Lata Mangeshkar is a great voice of india , that she sung a number of song with all music director of her time and have era on lata mangeshkar.
Nick Names –
The Nightingale of Bollywood , Nightingale of India , Queen Of Melody.
Birth Mini Bio :
Lata Mangeshkar was born in Indore on September 28, 1929, and became, quite simply, the most popular playback singer in Bollywood’s history. She sung for over 50 years for actresses from Nargis to Preity G Zinta, as well as recorded albums of all kinds (ghazals, pop, etc). Until the 1991 edition, when her entry disappeared, the Guinness Book of World Records listed her as the most-recorded artist in the world with not less than 30,000 solo, duet,and chorus-backed songs recorded in 20 Indian languages between 948 and 1987. Today that number may have reached 40,000!
She was born the daughter of Dinanath Mangeshkar, the owner of a theater company and a reputed classical singer in his own right. He started giving Lata singing lessons from the age of five, and she also studied with renowned singers Aman Ali Khan Sahib and Amanat Khan. Even at a young age she displayed a God-given musical gift and could master vocal exercises the first time.
Death :
06 February 2022 At Mumbai Thousands gather at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park to bid adieu to the legendary singer.
Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital , said medical sources. Hospital CEO Dr. N. Santhanam attributed the iconic singer’s death to post-Covid-19 complications.
As a mark of respect, the Central government announced a two-day national mourning, while the Maharashtra government has declared public holiday in the state on Monday to pay homage to the iconic singer. The Goa government has announced a three-day mourning from February 6 to 8. The Mangeshkar family has deep roots in Goa as the singer’s grandparents hailed from the coastal State.
Tributes gushed in from the cinematic world and the country’s political spectrum as the news of the singer’s death broke.
Prime Minister Modi, cancelling his election engagements in poll-bound Goa and Uttar Pradesh, reached Shivaji Park in Mumbai’s Dadar to attend Ms. Mangeshkar’s state funeral at Shivaji Park in Mumbai and offered floral tributes to the music legend.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, in his condolence message, said that the “era of Swara had ended and a great festival had come to an end” with Lata didi’s demise.
Lata mangeshkar Award:
She was bestowed with the Padma Bhushan, third-highest civilian award in 1969, the Padma Vibhushan, second-highest civilian award in 1999 and the highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna in 2001.
Lata Mangeshkar has got A France’s highest civilian award ‘Officier de la Legion d’Honneur’ (Officer of the Legion of Honour) in 2009.
