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{{Infobox musical artist | {{Infobox musical artist | ||
| name = Parkash Kaur | | name = Parkash Kaur | ||
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| birth_name = Parkash Kaur | |||
| birth_name = Parkash Kaur | | alias = | ||
| alias = | | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1919|09|19}} | ||
| birth_date ={{Birth date|df=yes|1919|09|19}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1982|11|02|1919|09|19}} | ||
| death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1982|11|02|1919|09|19}} | | death_place = | ||
|death_place = | | origin = [[Lahore]], British India | ||
| origin = [[Lahore]], British India | | instrument = | ||
| instrument = | | genre = [[Folk music of Punjab|Folk]], [[Filmi]] | ||
| genre = [[Folk music of Punjab|Folk]], [[Filmi]] | | occupation = Singer, [[Playback singing]] | ||
| occupation = Singer, [[Playback singing]] | | years_active = 1940–1982 (aged 42) | ||
| years_active = 1940–1982 (aged 42) | | label = | ||
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'''Parkash Kaur''' (19 September 1919 – 2 November 1982) was an [[India]]n singer. She sang mainly [[Folk music of Punjab|Punjabi folk songs]], where she is credited, along with her sister [[Surinder Kaur]], for pioneering and popularising the genre. | '''Parkash Kaur''' (19 September 1919 – 2 November 1982) was an [[India]]n singer. She sang mainly [[Folk music of Punjab|Punjabi folk songs]], where she is credited, along with her sister [[Surinder Kaur]], for pioneering and popularising the genre. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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[[Category:Punjabi-language singers]] | [[Category:Punjabi-language singers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian women folk singers]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:00, 14 November 2021
Parkash Kaur | |
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| Birth name | Parkash Kaur |
| Born | 19 September 1919 |
| Origin | Lahore, British India |
| Died | 2 November 1982 (aged 63) |
| Genres | Folk, Filmi |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Playback singing |
| Years active | 1940–1982 (aged 42) |
Parkash Kaur (19 September 1919 – 2 November 1982) was an Indian singer. She sang mainly Punjabi folk songs, where she is credited, along with her sister Surinder Kaur, for pioneering and popularising the genre.
Early life

Kaur was born in Lahore, back then part of British India, into a Punjabi-Sikh family. She is the elder sister of Surinder Kaur, famous Punjabi singer-songwriter.
Career
Kaur made her professional debut with a live performance on 'Peshawar Radio' in 1941, and then on 31 August 1943, she and her younger sister, Surinder Kaur cut their first duet, "maavan 'te dheean ral baithian", for the HMV label, emerging as superstars across the Indian subcontinent.[1]