{"id":45922,"date":"2016-03-30T01:07:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T05:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=45922"},"modified":"2016-03-31T17:35:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T21:35:46","slug":"p-susheela-enters-guinness-book-of-world-records-for-singing-17695-solo-duet-and-chorus-backed-songs-in-six-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=45922","title":{"rendered":"P.SUSHEELA ENTERS GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR SINGING 17,695 SOLO, DUET AND CHORUS BACKED SONGS IN SIX LANGUAGES"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legendary playback singer of South Indian languages, P Susheela, celebrated for her versatility, has entered the Guinness World Records for recording highest number of songs in several languages in a career spanning over half a century.
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Legendary playback singer P. Susheela holds certificate of Guinness World Records title for the highest number of solo, duet and chorus backed songs in over six Indian languages. In an official certificate presented by Guinness it was verified that she has sung 17,695 solo, duet and chorus backed songs as on January 28, 2016. – PTI<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cPulapaka Susheela Mohan (born 1935) has reportedly recorded up to 17,695 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in over six Indian languages since the 1960s, as verified on 28 January 2016,\u201d said a citation of the Guinness World Records.<\/p>\n

She has sung songs in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and other Indian languages.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters here, she said it was \u201ca big honour having sung so many thousands of songs\u201d and recalled how her debut began in Tamil film \u201cPetra Thai\u201d in 1952 (a duet \u2019Etharkku Azhaithai\u2019 with A M Raja) and how film producer AV Meyappa Chettiar supported her by identifying her talent during her early years.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI will sing even now, if I get the opportunity,\u201d the 80-year-old playback singer said adding she had sung all kinds of songs and had learnt the nuances the hard way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came to Chennai only after getting trained in Carnatic music, so it was not that difficult,\u201d she said and recalled how her \u201cpractice sessions made my voice more good.\u201d<\/p>\n

The acclaimed singer has won many awards including National Awards and honours of several State governments in her long singing career which includes the Kalaimaamani Award of Tamil Nadu (1991) and Ragupathy Vangayya Award of Andhra Pradesh (2004).<\/p>\n

Praised as melody queen, \u201cEnthan vullam tulli vilyaduvathum yeno,\u201d \u201cunnai kan thedutey\u201d \u201cbrindavanamum nandakumaranum yavarukkum\u201d were among her Tamil super hit songs.<\/p>\n

In 2011, Asha Bhosle featured in the Guinness World Records for 11,000 solos, duets and chorus supported songs in over a dozen Indian languages.<\/p>\n

Courtesy:The Hindu<\/em><\/p>\n

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Legendary playback singer of South Indian languages, P Susheela, celebrated for her versatility, has entered the Guinness World Records for recording highest number of songs in several languages in a career spanning over half a century. \u201cPulapaka Susheela Mohan (born 1935) has reportedly recorded up to 17,695 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in over …<\/p>\n

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