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Shamshad Begum

Indian singer (1919-2013) · India · Musicians · Died at 94

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Shamshad Begum was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry.

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Padma Bhushan

About this person

Shamshad Begum was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry. Begum is regarded as one of the best and most popular female playback singers, and a pioneering figure in Hindi film music and was also one of the most influential playback singers during the "Golden Age" of Bollywood (1940s-1960s). Notable for her distinctive voice and range, she sang over 6,000 songs in Hindustani, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Punjabi languages, among which 1287 were Hindi film songs. She worked with renowned composers of the time, such as Ghulam Haider who first discovered her. She also worked with Naushad Ali and O. P. Nayyar, for whom she was one of their favorites. Her songs from the 1940s to the early 1970s remain popular and continue to be remixed.

Country
India
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2013 · aged 94

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