28 Facts About Usha Uthup

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Usha Uthup Iyer was born on 7 November 1947 and is an Indian pop, filmi, jazz, and playback singer who sang songs in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

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Usha Uthup sang the title song for the show Sarabhai vs Sarabhai in its first season.

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Usha Uthup's father was Vaidyanath Someshwar Sami Iyer who hailed from Chennai, in Tamil Nadu.

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Usha Uthup's parents used to listen to a wide range from Western classical to Hindustani and Carnatic including Kishori Amonkar and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan on radio and she used to join them.

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Usha Uthup is married to Jani Chacko Uthup who is from Manarcaud Painumkal family of Kottayam, and was formerly married to the late Ramu.

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Usha Uthup is presently a resident of Kolkata, West Bengal.

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Usha Uthup started her music career in Chennai in 1969, singing in a small nightclub called Nine Gems in the basement of the erstwhile Safire Theatre complex on Mount Road, wearing a saree and leg callipers.

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8.

Usha Uthup's performance was so well received that the owner of the nightclub asked her to stay on for a week.

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Usha Uthup spent some time in London during this early period.

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Usha Uthup was a frequent visitor to Vernon Corea's BBC office at the Langham in London and was interviewed on London Sounds Eastern on BBC Radio London.

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Usha Uthup was so popular that she was invited to stay on.

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Usha Uthup sang the famous song "Malaika" with Fadhili Williams who was the original singer.

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Usha Uthup produced a record "Live in Nairobi" with a local band Fellini Five.

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Usha Uthup reprised some of R D Burman songs that were sung by others such as "Mehbooba Mehbooba" and "Dum Maro Dum" and popularised them to a distinct end.

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Usha Uthup is the judge in the Season 3 of the show as well.

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Usha Uthup appeared as a chief guest for Marathi singing reality show.

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Usha Uthup is a stage performer and gave performances all over the world and is known for her lively stage presence.

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Usha Uthup has been felicitated with several awards over the years, some of which include Rajiv Gandhi Purashkar for National Integration for quality music, Mahila Shiromani Purashkar for international peace, and Channel [V] award for outstanding achievement.

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Usha Uthup appeared on the Kapil Sharma Show on 26 May 2019.

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Usha Uthup recorded her first album with Luis Banks for which she was paid Rs.

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Usha Uthup recorded a song called "Rhythm and Blues" with the Indian rock band Parikrama which appeared on Channel V on 23 April 2007.

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Usha Uthup received a lot of recognition for having a unique voice that ranges between contralto and alto.

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Usha Uthup made a cameo appearance in the movie Bombay To Goa.

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Usha Uthup appeared in disguise on Indian Idol 1 and 2.

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Usha Uthup has a minor role in the 2010 Tamil movie Manmadan Ambu.

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26.

Usha Uthup acted in Vishal Bhardwaj's 7 Khoon Maaf as a maid.

27.

Usha Uthup has sung a song in the film which released on 18 February 2011.

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Usha Uthup has sung two English songs "We have got" and "How can I tell you" in the 1977 Kannada film Sangharsha.