Kavita Krishnamurthy

Years Active: 80, 90

Genres: International

Styles: Bollywood, South Asia, Indian Classical

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During the '80s and especially the '90s, Kavita Krishnamurthy (or Krishnamurti, depending on who Anglicizes the spelling) rocketed to stardom as one of the most versatile and technically gifted female singers in the music-reliant Indian film industry. Krishnamurthy was equally at home singing romantic ballads and popular tunes, or artier, more complex fare; her skill at the latter eventually drew her into a creative -- and romantic -- partnership with violin virtuoso L. Subramaniam by the close of the '90s. Born Sharda Krishnamurthy in the Sout...

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