Singer Vani Jairam passes away at 78

Category : Obituaries Published on: February 07 2023

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Singer Vani Jairam, who was recently honoured with the Padma Bhushan, passed away at her residence in Chennai on Saturday. She was 78.
Vani started her career in the early 1970s and continued singing for over five decades.
She has sung over 10,000 songs in 19 languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada.
She was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1975, 1980 and 1991.
She has worked with legendary composers including MS Viswanathan Ilaiyaraaja, RD Burman, KV Mahadevan, OP Nayyar and Madan Mohan, among others.