“Sang The Song Because...”: Usha Uthup Reacts To Her Viral Cover Of Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’. Watch

Usha Uthup has reacted to her viral cover of Miley Cyrus’ popular song ‘Flowers’ and expressed interest in working with the Grammy-winning singer.

Nitika Sharma
Written By: Nitika Sharma
Updated: February 12, 2024 | 14:50 IST
Usha Uthup
Usha Uthup has reacted to her viral cover of Miley Cyrus’ popular song ‘Flowers’

Indian playback singer Usha Uthup is known for her distinctive voice and dynamic stage presence. With a career spanning over several decades, she is famous for blending various genres like pop, jazz and Indian folk. Some of her standout hits include ‘Hari Om Hari’, ‘Ramba Ho’, ‘Koi Yahan Nache Nache’, ‘One Two Cha Cha Cha’, and ‘Darling’, among many more. Usha Uthup’s versatility extends to singing in multiple languages. The veteran playback singer, who never fails to leave fans mesmerized with her songs, has a knack of coming up with something new every now and then.

Recently, Usha Uthup took the internet by storm with her captivating rendition of Miley Cyrus’ popular track ‘Flowers’. For the unversed, Miley Cyrus took home two Grammys for ‘Flowers’ recently.

Usha Uthup’s cover of the song has gone massively viral on social media, garnering her immense praise from fans.

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After her cover went viral on social media, Usha Uthup recently reacted to it, saying that she hopes to work with Miley Cyrus “very soon.”

“I am so thrilled and grateful to the people for loving my version as well. I just sang the song because my daughter Anjali introduced me to it randomly one day. When I heard it, I just loved the song so much,” she told Hindustan Times.

I’ve been singing it in all my shows and everybody loves it so much. I was so excited to know that my cover version is being appreciated like this. I didn’t even think that it would come on Instagram. Everybody who has written such marvelous things about my cover, thankyou so much! What truly made me happy is that people have actually said that they could relate to the song more because of my voice,” she added.

The veteran singer also said, “Girls, boys, men, women, and even children are loving this song so much. It’s really fantastic, the success has made me feel so good.”

Praising the lyrics of ‘Flowers’, Usha Uthup said, “It’s such a beautiful song with fantastic lyrics, that’s what inspired me. It’s a new kind of breakup song, but as far as I am concerned, it’s the positivity of woman power. I always end it with a line, ‘I can’t do without your love’, because I must have the love of the audience.”

The 76-year-old singer also expressed her admiration for Miley Cyrus. “I am so excited for Miley Cyrus for getting the Grammy for this song. I can’t wait for her to listen to the song and I hope she would like it. I am sure we will work together very soon,” she said.

Apart from being an iconic playback singer, Usha Uthup has also acted in films like ‘Bombay to Goa’ and ‘7 Khoon Maaf’.

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