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Lata Mangeshkar ([ləˈt̪aː məŋˈɡeːʃkər] ⓘ; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent .
Javed Ali was born as Javed Hussain in Panchkuian Road, Delhi. [1] [2] He studied in Ramjas School 4, Paharganj. [3] Javed Ali started singing at a very early age with his father Ustad Hamid Hussain, a popular qawwali singer. Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali heard Ali's voice and felt that he could become a great singer in future. [citation needed]
Asha Bhosle [9] ( Marathi pronunciation: [aːʃaː bʱoːsle] née Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi ...
Pankaj Udhas (17 May 1951 – 26 February 2024) was an Indian ghazal and playback singer known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian pop.He started his career with the release of a ghazal album titled Aahat in 1980 and subsequently recorded many hits like Mukarar in 1981, Tarrannum in 1982, Mehfil in 1983, Pankaj Udhas Live at Royal Albert Hall in 1984, Nayaab in 1985 and Aafreen in 1986.
Mohammed Rafi was the second eldest of six brothers born to Allah Rakhi and Haji Ali Mohammad in a Punjabi, Bhatti Jatt Muslim family. [11] The family originally belonged to Kotla Sultan Singh, a village near present-day Majitha in Amritsar district of Punjab, India. [12] Rafi, whose nickname was Pheeko, began singing by imitating the chants of ...
Early life Kishore Kumar's ancestral home Ganguly House (Gauri Kunj), Kishore's ancestral home Kishore Kumar was born in a Bengali Brahmin Ganguly family in Khandwa, Central Provinces (now in Madhya Pradesh) as Abhas Kumar Ganguly. His father, Kunjalal Ganguly (Gangopadhyay) was a lawyer and his mother, Gouri Devi came from a wealthy Bengali family and was a home-maker. Kunjalal Gangopadhyaya ...
Nazia Hassan (3 April 1965 – 13 August 2000) [1] was a Pakistani singer-songwriter, lawyer and social activist. Referred to as the Queen of South Asian Pop, [4] [5] she is considered one of the most influential singers in Pakistan and India as well. [6] Starting in the 1980s, as part of the duo Nazia and Zoheb, she and her brother Zoheb ...
Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema.One of the most prominent singers of 90s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer from a record of thirty-six nominations.