{"id":1266,"date":"2023-03-21T08:05:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hungamagamechangers.bollywoodhungama.com\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:55:04","slug":"merlin-dsouza-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hungamagamechangers.bollywoodhungama.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/21\/merlin-dsouza-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Merlin Dsouza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">MERLIN<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">spells Magic Creating musical footprints in her musical<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Yatra<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and Journey<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">!<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">A huge variety, a perpetual<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">individuality&#8230;<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Talent meets technique, power and passion meld together.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">There\u2019s verve, there\u2019s flourish.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">There\u2019s magic.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Who is Merlin What is she?<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Let her music be the answer.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">It all began in a close knit musical Goan household where<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">playing by ear to le<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">arning classical piano from age six was a<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8230;birth right! Her parents and Music teacher nourished the<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">passion and talent through the growing up years.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Composing arranging scoring her first musical theatrical play at<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">seventeen years of age. She went on to<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">play on Radio, National<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Competitions and finally got her Diploma through Trinity College<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of Music, London along with a Degree in Psychology and a<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">diplo<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ma in Public Relations and Tr<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">avel and Tour<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ism.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">From performing at The World\u2019s wonder TAJ MAHAL to around<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the world<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">h<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">er Musical Milestones are vast varied and exciting!<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Fondly<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">called the &#8220;FE<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">MALE REHMAN\u201d<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">whose body of work<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">extensively includes many exciting<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">genres of music. 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