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Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (born 8
September 1933), commonly referred to as Ashaji, is an Indian singer. She is
best known as a playback singer in Hindi cinema, although she has a wider
repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades.
She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies. In
addition, she has recorded several private albums and participated in numerous
solo concerts in India and abroad. Bhosle is the sister of playback singer Lata
Mangeshkar.
Renowned for her voice
range and often credited for her versatility, Bhosle's work includes film
music, pop, ghazals, bhajans, traditional Indian classical music, folk songs,
qawwalis, and Rabindra Sangeets. Apart from Hindi, she has sung in over 20
Indian and foreign languages. In 2006, Asha Bhosle stated that she had sung
over 12,000 songs, a figure repeated by
several other sources. In 2011, she was officially acknowledged by the Guinness
Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in music history. The Government of India honoured her with the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008. In 2013, she
made her debut as an actress in the film Mai, and received critical acclaim for
her performance.
Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1933 (age 82)
Place of Birth: Sangli, Sangli State,
British India
Profession: Playback Singer, Vocalist
Nationality: Indian
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