years_active birth_place background birth_date genre image article_title name occupation
1954 -- 2008 bombay mumbai , maharashtra , india -rrb- , bombay presidency , british raj -lrb- now solo_singer 5 july/16 october 1935 -lrb- age 79/80 -rrb- indian classical music , playback singing usha mangeshkar 2007 - still 19426 crop.jpg usha mangeshkar
 usha mangeshkar singer
usha mangeshkar

usher magnetic -lrb- , -rrb- is an indian singer who has recorded many hindi , marathi , nepali and gujarati songs .
she is the daughter of pandit deenanath mangeshkar and shevanti -lrb- shudhamati -rrb- .
deenanath 's father was a brahmin and mother maratha .
she is the younger sister of singers , lata mangeshkar and asha bhosle and elder to her music-director brother hridaynath mangeshkar .
she gained spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the low-budget movie `` jai santoshi maa '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- , which became an all-time blockbuster .
she was nominated for the filmfare best female playback singer award for her song `` main to aarti '' in that film .
she sang the same songs for that movie 's remake in 2006 .
usha has a strong interest in painting .
she is known for her famous song `` mungla '' and all the songs for the marathi movie `` pinjara '' .
