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Name
Mahendra
Kapoor
Date of Birth
9th January, 1934
Birth Place
Amritsar, Punjab (India)
Father’s Name Sh.
Mother’s Name
Smt.
Learn Classical
Pt. Hussanlal, Pt. Jagannath Bua, Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan,
Music
Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan, Pt. Tulsidaas Sharma
Favorite Singer
Mohd. Rafi
Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian Playback Singer. In
a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25,000 songs in
various regional languages, including memorable hits like Chalo Ek Baar
Phir Se Ajnabi Ban Jayen Hum Dono (Gumrah), Neele Gagan Ke Taale
(Hamraaz), and in various language, but he became synonymous with patriotic
songs, with Mere Desh Ki Dharthi, in Manoj Kumar’s film Upkaar
He is well known as The Vibrant Voice of India.
Just like Pavarotti, Mahendra too had a very large vocal range with a
beautiful vocal timber & was loved by all his composers and fans for the
same. He was the first Indian Playback Singer to record music in English. He
sang 'Oh Saly please Help me. & I am Feeling Blue" both which were an
amazing feat for an Indian singer to do. He was asked by the famous "Boney
M" group to sing their songs in Hindi with Musarat from Pakistan & they
recorded the EverHit Pop Album.
He has sung in almost every language in India, and has
sung & covered almost every verity of songs such as Patriotic, Romantic,
Bhajans, Qawwalis, Naats, & the TV Serial “MAHABHARAT” title song has
been the umpteenth feather in his already crowned cap. All around the world
Mahendra Kapoor is idolised by millions of his fans as The Voice Of Their
Nation, India. On September 27, 2008, he died following a cardiac
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