Amirbai Karnataki

Amirbai Karnataki
Born1906
Bagalkote, Karnataka, British India
Died3 March 1965(1965-03-03) (aged 58–59)
India
GenresPlayback singing
OccupationsSinger, actor
InstrumentVocalist
Years active1935 – 1961

Amirbai Karnataki (c. 1906 – 3 March 1965) was a famous actress/singer and playback singer of the early Hindi cinema and was famous as Kannada Kokila. Mahatma Gandhi was an ardent fan of her song Vaishnav Jan To.

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