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Zeba Tommy | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Playback singer |
| Award | Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer (2024) |
Zeba Tommy is an Indian playback singer and song writer from Kerala, who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. In 2025, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer in the 55th Kerala State Film Awards.
Biography
[edit]Zeba was born to Tommy Joseph and Reni at the Valiyaparambil house in Kanjikkuzhi, Kottayam district.[1] She completed her studies at Rajagiri School in Ernakulam and Sacred Heart College in Thevara.[2]
Zeba started learning Carnatic music at the age of six, and learned Western music on her own during her teenage years.[3] She holds grades six and eight in rock and pop, and Western classical music, respectively, from the Trinity College London.[3] Later, she trained in Western Music at the Tag Institute in Mumbai.[2]
Career
[edit]Zeba entered the playback singing while in the tenth grade by singing backing vocals for Gopi Sundar's compositions.[3] She has sung in films including Pookkalam, Officer on Duty, Kalki, Garudan, Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, as well as to projects in Tamil and Telugu.[1]
In 2016, she formed her own music band, 'Seba Tomy Live'.[1] After completing her degree, she is now based in Mumbai, working full-time in the music industry.[1] She wrote Malayalam originals and has also completed production on one of her songs.[4]
Dubbing career
[edit]Zeba, who also works as a dubbing artist, entered the dubbing field through Sanjay Leela Bhansali's web series 'Heeramandi'.[5] She has also lent her voice to commercials for brands like Tanishq, Nexa, and Ujala.[5]
Discography
[edit]Songs
[edit]Source:[6]
| Year | Song | Film | Musician | Lyricist | Co-Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "She's a song" | Irul | Sreerag Saji | Nazia Yusuf Izuddin | Amal Jose |
| 2022 | "Hey Veyile" | Haya | Varun Sunil | Manu Manjith | Christin Jos, Vishnu Sunil, Varun Sunil |
| 2023 | "Varoo Varoo Manase" | Pookkaalam | Sachin Warrier | Vinayak Sasikumar | Nil |
| "Pareedumo (Ee Kaadin Ulkkannil)" | Olam | Arun Thomas | Anwar Ali, Amal Varghese | Evugin Emmanuel | |
| "Koorambaay Paayunno" | Garudan | Jakes Bejoy | Anwar Ali | Nil | |
| "Sadaa Iniyithaa (Ithalaarnnu Peytha Mazhayil)" | Philip's | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Anu Elizabeth Jose | Nil | |
| "Thaarangal Uyarunnu" | Philip's | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Anu Elizabeth Jose | Hesham Abdul Wahab | |
| 2024 | "Kaattin Chiri Kelkkaam" | Secret | Jakes Bejoy | Santhosh Varma | Jakes Bejoy, Akhil J. Chand |
| 2025 | "Aarorum" | Am Ah | Gopi Sundar | Rafeeq Ahamed | Nil |
| "Neon Ride" | Officer on Duty | Jakes Bejoy | Baby Jean, Ramya RamC | Baby Jean, Ramya RamC | |
| "Queen Of The Night (You Can Try But)" | Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra | Jakes Bejoy | Zeba Tommy | Nil | |
| 2026 | "Churulmudi Churulo" | Avaraachan and Sons | Sanal Dev | Suhail Koya | Sid Sriram |
| "I Am A Nobody" | I, Nobody | Jakes Bejoy | Zeba Tommy, Gabri | Jakes Bejoy, Gabri | |
| "Flesh and Blood (Kithabilillaatha)" | I'm Game | Jakes Bejoy | Baby Jean, Zeba Tommy, Adhri Joe | Baby Jean |
Awards and honors
[edit]in 2025, Zeba won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song beginning with "Aarorum..." from the film Am Ah.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "സംസ്ഥാന ചലച്ചിത്ര അവാർഡ് നേട്ടത്തിന്റെ ആഹ്ലാദത്തിൽ കോട്ടയം". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Malayala Manorama.
- 1 2 "ഇവൾ ലോകം അറിയുന്ന പാട്ടുകാരിയായി മാറും: മികച്ച ഗായികയ്ക്കുള്ള പുരസ്കാരം കിട്ടുന്നതിനു മുൻപേ ടോമി ജോസഫ് പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു". @VanithaMag (in Malayalam). Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Oommen, Nainu (5 November 2025). "Singer-songwriter Zeba Tommy on winning the Kerala State Awards 2024 for Best Playback Singer". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ Madayi, Riya Ashok (3 September 2026). "'I had no idea how much it would blow up': Zeba Tommy on 'Queen of the Night', 'I'm Game'". Mathrubhumi English.
- 1 2 "'ഈ വിശപ്പ് അടങ്ങിയിട്ടില്ല, ഞാൻ തുടങ്ങിയിട്ടേ ഉള്ളൂ..'; സ്വപ്നനേട്ടത്തില് കുറിപ്പുമായി സേബ ടോമി". Vanitha (in Malayalam).
- ↑ "MalayalaSangeetham.Info - Malayalam Movies, Songs & Artists Database". MalayalaSangeetham.Info (in Malayalam).
- ↑ "'ഈ വിശപ്പ് അടങ്ങിയിട്ടില്ല, ഞാൻ തുടങ്ങിയിട്ടേ ഉള്ളൂ'; വൈറല് കുറിപ്പുമായി സേബ ടോമി". Manorama News (in Malayalam). Malayala Manorama. 26 January 2026.