Prakash Kaur was born in Lahore, back then part of British India, into a Punjabi-Sikh family.
15 Facts About Parkash Kaur
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Parkash Kaur is the elder sister of Surinder Kaur, famous Punjabi singer-songwriter.
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Parkash Kaur was the eldest daughter of a Sehajdhari Sikh Bishan Dass.
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Parkash Kaur used to hear the Rababi women sing during the weddings and festive occasions.
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Prakash Parkash Kaur made her professional debut with a live performance on 'Peshawar Radio' in 1941, and then on 31 August 1943, she and her younger sister, Surinder Parkash Kaur cut their first duet, "maavan 'te dheean ral baithian", for the HMV label, emerging as superstars across the Indian subcontinent.
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Parkash Kaur was already an accredited artist of All India Radio Lahore.
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In 1943, Parkash Kaur took her thirteen year old sister Surinder Kaur along to the studios of All India Radio Lahore.
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Parkash Kaur had become the best known Punjabi female singer in Northern India.
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Parkash Kaur frequently performed live in all the major cities of Punjab, including Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ferozepore and Ambala.
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When Surinder Kaur was rubbing shoulders with the elite of play back singers in Bombay, Parkash Kaur was training another of her youngers sisters Narinder Kaur, who lived in New Delhi.
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In 1952, Surinder Parkash Kaur returned from Bombay to the North and settled in New Delhi.
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Parkash Kaur must have recorded something like five hundred records in her entire life span.
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Parkash Kaur was active in music business almost till the time of her death.
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Parkash Kaur died on November 2,1982 after a disability caused by a serious accident.
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Parkash Kaur is not with us for decades, but thanks to her outstanding popularity, her music is alive for ever.