Pratibha Singh Baghel (born 4 January), also referred to as Pratibha Singh and Pratibha Baghel, is an Indian singer who sings

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as well as

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Early life

Pratibha Singh Baghel was born in

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in musically inclined family. She completed music qualifications ''Sangeet Prabhakar'' and ''Sangeet Parveen''. Influenced by an uncle, she trained for singing ''

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s''.

Career

Baghel made her debut on the music reality show

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. She was a top finalist, topping the

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''gharana'', but got eliminated before the final. Nevertheless, her performance received critical acclaim, and she received opportunities for stage shows in

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and eventually playback singing spots in

films. She lent her voice to feature films including: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Zid'', '' Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'' and ''Baba Ramsaa Peer''. Her song "Jheeni Re Jheeni" along with classical vocalist

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is considered one of her best. In 2020, Baghel released a ghazal album along with violinist Deepak Pandit, called ''Bole Naina'', which also featured the lyricist

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and tabla player

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. Its online video is reported to have attracted 50 million views in two days. She teamed up with composer Abhishek Ray to release a series of singles: a sufi rock in ''Dhaagey'', Indian folk song in ''Kanha ki Preet'', a love ballad in ''Ilzaam'', and a ghazal fusion song ''Kaise—The Music of Goodbye'', all released on

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. In 2022, she shot a video song called ''Anjam-e-Mohabbat'' in Kolkata, composed by Ananjan Chakraborty. She also released an independent ghazal single called ''Kya Kije'' under the ''Bazm-e-Khas'' label, composed by Ghansham Vaswani. In the same year, she was also featured in

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's album ''Sukoon''.Sanjay Leela Bhansali's aching ode to queen of melody Lata Mangeshkar, Sukoon, out now
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baghel, Pratibha 1991 births Living people