Asha Bhosle is one of the most recorded artists in music history, with a career spanning over seven decades and recordings in over 20 languages. Known as the Nightingale of Bollywood, she has recorded more than 12,000 songs and her voice has become synonymous with Indian popular music.
The younger sister of the legendary Lata Mangeshkar, Asha began her career in 1943 and has never stopped. From romantic ballads to qawwalis, ghazals, pop and film songs, her extraordinary vocal range and technical mastery have made her equally at home across every musical genre.
She has won multiple National Film Awards, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and a Grammy Award nomination for her crossover work. Her collaboration with Boy George and Culture Club on the song Yes brought Indian music to a new international audience.