Swarnalatha

Carnatic music, Musical Artist

1973 – 2010

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Who was Swarnalatha?

Swarnalatha was an Indian playback singer. From 1987 onward, she rendered nearly 7,000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga.

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. Her distinctive voice, which could effortlessly reach high octaves, quickly made her a name to reckon with in the playback music industry.

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Born
1973
Chittur
Also known as
  • Swarnlata
  • Swarnalata
Profession
Died
Sep 12, 2010
Chennai

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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