Who Is Chandrika Tandon? Indian-Origin Musician And Entrepreneur Who Won Her First Grammy Linked To Indra Nooyi

2/3/2025 12:00:53 AM

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Grammy Awards 2025: Indian-American artist Chandrika Tandon has won the Grammy award for her album 'Triveni' in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category.

Tandon's win, her first-ever Grammy , comes in her second nomination at the Recording Academy's 67th Grammy music Awards 2025 - one of the biggest laurels in the music spheres, according to a report by PTI. She accepted the award for Triveni alongside her collaborators South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto.

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So, who is Chandrika Tandon and what's her connection to Indra Nooyi ?

Tandon's first Grammy nomination was for her album Soul Call in 2009. Triveni thus marks her second nomination and first win. Tandon has three other albums to her credit, as per her website, and has performed at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center in the United States, and World Culture Festivals across Europe and India.

Also a global business leader, Chandrika Tandon is the older sister of cola giant PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi, as per the PTI report.

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“Music is love, music is light, and music is laughter and let's all be surrounded by love, light, and laughter. Thank you for the music, and thank you to everyone who makes music,” Tandon said in the award acceptance speech.

Speaking to reporters backstage after her Grammy award win, the vocalist and musician said simply:“It feels amazing.”

“We had such wonderful nominees in the category. The fact that we won this is really an extra special moment for us. There were fabulous musicians who were nominated with us,” she added.

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