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B. R. Chaya

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B. R. Chaya is a well-known playback singer. She was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. Her father's name is Ramamurthy, and mother 'name is Janaki. She did her graduation from RV College in Bangalore. Since childhood, she was having interest in music. She learned Carnatic music from her grandparents. Due to her thorough knowledge and passion for music, she was often called Child Prodigy. Her singing talent was first recognized by llaiyaraaja, who himself was a popular musical wizard. llaiyaraaja gave her the opportunity to sing tracks in his Telugu and Tamil movies. For the very first time, she got the opportunity to sing in a Kannada film Amrutha Agile. In this movie, she worked with famous music director Vijay Bhaskar Bio coming soon... >> Read More... . Her song, 'Hindustanavu Endoo Mareyada' was a big hit and helped her to gain recognition.

From this song, she was able to establish her name in the Kannada film industry. She continued singing in many films with veteran singers like K. Yesudas and S. P. Balasubramaniam. She also got the opportunity to sing with famous singers like S. Janaki, P. Susheela, V. Jairam. In her career, she has worked with several music directors like M. Ranga Rao, Upendra Kumar The famous Indian Music director, Upendra Kumar or >> Read More... , V. Mandran, Rajan- Nagendra. She is famous in Karnataka and Kannada speaking audience. She has performed all across the globe such as Australia, New Zealand, USA, Singapore. She started her own audio company with the name Kinnari Audio, to nurture talent among young aspiring singers, and also help them to launch their music album. She is also the owner of the band B. R. Chaya and Party, which organizes and performs in a musical show all across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

In 2010, she was awarded Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti. She has won the prestigious Karnataka State Film Award for Best playback singer in the year 1988 for the song Ruthumana Samputadi, and in 1994 for the song Ibbani Tabbida. In 1984, she was awarded Chitra Rasikara Sangha Best Singer award for the song Amrutha Agile. In her career, she has sung for more than 300 films and around 10,000 albums. She is popularly known as the Nightingale Of Karnataka. Some of her popular songs are Debate Neenu, Tharoor Mane Noda Bands, Kolu Kunidave. She has sung several devotional and patriotic songs in different languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Konkani, Kannada. Presently, she resides in Bangalore, Karnataka with her husband Padmapani. The couple has a daughter, Megha.

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