| 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. |
