death_date death_place years_active alias birth_place article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name occupation
31 january 2004 mumbai drive , mumbai , maharastra india -lrb- residence-krishna mahal , marine 1937 , 1941 -- 1963 malika-e-tarannum -lrb- queen of melody -rrb- , madam suraiya gujranwala , punjab province -lrb- british india -rrb- suraiya
 suraiya ثریا सुरैया solo_singer 15 june 1929 bhajan filmi devotional songs ghazal playback singing suraiya image.png mumbai , maharashtra , india -lrb- nationality-indian -rrb- suraiya jamaal sheikh singer , actress
suraiya

suraiya or suraiya jamaal sheikh -lrb- 15 june 1929 -- 31 january 2004 -rrb- -lrb- , -rrb- was a singer and actress in bollywood in the 40s and 50s .
she was a most popular actress and singer of indian sub-continent .
the first time in indian film history , she was given the honorific title of malika-e-tarannum -lrb- , english : the queen of melody , -rrb- in indian sub-continent .
later , many years ago , this title was given to noor jehan in 1930 -- 1947 , 1963 .
she was the only child of her parents .
she was not formally trained in music ; yet she went on to become a most successful singing actress .
she was first time sang for a children 's program for air -lrb- akashvani -lrb- radio broadcaster -rrb- -rrb- . .
she was the disciple of legendary radio broadcaster baba-e-nasharayat -lrb- father of broadcasting -rrb- zulfiqar ali bukhari .
