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{{Infobox | {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | ||
| name = Swarnalatha | | name = Swarnalatha | ||
| background = | | background = solo_singer | ||
| image = Swarnalatha.jpg | | image = Swarnalatha.jpg | ||
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| alias = | | alias = | ||
Aalapanai Arasi | Aalapanai Arasi | ||
Swarangalin Arasi | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1973|04|29|}} | |||
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| birth_place = [[Chittur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], [[India]] | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2010|09|12|1973|04|29|||}} | |||
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | |||
| genre = [[Playback singer|Cinema Playback singing]], [[Carnatic music]], [[Hindustani Music]], [[Ghazal]] | |||
| occupation = Singer | |||
| instrument = Vocals, Harmonium, Keyboard | |||
| years_active = 1987–2010 }} | |||
'''Swarnalatha''' (29 April 1973 – 12 September 2010) was an Indian playback singer. | '''Swarnalatha''' (29 April 1973 – 12 September 2010) was an Indian playback singer. she is considered to be ''one of The 'Nightingale Of India.' '' 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> She is respectfully called as Aalapanai arasi and Swarangalin arasi and is referred to 'Swarnakuyil'. | ||
'''Swarnalatha''' | '''Swarnalatha''' Fondly known as The Humming Queen Of Universal and The Queen Of Tones In India 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== |