Alka Yagnik is celebrating her 57th Birthday Today. Alka Yagnik was the highest paid female singer of her time. She was also the best female playback singer of her time. Besides Hindi, she has recorded songs in 25 other languages. She has recorded over 20,000 songs in her career in various languages. Alka Yagnik has also recorded a total of 5 songs in a day.
Alka Yagnik has been recognized as the most streamed artist in the world by Guinness World Records with 15.3 Billion YouTube views in 2022. She is ranked No.1 on the YouTube’s Music Charts & Insights list of top global artists as of February 2023. Twenty of her tracks feature in BBC’s list of top forty Bollywood soundtracks of all-time. She is one of those rare singers who has made a song more popular than the whole film.
Alka Yagnik has won 2 National Awards For Best Female Playback Singer. She won it for the first time in 1993 for the song Ghoonghat Ki Aad Se (Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke). She won for the 2nd time in 1998 for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Title Track (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai).
In Filmfare, Alka Yagnik has received 36 nominations (the most) in Best Female Playback Singer category and has won 7 times (the most).
List of Filmfare Awards:
1989 – Ek Do Teen (Tezaab)
1994 – Choli Ke Peechhe (Khalnayak)
1998 – Meri Mehbooba (Pardes)
2000 – Taal Se Taal Mila (Taal)
2001 – Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain Dil Se (Dhadkan)
2002 – O Re Chhori (Lagaan)
2005 – Hum Tum (Hum Tum)
She recorded her 1st Song in Bollywood in 1980 for the film Payal Ki Jhankaar. Her second song was the popular song from Laawaris (1981), Mere Angane Mein. She became popular in 1988 after she gave her voice for Ek Do Teen song from the film Tezaab. She recorded this song in high fever.
Some notable and popular songs of Alka Yagnik:
Gazab Ka Hai Din – Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)
Ae Mere Humsafar – Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)
Ek Doosre Se Karte Hai – Hum (1991)
Tumse Milne Ko Dil Karta Hai – Phool Aur Kaante (1991)
Dekha Hai Pehli Baar – Saajan (1991)
O Lal Dupatte Wali – Aankhen (1993)
Baazigar O Baazigar – Baazigar (1993)
Ghoonghat Ki Aad se – Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke (1993)
Choli Ke Peeche – Khalnayak (1993)
Jeeta Tha Jiske Liye – Dilwale (1994)
Chura Ke Dil Mera – Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994)
Tip Tip Barsa Paani – Mohra (1994)
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya – Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995)
Main Toh Raste Se Jaa Rahi Thi – Coolie No. 1 (1995)
Jaati Hoon Main – Karan Arjun (1995)
Yeh Bandhan Toh – Karan Arjun (1995)
Akhiyaan Milau Kabhi Akhiyaan Churao – Raja (1995)
Pardesi Pardesi – Raja Hindustani (1996)
Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mei – Raja Hindustani (1996)
Poochho Zara Poochho – Raja Hindustani (1996)
Kitna Pyara Tujhe Rab Ne Banaya – Raja Hindustani (1996)
Neend Churaayi Meri – Ishq (1997)
Meri Mehboob – Pardes (1997)
Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon – Yes Boss (1997)
Chamma Chamma – China Gate (1998)
Aati Kya Khandala – Ghulam (1998)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
Hum To Deewane Huye – Baadshah (1999)
Hum Saath Saath Hain – Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999)
Maiyya Yashoda – Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999)
Mera Mann – Mann (1999)
Jo Haal Dil Kaa – Sarfarosh (1999)
Taal Se Taal Mila – Taal (1999)
Dil Ne Ye Kaha Hai Dil Se – Dhadkan (2000)
Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein – Dhadkan (2000)
Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai – Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (2000)
Jaane Kyon – Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Suraj Hua Maddham – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
Bole Chudiyan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
O Re Chori – Lagaan (2001)
Badi Mushkil – Lajja (2001)
Mehndi Hai Rachnewaali – Zubeidaa (2001)
Ishq Kameena – Shakti (2002)
Tauba Tumhare Ye Ishare – Chalte Chalte (2003)
Kuch Toh Hua Hai – Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala – Koi Mil Gaya (2003)
O Jaana – Tere Naam (2003)
Tumse Milna – Tere Naam (2003)
Tere Naam – Tere Naam (2003)
Aankhen Bandh Karke – Aitraaz (2004)
Ladki Kyon – Hum Tum (2004)
Hum Tum – Hum Tum (2004)
Laal Dupatta – Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004)
Kyon Ki Itna Pyaar – Kyon Ki (2005)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Tumhi Dekho Naa – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Bakhuda Tumhi Ho – Kismat Konnection (2008)
Agar Tum Saath Ho – Tamasha (2015)
We at Film Window wish the Melody Queen, Alka Yagnik a Very Happy Birthday. Thank you so much for making us fall in love with music much more with your magical and golden voice, since the last 3 decades.
