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Alka Yagnik
 Alka
Yagnik (born March 20 in Calcutta, Bengal, India)
is an Indian singer. She is born into a Gujarati family.
Both her parents were well versed in classical music."
She is classically trained, and has been one of the
leading playback singers in Bollywood since the late
1980's. Alka began singing bhajans for Calcutta Radio
at the age of six. She thought singing as a hobby
but later thought about it as a profession. She came
to Mumbai and sang for the film Laawaris (1981) with
the song Mere Angene Mein. She got her big break with
the song Ek Do Teen from the film Tezaab (1988). The
song turned her into a star overnight and went on
to become a pop hit. She also received her first Filmfare
Best Female Playback Award for the song.
Her voice has mostly been used for the younger generation
of stars. She has done the playback singing for some
of the biggest stars in the industry. Alka also sings
for other languages like Marathi, Bengali and Punjabi.
Filmfare Awards
• 1988, Best Female Playback for Ek Do Teen
for the film Tezaab
• 1993, Best Female Playback for Choli Ke Peeche
for the film Khalnayak (shared with Ila Arun)
• 1997, Best Female Playback for Zara Tasveer
Se Tu for the film Pardes
• 1999, Best Female Playback for Taal Se Taal
for the film Taal
• 2000, Best Female Playback for Dil Ne Yeh Kaha
Dil Se for the film Dhadkan
• 2001, Best Female Playback for O Re Chhori
for the film Lagaan
• 2004, Best Female Playback for Hum Tum for
the film Hum Tum
National Film Awards
• 1994, Best Female Playback for Ghoongat Ki
Aad Se for the film Hum
Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke
• 1999, Best Female Playback for Kuch Kuch Hota
Hai for the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Zee
Cine Awards
• 1999 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
• 2001 Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai - Kaho Naa... Pyaar
Hai
Star
Screen Awards
• 1995 Haqeeqat - Dil Ne Dil Se
• 2000 Refugee - Paanchi Nadiyaan
International
Indian Film Academy
• 2000 Taal - Taal Se Taal
• 2001 Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai - Kaho Naa Pyaar
Hai
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