Alka Yagnik
{{short description|Indian playback singer}}
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| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| occupation = Playback singer
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Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer{{NoteTag| Tied with Asha Bhosle.}} from a record of thirty-seven nominations.
Yagnik is one of the most prolific female playback singers and artists, and has sung a large number of female solos in her Bollywood career.{{cite web |url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/interactives/bollywood-songs-gender/index.html |title=Women are fading out from Bollywood music |work=Hindustan Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513120249/https://www.hindustantimes.com/interactives/bollywood-songs-gender/index.html |archive-date=13 May 2019}} In her career spanning over four decades she has sung songs for more than thousand films and recorded over 22 thousand songs in over 25 different languages.{{cite news |title=Iconic Alka Yagnik |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/playlist-the-best-of-birthday-girl-alka-yagnik/240724-8-66.html |work=IBN Live |date=19 March 2012 |access-date=3 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007114441/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/playlist-the-best-of-birthday-girl-alka-yagnik/240724-8-66.html |archive-date=7 October 2014}}{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday Alka Yagnik: Evergreen songs by the melody queen that will make you nostalgic |url=https://www.newsnation.in/photos/entertainment/happy-birthday-alka-yagnik-evergreen-songs-by-the-melody-queen-that-will-make-ever-90s-kid-nostalgic-2-3223/slide1 |archive-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513120832/https://www.newsnation.in/photos/entertainment/happy-birthday-alka-yagnik-evergreen-songs-by-the-melody-queen-that-will-make-ever-90s-kid-nostalgic-2-3223/slide1 |date=20 March 2019}} Twenty of her tracks feature in BBC's list of top forty Bollywood soundtracks of all-time.{{cite web |title=BBC Top 40 tracks of all time |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml |work=BBC Asia |year=2008 |access-date=3 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415215908/http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml |archive-date=15 April 2009}} She is ranked No.1 on the YouTube's Music Charts & Insights list of top global artists as of March 2025. She has been on the chart for years, with around 360-400 million views per week, around 18 billion views per year, an all-time unmatched record.{{cite web |title=YouTube Music Charts |url=https://charts.youtube.com/charts/TopArtists/global |via=YouTube |access-date=17 March 2020 |language=en}}
Yagnik has been recognised as the most streamed artist in the world by Guinness World Records with 15.3 billion YouTube views in 2022, with which some 12.3 billion or 80% are registered users from India, she is also the most listened to artist in Pakistan garnering 683 million views. The record book further reported that, "Kolkata-born Yagnik, 56, has been the most popular artist on the platform for the past three years, with 17 billion streams in 2021 and 16.6 billion in 2020."{{cite web |title= Guinness World Records |date=20 January 2023 |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/1/bollywood-singer-alka-yagnik-is-the-most-listened-to-artist-on-youtube-733768|via=YouTube |access-date=21 January 2023 |language=en}}
Early life
Yagnik was born in Kolkata on 20 March 1966 to a Gujarati family.{{cite news |date=20 March 2019 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/photo-gallery/lesser-known-facts-about-the-agar-tum-saath-ho-singer-alka-yagnik-you-would-love-to-know/386029 |title=Alka Yagnik birthday: Lesser known facts about the Agar Tum Saath Ho singer, you would love to know |work=Times Now News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327171928/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/photo-gallery/lesser-known-facts-about-the-agar-tum-saath-ho-singer-alka-yagnik-you-would-love-to-know/386029 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |access-date=2 April 2021}} Her father's name is Dharmendra Shankar.{{cite web |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/a-lot-of-songs-were-taken-away-from-me-alka-yagnik-27191-2.html |title=A Lots of Songs Were Taken From Me |publisher=Filmfare |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513093709/https://m.filmfare.com/features/a-lot-of-songs-were-taken-away-from-me-alka-yagnik-27191-2.html |archive-date=13 May 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.alkayagnik.co.in/about_me.html |title=Alka_Yagnik |publisher=Alkayagnik.co.in |access-date=24 December 2015 |archive-date=5 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905010829/http://www.alkayagnik.co.in/about_me.html |url-status=dead }} Her mother Shubha was a singer of Indian classical music. In 1972 at age six, she started singing for Akashvani (All India Radio), Calcutta.{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111016/jsp/graphiti/story_14627875.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018164628/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111016/jsp/graphiti/story_14627875.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2011 |title=Fine Tuning |publisher=The Telegraph, Calcutta, India |access-date=16 October 2011 |first=A Hit |last=Number |date=16 October 2011}} At age 10, her mother brought her to Mumbai as a child singer. She was advised to wait until her voice matured, but her mother remained determined. On a subsequent visit, Yagnik got a letter of introduction to Raj Kapoor from his Kolkata distributor. Kapoor heard the girl and sent her with a letter to noted music director Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar. Impressed, Laxmikant gave her two alternatives – an immediate start as a dubbing artist or a later break as a singer; Shubha chose the latter for her daughter.{{cite web |title=About Me |url=http://www.alkayagnik.co.in/about_me.html |publisher=Alka Yagnik |year=2008 |access-date=3 May 2008 |archive-date=5 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905010829/http://www.alkayagnik.co.in/about_me.html |url-status=dead }} Yagnik mentioned that she was a bright student but didn't like studies.
Career
Trained in the classical style, Yagnik began singing Bhajans for Akashvani (All India Radio), Calcutta at the age of six. Her first song was for the film Payal Ki Jhankaar in (1980). This was followed by Laawaris (1981) with the song "Mere Angane Mein", followed by the film Hamari Bahu Alka (1982). She got her big break with the song "Ek Do Teen" from the film Tezaab (1988). She has said that she had a high fever on the day she recorded "Ek Do Teen". The song won her the first out of seven Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer. In addition to Hindi, she has sung in more than twenty-five languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Manipuri, Odia, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Tamil and Telugu,{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Piali |title=˜Item songs dominate the film industry |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/item-songs-dominate-the-film-industry/articleshow/21396538.cms |access-date=12 August 2020 |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=17 April 2012 |language=en}} besides singing 15 Pakistani songs.{{cite news |title=Alka Yagnik lends her voice to a Rajasthani film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Alka-Yagnik-lends-her-voice-to-a-Rajasthani-film/articleshow/47802521.cms?from=mdr |work=The Times of India| date=25 June 2015 }} She has also performed in live concerts around the world. In an interview with Mid-Day, Yagnik told that she records five songs daily during her time.
In 1993, Yagnik sang a seductive song "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai" with Ila Arun. The song created controversy because of the lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. She got a second Filmfare award for the song, which she shared with Ila Arun.{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/videos/celeb-interviews/sonu-nigam-arijit-singh-shreya-ghoshal-and-many-more-are-my-favorite-singers-ankit-tiwari/ |date=25 October 2016 |access-date=12 March 2017 |title=Musical notes with Alka Yagnik |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312183224/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/videos/celeb-interviews/sonu-nigam-arijit-singh-shreya-ghoshal-and-many-more-are-my-favorite-singers-ankit-tiwari/ |archive-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=live |website=Bollywood Hungama}}
In 1994, she sang another seductive song "Din Mein Leti Hai" from the film Amaanat with co-singer Kumar Sanu and Ila Arun, composed by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics by Anwar Sagar.{{cite news |title=mid-day 38th anniversary: When music was the hero |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-38th-anniversary-when-music-was-the-hero-bollywood-news/18364186 |access-date=19 August 2019 |work=mid-day |date=23 June 2017 |language=en}} Besides the duet version, she also sang the female version of the song with Ila Arun.{{cite web |url=https://m.mensxp.com/entertainment/gossip/26267-15-most-perverted-double-meaning-songs-in-bollywood-you-have-to-listen-to.html |title=15 Most Perverted Double Meaning Songs in Bollywood |date=30 May 2015 |publisher=MensXP.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728222055/https://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/gossip/26267-15-most-perverted-double-meaning-songs-in-bollywood-you-have-to-listen-to.html |archive-date=28 July 2019}} She has performed several shows with Kalyanji-Anandji and Laxmikant-Pyarelal.{{cite web |url=https://m.mid-day.com/articles/alka-yagnik-sang-ek-do-teen-in-one-go/19588190 |title=Alka Yagnik: Sang Ek Do Teen in one go |work=Mid-Day |date=9 July 2018}}
Throughout the 1990s Yagnik and Kavita Krishnamurthy were singing most of the songs for heroines.{{cite news |last1=Raman |first1=Sruthi Ganapathy |title=Sunidhi Chauhan interview: 'Any song can sound good if you do a good job' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/860190/sunidhi-chauhan-interview-any-song-can-sound-good-if-you-do-a-good-job |access-date=14 January 2020 |work=Scroll.in |date=9 December 2017}}
Yagnik worked on private albums like "Tum Yaad Aaye" in 1997 in close collaboration with award-winning lyricist Javed Akhtar and composer Raju Singh, "Tum Aaye" in 2002 with Javed Akhtar and singer Hariharan and "Shairana" in 2003 with Javed Akhtar and singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan. She has also performed the Hanuman Chalisa and various devotional songs. Her song "Chamma Chamma" from China Gate was featured in the song "Hindi Sad Diamonds" from the soundtrack of the film Moulin Rouge!.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Hindi-Diamonds-Moulin-Rouge-Soundtrack/dp/B001NYVY84 |title=Hindi Sad Diamonds (From "Moulin Rouge" Soundtrack) by John Leguizamo & Nicole Kidman & Alka Yagnik |website=Amazon }}
In 2012, she along with Sonu Nigam sang a song 'Shiksha Ka Suraj' as part of the National Literacy Mission of India for which she was felicitated by Union Minister For Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal.{{cite web |title=Shiksha Ka Suraj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/SRK-Kareena-Priyanka-part-of-literacy-mission/articleshow/12404033.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906212550/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-25/news-interviews/31236243_1_literacy-rate-literacy-levels-nlma |url-status=live |archive-date=6 September 2012 |year=2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=20 March 2012}}{{cite news |title=Felicitations |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/article3856646.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |year=2012 |access-date=4 September 2012}} Also in 2012, on the occasion of 100 years of Hindi Cinema, her song "Taal Se Taal Mila" from the movie Taal was voted as the best song of the century in a poll conducted by DesiMartini, Hindustan Times and Fever 104.{{cite web |title=Song of The Century |url=http://www.desimartini.com/100-years-of-indian-cinema-songs-list.htm?sort_year=90&song_id=71&start_value=0 |year=2012 |access-date=31 August 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Also, her song "Choli Ke Peeche" from the movie Khalnayak was voted as the hottest song of the century in a poll conducted by Sanona.{{cite web |title=Hottest Song of The Century |url=http://bollyspice.com/58278/madhuris-choli-is-top-of-the-bollywood-pops |year=2013 |access-date=26 April 2013}}
Yagnik has also been involved in various projects to empower girls.{{cite web |title=Save the Girl Child |url=http://indiawest.com/news/4136--empowering-the-girl-child-campaign-launched.html |year=2012 |access-date=20 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426223523/http://www.indiawest.com/news/4136--empowering-the-girl-child-campaign-launched.html |archive-date=26 April 2012 |publisher=India West}} In 2014, Yagnik again teamed up with Sonu Nigam to sing the song "Phool Khil Jayenge" for child health awareness.{{cite web |title=Child Health Awareness |url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/5049720_Javed-Akhtar--Sonu-Nigam-launch-video-for-child-healthcare-.html |year=2014 |access-date=20 August 2014}} She also sang a song titled "Maine Li Jo Angdai" for the album Women's Day Special: Spreading Melodies Everywhere. It was composed by Farid Sabri, Harish Chauhan, and Gurudatt Sahil; and penned by Sudhakar Sharma.
In 2015, she sang 'Agar Tum Saath Ho'; she explained that the music director of the song, A.R. Rahman, wasn't present in the studio but gave her instructions on a Skype video call and told her she should sing the song her own way.{{cite web |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/jun/21/world-music-day-alka-yagnik-on-spending-almost-four-decades-singing-in-bollywood-15867.html |title=World Music Day: 'Time just flew by', says Alka Yagnik on spending close to four decades in Bollywood |date=20 June 2019 |publisher=indulgexpress.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825184609/https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/jun/21/world-music-day-alka-yagnik-on-spending-almost-four-decades-singing-in-bollywood-15867.html |archive-date=25 August 2019}}
Yagnik shares the title for the greatest number of Filmfare Awards with Asha Bhosle (seven) by a female playback singer.{{cite web |title=Filmfare Award Archive |url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |year=2005 |access-date=20 March 2005}} She has sung 2,486 Hindi songs in 1,114 films. She is the fifth most prolific Bollywood singer of all time after Asha Bhosle (7886 songs), Mohammed Rafi (7405 songs),{{cite news |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/music/mohammed-rafi-death-anniversary-special-things-you-should-know.html |title=Facts you should know about Mohammed Raf |newspaper=Onmanorama |access-date=2 September 2016}} Lata Mangeshkar (5596 songs) and Kishore Kumar (2,707 songs).{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} She is the third topmost female playback singer after Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle who has sung the maximum number of female solos in her Bollywood career.
Artistry
Yagnik credits her mother as her first guru, who began singing at the age of four.{{cite web |title=Would listen to my songs, analyse, learn from mistakes: Alka Yagnik |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/would-listen-to-my-songs-analyse-learn-from-mistakes-alka-yagnik/story-qLaKbzPWNup2sl1NpFHWqJ.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 April 2017}} Besides her mother, Alka learned singing from Kalyanji-Anandji and Laxmikant–Pyarelal.{{cite news |title=Alka Yagnik prefers live performances over playback singing |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/Alka-Yagnik-prefers-live-performances-over-playback-singing/articleshow/53994822.cms?from=mdr |work=The Times of India| date=3 September 2016 }} Although she has sung many genres of songs but according to Alka, her voice suits the romantic genre best.{{cite web |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/a-lot-of-songs-were-taken-away-from-me-alka-yagnik-27191-4.html |title=A lot of songs were taken away from me |publisher=Filmfare official website}} Alka has acknowledged veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar as her inspiration, She has sung romantic, sad, peppy, seductive and item number songs.{{cite web |title=Digitisation can enhance your singing, not your skill: Alka Yagnik |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/digitisation-can-enhance-your-singing-not-your-skill-alka-yagnik/story-M72lMSYHFsqYMmnM2K9weO.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 January 2015}}
She started singing at the age of 4 Most of her duets were with Kumar Sanu, followed by Udit Narayan and Sonu Nigam. She sang maximum numbers of romantic songs with Kumar Sanu and flamboyant numbers of songs with Udit Narayan and she is known with Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan, as the trinity of 1990s playback singing.{{cite web |title=38th Anniversary: When music was the hero |url=https://m.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-38th-anniversary-when-music-was-the-hero-bollywood-news/18364186 |publisher=Mid-Day |date=23 June 2017}}
In the media
Yagnik is cited as "the queen of playback singing".{{cite news |title=Alka Yagnik: I'd die if a song I recorded is given to someone else |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Alka-Yagnik-Id-die-if-a-song-I-recorded-is-given-to-someone-else/articleshow/50579022.cms?from=mdr |work=The Times of India| date=16 January 2017 }} On Mother's Day 12 May 2019, Alka became the most-streamed Indian artist-mom on Spotify.{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Alka Yagnik is number one on this list |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/alka-yagnik-is-number-one-on-this-list |access-date=22 February 2022 |work=TheQuint |date=8 May 2019 |language=en}} The Times of India cited her as 'honey-voiced singer'.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/singer-alka-yagnik-enthralls-fans-at-this-event/articleshow/69325507.cms |title=Singer Alka Yagnik enthralls fans at this event - Times of India |website=The Times of India |date=14 May 2019 |access-date=21 February 2020}} Hindustan Times mentioned her as "magical voice".{{cite news |title=Melody and good music will remain in our hearts forever, says Alka Yagnik |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/melody-and-good-music-will-remain-in-our-hearts-forever-says-alka-yagnik/story-0andTqmaMWl5XuqsxyDkJK.html |access-date=6 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=9 August 2020 |language=en}} Mid-Day included her in the list of notable 1990s playback singers.{{cite web |title=Bollywood playback singers who are tuned out! |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-playback-singers-who-are-tuned-out/15140052 |publisher=Mid-Day |access-date=24 June 2017 |date=5 March 2014}} One of the most well known and leading contemporary singer Sunidhi Chauhan once said that she can't even dream of getting where Lataji, Ashaji and Alkaji (Alka Yagnik) have reached.{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K |title=How can I disrespect Lata, Asha: Sunidhi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/how-can-i-disrespect-lata-asha-sunidhi/story-yEVvMI5KsGdMcHeVjo4W6K_amp.html#aoh=16388193089254&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s |access-date=20 June 2022 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |work=Hindustan Times |date=14 June 2005 |language=en}} Veteran Music Composer Lalit Pandit cited Alka Yagnik as the best female singer after the Mangeshkar sisters (Lata-Asha duo) and said that Alka had a clear edge among her contemporaries because of her superior voice quality. {{ cite news | title=Lalit Pandit on Alka Yagnik's strong musical bond with Jatin-Lalit | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/lalit-pandit-on-alka-yagniks-strong-musical-bond-with-jatin-lalit/articleshow/98872270.cms}} Legendary Vocalist from South India Vani Jairam picked Alka Yagnik as her favourite singer and complimented Yagnik for her lovely voice in 1990s. {{ cite news | title=I don't abuse my voice: Vani Jairam| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/i-do-not-abuse-my-voice-vani-jairam/articleshow/47456393.cms}}
Personal life
Yagnik married Shillong-based businessman Neeraj Kapoor in 1989, with whom she has a daughter named Syesha.{{cite news |title=Alka Yagnik Birthday Special: From 'Tip Tip Barsa' to 'Lal Dupatta,' Top 10 songs by the soulful singer |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/alka-yagnik-birthday-special-from-tip-tip-barsa-to-lal-dupatta-top-10-songs-by-the-soulful-singer |access-date=21 February 2022 |work=Free Press Journal |date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}
She lost her hearing ability in 2024.{{cite news |last1=Mishra |date=19 June 2024 |first1=Lata |title=Alka Yagnik's 'hearing loss' a disorder hard to reverse: Doctors |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/alka-yagniks-hearing-loss-a-disorder-hard-to-reverse-doctors/articleshow/111094199.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 June 2024}}
Discography
{{Main|List of songs recorded by Alka Yagnik}}
Filmography
Besides singing, Yagnik also judged several singing reality shows on television.{{cite web |url=https://www.easterneye.biz/exclusive-kids-were-the-main-reason-for-me-to-choose-superstar-singer-says-alka-yagnik/ |title=Kids were the main reason for me to choose Superstar Singer, says Alka Yagnik |date=3 July 2019 |publisher=Eastern Eye}}
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1992
|Yagnik also appeared in film Sapne Sajan Ke in a song 'Yeh Dua Hai Meri' with co-singer Kumar Sanu. |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} | ||||
2006
|She made her first television debut with the show. | ||||
rowspan="2" |2014
|On 25 May 2014 she appeared as a special guest along with Kumar Sanu for the popular TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil. | ||||
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs
|She had done Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs as a judge in first Season and fifth Season as a Maha Guru (also in previous 2 seasons). |Zee TV | ||||
2016
|In November 2016, she appeared in a Hindi comedy serial Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! with Kumar Sanu in a special one hour episode. |&TV |{{Cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/saumya-tandon-fan-moment-alka-yagnik-on-sets-bhabhiji-ghar-par-hai/17772167 |title=Saumya Tandon's fan moment on sets 'Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai' |publisher=Mid-Day |date=21 November 2016}} | ||||
rowspan='2' |2017
|Yagnik also appeared as a guest in Hindi serial 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' |{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-september-4-2017-written-update-alka-yagnik-pays-tribute-to-akshara-at-sangeet-ceremony/articleshow/60373037.cms |title=Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai September 4, 2017 written update: Alka Yagnik pays tribute to Akshara at sangeet ceremony |work=The Times of India|date=5 September 2017 }} | ||||
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs
|She came with her co-singer Udit Narayan and sung many duets of the 1990s. |Zee TV | ||||
rowspan='2'|2018
|She appears as a guest and gave a special tribute to late actress Sridevi | ||||
Indian Idol
|She appeared in 10th season of Indian Idol with co-singer Kumar Sanu. | rowspan="3" |Sony Entertainment Television | ||||
rowspan='2'| 2019
|She appeared in The Kapil Sharma Show with other two judges for the promotion of her show 'Superstar Singer'. | ||||
Superstar Singer
|In 2019, she appeared in Superstar Singer as a Judge in Sony TV. |{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/alka-yagnik-not-neha-kakkar-to-judge-music-reality-show/articleshow/68267779.cms |title=Alka Yagnik to judge music reality show |work=The Times of India}} | ||||
2020
|Besides Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan and Kumar Sanu appeared as judges after 30 years. |Zee TV |
She also appeared in Star Voice of India as a judge. She appears as a guest with Udit Narayan in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs.{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-this-is-adorable-check-out-alka-yagnik-and-udit-narayan-s-cute-banter-on-sa-re-ga-ma-pa-li-l-champs-2406985 |title=Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan's cute BANTER on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs |publisher=DNA |date=19 April 2017}}
She has also been a judge on fame gurukul, superstar singer 2, super singer plus,sa re ga ma pa-2009 and Indian idol and 2 seasons of Bengali sa re ga ma pa
Awards and nominations
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Alka Yagnik}}
Yagnik has won several accolades including two National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her songs: "Ghoongat Ki Aad Se" from Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993){{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/76_41stNfacatalogue.pdf |title=41st National Film Awards |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=24 February 2022 |archive-date=16 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116081835/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/76_41stNfacatalogue.pdf |url-status=live}} and "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/focus/fojul99/fo1907992d.html |title=46th National Film Awards (PIB - Feature films) |publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India |access-date=24 February 2022 |archive-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819080140/http://pib.nic.in/focus/fojul99/fo1907992d.html |url-status=live}} She has won a record seven Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer{{NoteTag| Tied with Asha Bhosle.}} for her songs: "Ek Do Teen" from Tezaab (1988),{{cite web |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368584.cms |title=The Filmfare Awards Winners – 1988 |publisher=The Times Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014010946/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368584.cms |archive-date=14 October 2007}} "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai" from Khalnayak (1993),{{cite web |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368614.cms |title=The Filmfare Awards Winners – 1993 |publisher=The Times Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028113049/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368614.cms |archive-date=28 October 2007}} "Zara Tasveer Se Tu" from Pardes (1998),{{cite news |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368661.cms |title=43rd Filmfare Awards 1998 Winners |work=Indian Times |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508090623/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368661.cms |archive-date=8 May 2006 |agency=The Times Group}} "Taal Se Taal" from Taal (2000),{{cite news |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2000/cs1a.html |title=The 45th Filmfare Awards 2000 Winners |work=Indian Times |access-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325154018/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2000/cs1a.html |archive-date=25 March 2012 |agency=The Times Group}} "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se" from Dhadkan (2001), "O Re Chhori" from Lagaan (2002) and "Hum Tum" from Hum Tum (2005) from a record thirty-six nominations.{{cite news |title=Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2019 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners |access-date=14 February 2020 |work=filmfare.com |language=en}} Additionally she has won two Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. For her contribution in the field of music, Yagnik was bestowed with the Lata Mangeshkar Award in 2019.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/alka-yagnik-and-udit-narayan-to-get-lata-mangeshkar-award/articleshow/61162779.cms |title=Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan to get Lata Mangeshkar Award |website=The Times of India |access-date=24 February 2022}}
See also
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