B. Vasantha

B. Vasantha (born 29 March 1944) is an South Indian playback singer.[1]

Early life

Vasantha was born on 29 March 1944 in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh.[2] She began singing at a very young age.[1]

Career

Vasantha has sung in many Indian languages such as Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Sankrit and Hindi and has recorded over 4,000 songs.[2] She was given two state honours: the Kalaimamani (Tamil Nadu) and the Ugadi Award (Andhra Pradesh).[2] The first Malayalam film she sang for was Muthalali and her first Tamil film was Konchum Kumari. She has sung numerous film songs in Malayalam with K. J. Yesudas. She also sang in Kannada, Hindi and Telugu movies.[1]

References

  1. "B.Vasantha".
  2. Pradeep, K. (28 March 2019). "Music, her life". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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