Musician Dictionary

Begum Akhtar

Indian musician · "Mallika-e-Ghazal" (Queen of Ghazals)

DescriptionIndian musician
Source: Wikidata
Born1914-08-07
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceUttar Pradesh Faizabad
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1974-08-30
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathAhmedabad Ahmedabad
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaIndia
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryIN
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipIndia Dominion of India British Raj
Source: Wikidata
Occupationsinger actor
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsvoice
Source: Wikidata
Genresghazal
Source: Wikidata
AwardsPadma Bhushan Padma Shri in Art Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Akhtari ( Fyazabadi ) Akhtari Bai Faizabadi Akhtari Bai Fyzabadi Akhtari Fyzabadi Akhtari bai Fyzabadi Begum Akhtar (Faizabadi) Miss Akhtari Bai ( Fyzabad ) Miss Akhtari Bai (Fyzabad) بیگم اختر बेगम अखतर बेगम अख्तर বেগম আখতার বেগম আখ্তার બેગમ અખતર

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Identifiers

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