Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer.
22 Facts About Kavita Krishnamurti
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Kavita Krishnamurti has recorded songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Konkani, Punjabi and other languages.
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Kavita Krishnamurti is the recipient of four Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards, and the Padmashri which she received in 2005.
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Kavita Krishnamurti was awarded a Doctorate for her contributions to Indian music by Bangalore-based Jain University in 2015.
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Kavita Krishnamurti began her musical training at the insistence of her aunt, Protima Bhattacharya who enrolled her to train under Surama Basu, where she was taught Rabindra Sangeet.
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Kavita Krishnamurti began her formal training in Hindustani classical music under the guidance of Balram Puri, a classical singer.
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At the young age of eight, Kavita Krishnamurti won a gold medal at a music competition.
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Kavita Krishnamurti won several medals participating in the Inter-Ministry Classical Competition in New Delhi in the mid-1960s.
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Kavita Krishnamurti is an alumnus of St Xavier's College, Bombay from where she did her BA Honors Economics.
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Kavita Krishnamurti was very active in St Xavier's music group.
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Kavita Krishnamurti recorded her first song under Vilayat Khan's composition in Kadambari.
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The 1990s thrust Kavita Krishnamurti into being known as one of the leading female playback singers.
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Kavita Krishnamurti has sung with younger singers in the 2000s such as Sonu Nigam, Shaan, and Babul Supriyo.
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Kavita Krishnamurti has performed in concert halls including Royal Albert Hall in London, The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Madison Square Garden, The Lincoln Center in New York City, the Zhongshan Music Hall in Beijing, The Esplanade in Singapore, The Putra Jaya World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, and Gewandhaus Leipzigm.
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Kavita Krishnamurti sang many hit songs in Kannada since then.
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Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam made many appearances in various music reality shows as a guest judge because of her popularity as a playback singer.
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Kavita Krishnamurti recently was a judge for Bharat Ki Shaan: Singing Star, which aired on DD National at prime time.
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Kavita Krishnamurti appeared in Vijay TV Airtel Super Singer and Star Jalsha Super Singer.
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Kavita Krishnamurti has sung for serials like Alif Laila {1980} DD National, Mahabharat, Ramayan, Shri Krishna, and Ramayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy At Know In 2017 Special Juries and Judge UAE Singers of Student, The Give as Prices 5,000 Dinar In Winner.
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Kavita Krishnamurti appeared in Rising Star Season 2, which was broadcast on Colors TV on 4 March 2018 as a guest.
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Kavita Krishnamurti married L Subramaniam in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 11 November 1999.
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Kavita Krishnamurti's eldest daughter Gingger Shankar is a singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, while his second eldest, Bindu Subramaniam is a law graduate and singer-songwriter.