Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's most famous singers, has died at the age of 92. Sometimes called the "Queen Of Melody" or the "Nightingale Of India", she was, with her sister Asha Bhosle, one of the most influential Bollywood playback singers. Her career spanned 70 years, during which time she recorded songs in 36 Indian languages as well as in English, Russian, Dutch and Swahili.
Lata Mangeshkar, India's most loved singer who had once moved Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to tears with her rendition of 'Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon', passed away on Sunday morning at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai.
Lata Mangeshkar biography: All you need to know about the ‘Nightingale of India’ - As legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has passed away, we look at the biography of the Bharat Ratna awardee.
Lata Mangeshkar, India s most loved singer who had once moved Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to tears, leaves behind a teary-eyed nation of admirers who grew up listening to her immutable voice give wings to the words of poets and the screen careers of legions of heroines.