Mohammed Rafi

Key facts

Born

24 December 1924, Kotla Sultan Singh

Died

31 July 1980, Mumbai

State of birth

Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab

Sector

Playback singers

Profession

Indian playback singer (1924–1980)

Gender

Male

Biography

Mohammed Rafi was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of India. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast, peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award in India. In 1967, the Government of India honored him with the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millennium" title by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine. In 2013, Rafi was voted for the Greatest Voice in Hindi Cinema in a CNN-IBN poll.

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Timeline

1. 1924Born in Kotla Sultan Singh
2. 1957Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Male Playback Award
3. 1960Awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
4. 1961Awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
5. 1964Awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
6. 1965Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Male Playback Award
7. 1966Awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
8. 1966Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Male Playback Award
9. 1967Awarded the Padma Shri in arts
10. 1968Awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
11. 1977Awarded the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
12. 1977Awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
13. 1980Dies in Mumbai