Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning around five decades, she has recorded over 25,000 Songs in various Indian languages languages such as Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Marathi, Rajasthani, Punjabi, Tulu, Badaga, Banjara, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati and Sanskrit as well as foreign languages such as Malay, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese, Urdu, English and French.
Chithra, renowned for her extraordinary vocal talent, is widely recognised as the Golden Voice of India, a title bestowed upon her by the prestigious Royal Albert Hall, London in 2001. The Times Group has honoured her as the Melody Queen of Indian Cinema in 2016, reflecting her immense contribution to the industry. She is also celebrated as the Little Nightingale of Indian Cinema, Nightingale of South India, and in different regions, she is known by various affectionate titles: Piya Basanti in North India, Vanambadi in Kerala, Chinna Kuyil in Tamil Nadu, Kannada Kogile in Karnataka and Sangeeta Saraswathi in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. She is also known for her extensive history of collaboration with music composers like A. R.
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