Sikandar Alam was a playback singer in Odisha film industry.
10 Facts About Sikandar Alam
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Sikandar Alam is sometimes called the Salabega of modern Odisha.
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Sikandar Alam then attended the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya to study vocal Hindustani classical music.
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Sikandar Alam later studied Odissi music from Pt Balakrushna Dash.
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Sikandar Alam sang in 50 Odia films, including Amada Bata, Adina Megha, Manika Jodi, Mamata, Suryamukhi and Puja, and recorded over 2,000 songs, earning the sobriquet "the Salabega of modern Odisha".
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Sikandar Alam created a music album called Ala ke Huzur with his wife and daughter.
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Sikandar Alam is credited as the first Odia singer to be heard on BBC London.
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Sikandar Alam was admitted to the hospital due to prolonged illness.
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Sikandar Alam was a singer of Hindustani classical music, and worked at All India Radio.
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Sikandar Alam's eldest daughter Sophia Alam is a television actress and his youngest daughter Nazia Alam is an Odissi classical singer.