Manna Dey

Name : Prabodh Chandra Dey
Birthday : May 1, 1919
Star Sign: Gemini

Prabodh Chandra Dey (born 1 May 1919), better known by his nickname Manna Dey is one of the greatest playback singers in Hindi and Bengali films. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, he dominated Indian film playback music from the 1950s to the 1970s. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of his career.
Dey started his career in playback singing with the movie, Tamanna, in 1943. The musical score was by Krishna Chandra Dey and Manna sang a duet with Suraiya. The song was an instant hit. He sang a solo penned by Sachal Dev Burman, Upar Gagan Vishal, in the 1950.
Dey has been honored with the titles Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

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