MUMBAI: Maternal instincts go beyond cities, countries, professions or even the various forms of music. A mother is a ‘mother’, no matter what profession she pursues. While it’s absolutely unfair to grade mothers and their motherhood, some musician mommies make our heart beat skip. So, here is a list of six mommies, both Indian and international, who are also mega musicians.

Sunidhi Chauhan

Sunidhi Chauhan continues to rule the roost. The versatile singer married her fellow musician Hitesh Sonik and the couple were blessed with a son on 1 Jan 2018. The cute bundle of joy was named Tegh Sonik. The singer and her friends keep sharing his pictures on social media.

Asha Bhosale

She might be the oldest among all, but is as young at heart as them. A voice that melted hearts for eons together is a mother to three children. Early married to Ganpatrao Bhosle, Asha had delivered her first child before she started singing professionally. The legend goes that she named her eldest son after her favorite singer Hemant Kumar. Unfortunately, she lost Hemant and Varsha, who is her second child. Her third son Anand Bhosle manages her work. Her joy as a mother has doubled as she is now a grandmother to her grandchildren, which is a joy unparalleled.

Anushka Shankar

World renowned Sitar player and daughter of legendary classical, musician, late Pandit Ravi Shankar is a doting mother to her two sons. Anushka, who tours extensively owing to her performances, keeps posting pictures and videos of her children, every time she misses them.  Undoubtedly, it’s a difficult thing to leave kids at home and travel. Anushka often expresses on her social media handles that she is waiting to go back to her children at the earliest. 

Brody Dalle

While she herself comes from a dysfunctional family, Brody has three children (one daughter and two sons) with singer and the founder of ‘Queens of the Stone Age’ band, Josh Homme. Brody is a total rock star, who has done some funky music, had a volatile past life, tattoos, crazy get-ups, but when it comes to her three children, she has been a fabulous mother.

Beyonce

Sensational singer Beyonce is a diva and a loving mother. The lead singer of the popular 90’s girld band, Destiny’s Child, Beyonce has three children - a daughter and twins with her husband Jay-Z.  Known to be a very private person, Beyonce was upset after a few pictures of her kids were leaked. She is indeed a protective mother indeed.

Jennifer Lopez

The epitome of glamour, Jennifer Lopez is a mother to twins - a boy and girl from her ex-husband and popular singer Marc Anthony. Apparently, when the children were born and the picture of them was released, it was the most expensive picture of celebrities at that point of time and era. Three years later, Lopez and Anthony divorced and the custody of the twins remained with their mom JLo.