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Indian singer (1923-1976)

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Mukesh Chand Mathur (formal name Zoravar Chand), (July 22, 1923, Delhi, India - August 27, 1976), popularly known as Mukesh, referred to as the man with the golden voice, was one of the finest Indian playback singers along with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar. He was born in Delhi in 1923 and, upon leaving school after the 10th Standard, worked briefly for the Delhi Department of Public Works. Mukesh experimented with voice recordings during his employment in Delhi and gradually developed his s

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Born
Mukesh Chand Mathur , ( 1923-07-22 ) 22 July 1923, Delhi , British India
Died
27 August 1976 (1976-08-27) (aged 53), Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Other names
Voice of the Millennium, Tragedy King
Occupation
Playback singer
Years active
1940–1976
Spouse
Saral Trivedi Raichand ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ) ​
Children
5, including Nitin Mukesh
Relatives
Mathur family
Awards
1 National Film Awards 3 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 4 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer

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date of birth
1923-01-01
date of death
1976-08-27
name in native language
मुकेश
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Mukesh Chand Mathur
start of work period
1940-00-00
end of work period
1976-00-00
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Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to be one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers of the Hindi film industry. Among the numerous nominations and awards he won, his song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from the film Rajnigandha (1973) won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

Mukesh was also popular as being the voice of actors Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Feroz Khan, Sunil Dutt and Dilip Kumar.

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