Penaz Masani
Penaz Masani is an Indian Ghazal singer who started singing in 1981 and has made over 20 albums.[1]
Penaz Masani | |
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 In a concert Shaam-E-Firdous at Ravindra Bhavan Bhopal September 2016 | |
| Born | Navsari, Gujarat |
| Occupation | Singer, dancer |
| Years active | (1981–present) |
Career
In her career, she has won a number of awards, including the title of 'Shehzadi Tarunnam', by the state government of Uttar Pradesh 1996 and the 11th 'Kalakar Award' for 'Outstanding Contribution to Music', in 2002.[2] Having graduated from Sydenham College, Masani has worked as a playback singer for Bollywood, in more than 50 Hindi movies and sung in over ten languages. Under the aegis of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, she has performed in countries as far reaching as Germany,[3] South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Vietnam.[4][5] In one of her interviews reported in The Times of India[6] she stated that the song Aap Ki Bazm Mein, was recorded when she was 14. This song was recorded in 1982, which means it implies that she was born in 1968. It was telecast on Doordarshan which called her Kalakaar (performer).[7]
Awards
She was honoured with the Padma Shree award on 26 January 2009.[8]
References
- "Penaz Masani". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- "Awardees by year". Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- Berlin, Asia Pacific Meet 18 September 2003.
- Penaz panache The Tribune, 31 October 2003.
- India’s ghazal music lands in opera houses Viet-Nam news. Retrieved 2 March 2008
- "Singer Penaz Masani talks about the kind of music she is fond of". The Times of India. 11 September 2018.
- "Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan receive Padma Shree". NDTV. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
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