. Born - 9 September, 1929,
Place of birth - Indore.
Original name - Hema Mangeshkar
Other names - Queen of Melody, Voice of Nation, Voice of Millennium, Nightingale of India.
Occupation - playback singer, musician, producer
Beginning of career- 1942 to 2022
Father - Pt. Dinanath Mangeshkar (Marathi composer, theater actor)
Mother - Shevanti Mangeshkar
Hridaynath Mangeshkar (music composer), Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Meena Khadilkar (all sisters singers)
Total films (as singer) - over 1000.+
Beginning to learn music - Began to receive training from father at the age of five and started acting in father's musical Marathi drama.
Singing career - 18 years in 19 years Lataji's father mother. After Dinanathji's death, Master Vinayak Damodar of Karnataka, the owner of Navyug Chitrapat Film Company
First Marathi Song - Nachu Ya Gade, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhari - Kitti Hasal (12)
First film as an actress - Marathi first film Mangala Gaur - (12)
The first Hindi song -
The first Hindi film song - Pa Laagu Kar Jori - Aapki Seva Mein.
The first Hindi film with Asha (as an actress) - Buddy Maa.
The first major break in the Hindi film industry -
School education - insignificant, but learned Urdu language from Urdu teacher Shafi to bring correct pronunciation in songs.
Iconic patriotic song - Ay Mere Watan Ke Logo, which
Various types of albums sung - Mirambai's album of hymns Chala Wahi Des, album of Ghalib's ghazals, album of Marathi folk songs 'Koli Geet', album of Sant Tukaram's 'Abhango'.
1969 - Padma Bhushan1989 - Dada Saheb Phalke Award1999 - Padma Vibhushan2001 - Bharat Ratna[1]2008 - "One Time Award for Lifetime Achievement" honour to commemorate the 60th anniversary