Alka Yagnik Singing Career: Bollywood’s veteran singer Alka Yagnik has suffered hearing loss. She is unable to hear. The singer herself has shared this bad news with fans by posting. Fans are praying for her speedy recovery. In the meantime, let us know about some special aspects of Alka Yagnik’s life.
Childhood spent in Kolkata
Alka was born on 20 March 1966 in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. She spent her childhood in Kolkata. Both her parents were Gujarati. But both grew up in Uttar Pradesh. When Alka was born, her father was posted in Kolkata.
Sang on radio at the age of 5
Alka Yagnik herself revealed in an interview that her mother started teaching her singing when she was three to four years old. Her mother is a classical singer. When she was just 5 years old, she sang for the first time on Kolkata All India Radio station.
Stage performance done at the age of 9
Alka further told that when she was just 9 years old, she gave her first stage performance with musicians. Alka has been fond of singing since the beginning. Her mother has contributed a lot to her career. Following her mother’s footsteps, Alka also tried her hand in the singing field and she was very successful.
The pain of losing a father is always there
Alka Yagnik was closest to her father. She had said that she was very scared of her mother and even today she is scared of her mother. Her mother used to say to her father that if you don’t tell anything to the children, then father used to scold you jokingly. She said that I lost my father early. The pain of losing him is always there.
When Raj Kapoor was stunned to hear Alka Yagnik
In the same interview, Alka’s mother had revealed that someone had sent her to Raj Kapoor. Alka had gone with her mother. She was very young and was wearing a frock. When she sang a song for Raj Kapoor, he was surprised. Raj Kapoor sent Alka directly to the music director duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal. He had written a letter to this famous music composer duo asking them to listen to Yagnik’s song.
Got recognition from ‘Mere Angne’
According to Alka, she had recorded her Bollywood song for Rajesh Roshan’s film ‘Hamari Bahu Alka’. She also sang ‘Thirakat Ang Lachki Jhuki’ from the film ‘Payal Ki Jhankar’. But the singer got recognition from the song ‘Mere Angne Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai’ from Amitabh Bachchan’s film ‘Lawaris’.
Alka Yagnik has sung more than 2500 songs
The song ‘Mere Angne Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai’ proved to be a big hit. However, her struggle continued in Bollywood. The song ‘Ek Do Teen’ from the film ‘Tezaab’ released in 1988 made her famous again and after this Alka never looked back. In the 90s, she had a one-sided reign. On the basis of her excellent singing, Alka holds her place among the legendary singers of Bollywood. Even today everyone is crazy about her voice. So far Alka has given voice to more than 2500 songs.