Dwijen Mukhopadhyay | |
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Born | Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | 12 November 1927
Origin | India |
Died | 24 December 2018 Kolkata, West Bengal, India | (aged 91)
Genres | Bengali |
Occupation(s) | Composer, singer |
Dwijen Mukhopadhyay (12 November 1927 – 24 December 2018) was an Indian composer and singer whose musical career spanned six decades. He was a performer of Rabindrasangeet, Bengali basic songs, Bengali and Hindi film songs. He recorded more than 1500 songs, of which about 800 are songs of Rabindranath Tagore. He also directed music in Bengali feature films and composed music for popular Bengali basic songs.