Legendary Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice defined Bollywood music through the 1970s and 80s, has died aged 92.<\/p>\n
The two-time Grammy nominee’s family said she died at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai where she was admitted with complaints of “extreme exhaustion” and chest infection.<\/p>\n
“My mother passed away today. Her last rites will be held tomorrow at Shivaji Park in Mumbai,” her son Anand Bhosle told reporters.<\/p>\n
Bhosle recorded more than 12,000 songs in multiple Indian languages over a seven\u2011decade career.<\/p>\n
“Profoundly saddened by the demise of the great musical genius Asha Bhosle,” chief minister of the state of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, posted on X.<\/p>\n
“She has been an inspiring and mesmerising singer who reigned over our hearts for generations.”<\/p>\n
Born on September 8, 1933, to a musical family, Bhosle began singing as a child alongside her elder sister, Lata Mangeshkar, after their father’s death.<\/p>\n
Often compared to influential playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, who was revered as “India’s nightingale” and died in 2022, Bhosle forged her own versatile path, embracing genres from pop to folk.<\/p>\n
Her early life was marked by struggle, including a turbulent marriage at 16.<\/p>\n
She went on to become one of Indian cinema’s most versatile and celebrated voices, receiving the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001 and earning two Grammy nominations.<\/p>\n
Bhosle continued collaborating with global artists well into her later years, including a recent feature on British virtual band Gorillaz’s album The Mountain.<\/p>\n
Beyond music, she nurtured her passion for food, launching her “Asha’s” restaurant chain in Dubai and Britain.<\/p>\n
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