Kumar Sanu
Kumar Sanu | |
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 Kumar Sanu in April 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kedarnath Bhattacharya |
| Born | 20 October 1957 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Origin | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | Playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Music Director |
| Instruments | Tabla |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Sony Music, T-Series, Tips, Saregama, Venus Records & Tapes |
| Website | kumarsanuworld |
Kumar Sanu (born 20 October 1957) is an Indian singer. He was born in Kolkata, India. He has won five Filmfare Awards (five awards in a row from 1990 to 1995) in 2009 he was awarded Padma Shree (forth highest civilian award) by the Government of India. [1]
Career
[change | change source]He started his music career in 1984. His first breakthrough came six years later when he was given chance to do playback singing for the movie Aashiqui by Nadeem-Shravan. The movie made his and also music directors career in Bollywood. He often worked with Nadeem-Shravan.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Kumar Sanu biography". Retrieved 2012-09-21.