She is classically trained, and has been one of the leading playback singers in Bollywood since the late 1980's. Both her parents were well versed in classical music. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.Alka Yagnik (born March 20 in Calcutta, Bengal, India) is an Indian singer.

Alka also sings for other languages like Marathi, Bengali and Punjabi. She has done the playback singing for some of the biggest stars in the industry. Her voice has mostly been used for the younger generation of stars. She also received her first Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for the song. The song turned her into a star overnight and went on to become a pop hit. She got her big break with the song Ek Do Teen from the film Tezaab (1988). She came to Mumbai and sang for the film Laawaris (1981) with the song Mere Angene Mein. She thought singing as a hobby but later thought about it as a profession. Alka began singing bhajans for Calcutta Radio at the age of six. Read full bioĪlka Yagnik (born March 20 in Calcutta, Bengal, India) is an Indian singer. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL. Alka Yagnik (born March 20 in Calcutta, Bengal, India) is an Indian singer.

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