Lisa Mishra is an Indian-American singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known for her reprise version of the song Tareefan in the 2018 Indian film Veere Di Wedding. Since then, she has worked on songs like 'The Wakhra Song' from the 2019 film Judgementall Hai Kya, 'Nadaaniyaan' in the film The Sky Is Pink and also the party-anthem 'Chandigarh Mein' from Good Newwz.
She debuted as an actress in the series Call Me Bae (2024), produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.
Mishra was born in Brahmapur, Odisha to Odia parents, who migrated to the United States when she was six years old, where she was raised in Chicago. She graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois in 2015, with a double major in economics and religion
She started her own YouTube channel in 2007 when she was 13.
In 2017, Mishra collaborated with Jamila Woods to create the theme song of the Emmy-nominated web series Brown Girls.
On 19 May 2018, she uploaded a video on her Instagram handle singing a mashup of the Hindi song "Tareefan" and DJ Snake's "Let Me Love You". The mashup caught Sonam Kapoor AhujaâÂÂs attention, and Mishra was subsequently flown to India where she recorded and shot for the reprise version of the song for Veere Di Wedding, along with the other stars.
In 2019, Mishra signed with VYRL Originals, part of Universal Music India for non-film music. In May 2019, she collaborated with composer-singer Vishal Mishra on 'Sajna Ve.' Mishra has also sung "Running Back To You", an uptempo dance/house record by Goa based producer and DJ Anish Sood released in February 2020.
Her debut album, Sorry, I'm Late, released by the artist in May 2024, blended Indian and Western pop. It featured guest appearances from rappers Yashraj and RANJ, and the production of the album was primarily handled by Abhijay Sharma and Charan. She was featured in Rolling Stone India<nowiki/>'s first edition of the "Future of Music" list in 2024.