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Legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, passed away at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, India. She was 92. The demise of the soulful voiced singer has left her fans across the globe in grief. 

Lata Mangeshkar was being treated in the hospital for the last 29 days after she had tested positive for COVID-19.

Lata Mangeshkar, born in 1929, was the eldest of five siblings. Her father was classical musician Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, who gave the young Lata Mangeshkar her first music lesson. 

In 1942, when her father died, 13-year-old Lata Mangeshkar began her career in music, juggling singing with acting parts in Marathi films. In 1945, Ms Mangeshkar had an early hit with the song Aayega Aanewala from the film Mahal, starring Madhubala. From there, Lata Mangeshkar's voice and career soared to the greatest of heights. 

Lata Mangeshkar has been regarded as the queen of melody in Indian music for almost half a century. Lata Mangeshkar has sung tens of thousands of film songs in 36 languages ​​including Tamil and Hindi. In the Tamil film Satya, "Valayosai Kalakalavena." The song is sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the country's highest award, the Bharat Ratna in 2001.

She sang raga-based compositions by Naushad in films like Baiju Bawra, Mother India and Mughal-E-Azam, Shankar-Jaikishan's melodic hits in Barsaat and Shree 420; Salil Chowdhury's lilting tracks in Madhumati won her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer; three more Filmfare Awards came by way of Bees Saal Baad, Khandan and Jeene Ki Raah. Lata Mangeshkar won three National Awards for Best Female Playback Singer for the films Parichay, Kora Kagaz and Lekin. Other memorable films in her credits include Pakeezah, Abhimaan, Amar Prem, Aandhi, SIlsila, Chandni, Sagar, Rudali and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Lata Mangeshkar, popularly known as the “nightingale of India”, is a recipient of India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna award.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and loved ones. Rest in peace, madam.

Info via Times Of India 

By Thineshkan