Swarnalatha
Swarnalatha | |
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Swarnalatha at a studio | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Humming Queen, Nightingale Of Kollywood, Swarangalin Arasi |
| Born | 29 April 1973 Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala, India |
| Died | 12 September 2010 (aged 37) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Cinema Playback singing, Carnatic music, Hindustani Music, Ghazal |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1987–2010 |
Swarnalatha (29 April 1973 – 12 September 2010) was an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning almost 22 years (from 1987 until her death), she recorded over 10,000 songs in many Indian languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi, and Badaga. Her beautiful voice is the reason behind her title "The Queen Of Tones"
She 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 receive a National Award in A. R. Rahman Music.