Tara Devi तारा देवी | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Dol Kumari Karki |
Also known as | Nightingale of Nepal |
Born | Indra Chowk, Kathmandu, Nepal | 15 January 1946
Origin | Kathmandu |
Died | 23 January 2006 Kathmandu, Nepal | (aged 61)
Occupation | Singer |
Spouse | Shiva Bahadur Shrestha |
Tara Devi Shrestha (15 January 1946 – 23 January 2006), professionally known as Tara Devi was a Nepalese singer. She is known as the "Nightingale of Nepal",[1] having recorded over 4,000 songs[2] during her lifetime. Much of her music revolved around the themes of patriotism and love.[3]