b) Latha Mangeshkar is one of the best playback singers of Indian Cinema.
Write a brief biographical sketch of Latha Mangeshkar using the facts given
below.
Birth : 28th September, 1929
Parents : Deenanth Mangeshkar, Shevanthi Mangeshkar
Other Names : Queen of Melody, Voice of the nation, Voice of
the Millennium etc.,
Occupation : Playback singer, Music director, producer
Awards : 3 National Film Awards, 4 Filmfare Awards for
the best Female playback singer, 1 Filmfare
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Honours : Padma Bhushan (1969), Dada Saheb Phalke Award
(1989), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Bharat Ratna
(2001), Legion of Honour (2007)
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Latha Mangaeshkar is an Indian Playback singer and music director. She is one of the best -known and most respected play back singers in India.She has recorded songs in over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty six Indian languages and foreign languages, through primarily in Marathi, Hindi and Bengali.The Dadasaheb Palke Award was bestowed on her in 1989 by the government of India in 2001,in recognition of her contributions to the nation, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour and is only the second vocalist, after M. S. Subbulakshmi, to receive this honour.France conferred on her it's highest civilian award, the Officer of the Legion of Honour in 2007.She is the recipient of the three National Film Awards, 15 Bengal film journalists' Assosiation Awards, four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards, two Filmfare Special Awards, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and many more. In 1974,she became the first Indian to perform at the Royale Albert Hall, London.