Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
	Mangeshkar in 2013
Born	Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 (age 95); Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India; (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Queen of Melody, Voice of the Nation, Voice of the Millennium, Nightingale of India
Occupation	Playback singer, music director, producer
Years active	1942–present
Parent(s)	Deenanath Mangeshkar (father); Shevanti Mangeshkar (mother)
Relatives	Asha Bhosle (sister); Usha Mangeshkar (sister); Meena Mangeshkar (sister); Hridaynath Mangeshkar (brother)
Awards	National Film Awards; BFJA Awards; Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer; Filmfare Special Awards; Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award;
Honours	Padma Bhushan (1969); Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989); Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhawana Award (1999); Padma Vibhushan (1999); Bharat Ratna (2001); Legion of Honour (2007);

Lata Mangeshkar (pronunciation (help·info)) (born 28 September 1929) is an Indian playback singer and music director. She is one of the best-known playback singers in India.^[2]^[3] She has recorded songs in over a thousand Hindi movies and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages.

References

↑ "Lata Mangeshkar won't celebrate 87th birthday, says 'jo shahid hue hai unki yaad karo kurbani' ['remember the victims and their sacrifice']". The Indian Express. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
↑ "Lata Mangeshkar". The Times of India. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
↑ Yasmeen, Afshan (21 September 2004). "Music show to celebrate birthday of melody queen". The Hindu. Chennai, Tamil Nadu India. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

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[1] "Lata Mangeshkar won't celebrate 87th birthday, says 'jo shahid hue hai unki yaad karo kurbani' ['remember the victims and their sacrifice']". The Indian Express. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

[2] "Lata Mangeshkar". The Times of India. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-22.

[3] Yasmeen, Afshan (21 September 2004). "Music show to celebrate birthday of melody queen". The Hindu. Chennai, Tamil Nadu India. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

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Lata Mangeshkar
Mangeshkar in 2013
Born	Hema Mangeshkar (1929-09-28) 28 September 1929 (age 95)^[1] Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Queen of Melody, Voice of the Nation, Voice of the Millennium, Nightingale of India
Occupation	Playback singer, music director, producer
Years active	1942–present
Parent(s)	Deenanath Mangeshkar (father) Shevanti Mangeshkar (mother)
Relatives	Asha Bhosle (sister) Usha Mangeshkar (sister) Meena Mangeshkar (sister) Hridaynath Mangeshkar (brother)
Awards	National Film Awards BFJA Awards Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer Filmfare Special Awards Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Honours	Padma Bhushan (1969) Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhawana Award (1999) Padma Vibhushan (1999) Bharat Ratna (2001) Legion of Honour (2007)