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Manna Dey was born in Kolkata on 1 May 1919 and received his education at Scottish Church Collegiate School, Scottish Church College and Vidyasagar College, Kolkata. In 1942, he accompanied his uncle, the renowned singer and musician Krishna Chandra Dey, on a visit to Mumbai, thus embarking on a career in music. He started working as an assistant music director, first to his uncle and later to S.D. Burman. Manna Dey began his career as a playback singer with the film Tamanna in 1943. Since then he has recorded over 3500 songs in a number of languages. A versatile singer with an in-depth knowledge of classical music, he has enthralled listeners all over the world over the last sixty years with his dulcet voice and impeccable command over the medium.
Manna Dey is the recipient of a number of awards including the Lata Mangeshkar Award of the Government of Madhya Pradesh (1985), the Padma Shri (1971) and the Padma Bhushan (2005). He has also been honoured with the title of National Singer of India by the Government of India.
He lives in Bangalore with his wife, Sulochana.
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