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| birth_name = Swarnalatha | | birth_name = Swarnalatha | ||
| alias = | | alias = The Humming Queen Of Universal | ||
Queen Of Tones In Indian Cinema | |||
Swarna Kokila In Southern Music | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1973|04|29|}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1973|04|29|}} | ||
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| known_for = Swarangalin Arasi | | known_for = Swarangalin Arasi | ||
Aalapanai | Aalapanai Arasi | ||
Swarna Kuyil | |||
Reengara Kuyil | |||
| occupation = {{Hlist| Singer}} | | occupation = {{Hlist| Singer}} | ||
| yearsactive = 1987–2010 | | yearsactive = 1987–2010 | ||
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'''Swarnalatha''' (29 April 1973 – 12 September 2010) was an Indian playback singer. She is considered to be '' | '''Swarnalatha''' (29 April 1973 – 12 September 2010) was an Indian playback singer. She is considered to be ''Humming Queen of Universal'' and is fondly known as Swarna Kokila In music industry. In a career spanning almost 22 years (from 1987 till her death), she recorded over 10,000 songs in many languages, including [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], and [[Badaga language|Badaga]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article627430.ece| title=Playback singer Swarnalatha passes away| newspaper=The Hindu| date=12 September 2010| access-date=12 September 2010}}</ref> | ||
'''Swarnalatha''' | '''Swarnalatha''' respectfully referred to as "The Queen of Tones in India" and won the [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for her rendition of the song "Porale Ponnuthayi" from the film ''[[Karuththamma]]''. The song was composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], under whose musical direction she recorded many memorable songs. She was also the first female playback singer to get a National Award In AR Rahman Music.<ref name="asiantribune.com">[http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/09/14/national-award-winning-playback-singer-swarnalatha-passes-away National award winning playback singer Swarnalatha passes away], Asian Tribune, Tue, 14 September 2010 03:25</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||