt love as well as the thrill of budding romance. As this selection of her most-loved Tamil tunes shows, Dhee is equally at home working with playback or pop, crooning ethereal ballads and earthy dance anthems, and giving voice to feelings of surrender and self-identity.