Veteran Singer Vani Jairam passes away | Azad Times

Chennai: Veteran Playback Singer Vani Jairam, who sang more than 10,000 songs in many languages, passed away on Saturday February 4. She was 77 years old.

She passed away at her residence at Haddows Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai. Reports said that she had an injury on her forehead.

In a career spanning five decades, the renowned singer has sung thousands of songs across multiple languages ​​including Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Assamese and Bengali.

Vani Jairam recently completed 50 years as a professional singer and has worked with renowned composers including Ilayaraja, RD Burman, K. V. Mahadevan, O. P. Nayyar and Madan Mohan. She was recently awarded the highest Padma Bhushan award.