Sithara Krishnakumar is an Indian playback singer, composer, lyricist, classical dancer and an occasional actor.
In 2014, she formed a musical band Eastraga, which focuses on a mix of female oriented songs backed by a team of renowned musicians.
[5] She is also part of the 6-member band named Sithara's Project Malabaricus, an independent venture which features contemporarised folk and classical songs.
Born into a family inclined to classical arts, Sithara was introduced to the world of music as a child and started singing at the age of four.
She did her graduation in English literature from Farook College, Kozhikode,[8] and secured her master's degree from Calicut University Campus.
She has worked with noted composers like Ouseppachan, M. Jayachandran, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Prashant Pillai, Gopi Sundar, Bijibal, Shaan Rahman and rendered her voice to over 300 film songs including Malayalam and other Indian languages.