Surinder Kaur | |
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| Birth name | Surinder Kaur |
| Also known as | Nightingale of Punjab |
| Born | 25 November 1929 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 14 June 2006 (aged 76) New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1943–2006 |
| Formerly of | Parkash Kaur (sister), Dolly Guleria (daughter) Sunaini Sharma ( granddaughter) Rhea (great- granddaughter) |
Surinder Kaur (25 November 1929 – 14 June 2006) 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.[1][2][3][4]
In a career spanning nearly six decades, her repertoire included Punjabi Sufi Kafis of Bulleh Shah and verses by contemporary poets like Nand Lal Noorpuri, Amrita Pritam, Mohan Singh and Shiv Kumar Batalvi giving memorable songs like, "Maavan 'te dheean", "Jutti kasuri", "Madhaniyan", "Ehna akhiyan 'ch pavan kiven kajra', 'Ghaman di raat' and "Bajre da sitta". In time her wedding songs, most notably "Lathe di chadar", "Suhe ve cheere waleya" and "Kaala doria", have become an indelible part of the Punjabi culture.[5]
- ^ "Obituary: Surinder Kaur". The Guardian. 10 July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023.
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- ^ "Surinder Kaur leaves Delhi to settle in Punjab". The Tribune newspaper. 24 April 2004., Retrieved 18 Aug 2016