Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, on February 6, 2022. The veteran singer, popularly known as the Melody Queen, was 92. She had been admitted to hospital on 8 January after having tested positive for COVID-19. She started her singing career at the age of 13 and recorded her first song in 1942.
Lata Mangeshkar is lovingly referred to as the ‘Nightingale of India’. Queen of Melody was another nick name for her. Among Lata Mangeshkar’s most iconic songs is the patriotic composition Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo. She has won three National Film Awards. She owns a music label with the name LM Music.