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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

1 May - Birthday playback singer Manna Dey



The living legend playback singer Manna Dey was born on 1st May, 1920 as Prabohdh Chandra Dey. He started his career in playback singing with the film ‘Tamanna.  Manna Dey has sung several songs and shared the limelight with some legends such as Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mehmood, Kishor Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishor Kumar etc. Since childhood, he showed a penchant towards music and was encouraged by his uncle K.C.Dey, who was a renowned music teacher and working with New Theatre. Manna Dey started to receive proper training in music from K. C.Dey and Ustad Dabir Khan at Calcutta. Later he started to received training in classical music from Ustad Aman Ali Khan and Abdul Rahman Khan. He worked as an assistant music director under K.C.Dey and S.D.Burman. His memorable songs are Upar Gagan Vishal, Aye Mere Pyare Watan, Pyar Hua Iqrar Hua, Tu Pyar Ka Sagar Hai, Laga Chunri Mein Dagh, Poochho Na Kaise Rain Bitayee, Phool Gendwa Na Maro, Aye Bhai Zara Dekh Kar Chalo and many mores. Beside of Hindi songs he has sung thousand of songs in different languages and given stage performances throughout the world. Now he lives in Banglore.

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