US EditionLegendary playback singer Asha Bhosle Dies at 92 in Mumbai After Multi-Organ Failure
The playback legend recorded more than 12,500 songs and won India’s top film honors, leaving behind a career that spanned eight decades.
- On Sunday, April 12, 2026, legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle died in Mumbai at age 92. Her son Anand Bhosle confirmed she passed away at Breach Candy Hospital due to multi-organ failure.
- Doctors moved Bhosle to the ICU on Saturday, April 11, after she developed serious cardiac and respiratory problems. She had battled exhaustion and chest infection, according to Dr. Pratit Samdani of the hospital.
- Spanning over eight decades, Bhosle recorded over 12,000 songs across multiple languages. She established distinct identity through remarkable versatility, moving effortlessly from classical ghazals to upbeat tracks composed by her husband R.D. Burman.
- Last rites are scheduled for Monday, April 13, 2026, at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. The family confirmed arrangements to reporters following announcement of her passing.
- Her prolific output earned a place in the Guinness World Records for the most studio recordings. This work, including National Film Award-winning ghazals, ensures her voice remains a defining presence in Indian music.
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The singer, a two-time Grammy Award nominee, died this Sunday in Mumbai. Her voice left a lasting mark on Indian cinema.
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Asha Bhosle, one of India’s most versatile Bollywood singers, dies at 92
Asha Bhosle, a legendary Bollywood singer, has died at 92. She passed away Sunday due to multiple organ failure at a Mumbai hospital, according to a physician there.
She was also known as the "Nightingale of Asia" and was considered one of the most recorded artists in the world. Indian singer Asha Bhosle has passed away at the age of 92 from a heart attack. Her career spanned over seventy years, during which she recorded an estimated 11,000 songs. With her iconic high voice, she sang countless songs for hundreds of Bollywood films. Actresses in those films lip-synced her singing, moving their lips in sync wi…
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