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 Anup Jalota is popularly known as the "Bhajan Samraat"
(Emperor of Bhajans) of India, due to his unending string
of hit Bhajan albums. But the fact is that Anup Jalota is
equally proficient ghazal singer.
born in Nainital to a musical family, Anup Jalota studied music at Lucknow
university. Like so many other singers he was to
struggle early, singing film songs on stage. He came to
Bombay in 1974.
Jalota got a break
when he got to sing for film Sirdi Ke Sai Baba,
which became a big bit. But his heart was not in film
music. After a successful concert tour in UK, he got a
deal with Music India and released the album Shamakhana
which was quite a hit. Soon other albums like Moods
and Farmaish were released.
Jalota is a prolific
singer who has done over 4000 live concerts and released
about 150 ghazal and bhajan albums, the most famous
being Takhaiyul.
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