Key facts
- Born
- 25 November 1929, Lahore
- Died
- 14 June 2006, New Jersey
- State of birth
- Lahore
- Sector
- Playback singers
- Profession
- Indian singer (1929-2006)
- Gender
- Female
Biography
Surinder Kaur was an Indian singer and songwriter. While she mainly sang Punjabi folk songs, where she is credited for pioneering and popularising the genre, Kaur also recorded songs as a playback singer for Hindi films between 1948 and 1952. For her contributions to Punjabi music, she earned the sobriquet Nightingale of Punjab, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1984, and the Padma Shri in 2006.
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Timeline
- 1929Born in Lahore
- 2006Awarded the Padma Shri in arts
- 2006Dies in New Jersey
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5