Alka Yagnik was born into a modest Gujarati family. |
At the age of six, she started singing for Akashvani Calcutta. |
At age 10, her mother brought her to Mumbai to pursue her singing career. |
Initially, her voice was rejected for being too soft. |
Her mother, Shubha Yagnik, is trained in Indian classical music. |
Alka Yagnik has worked with many legendary music composers. |
Rumors suggest her song recordings were found at Osama bin Laden’s compound. |
She shares the title with Asha Bhosle for winning the most Filmfare Awards. |
Her song “Taal Se Taal Mila” was voted the best song of the century in 2012. |
She has been involved in projects for girl child empowerment. |
Alka Yagnik gave her first stage performance at Kala Mandir in Kolkata. |
Most of her songs have been recorded at Mehboob Studio. |
She has sung 2,486 Hindi songs in 1,114 films. |
Alka Yagnik is considered the fifth most prolific Bollywood singer. |
She shared a Filmfare Award for Best Playback Female Singer with Ila Arun. |
Her big break came with the song “Ek Do Teen” from the film Tezaab. |
Alka received a National Film Award in 2000. |
She has won two National Film Awards and many other accolades. |
Alka Yagnik revealed her #MeToo moment in an interview. |
In 2023, she was named the most streamed singer by the Guinness Book of World Records. |
In 2024, she was diagnosed with a rare neural nerve sensory loss. |