Back اس. چاناكى ARZ এছ. জানকী Assamese এস জনকী Bengali/Bangla S. Janaki Spanish एस जानकी Hindi S. Janaki ID ಎಸ್. ಜಾನಕಿ Kannada എസ്. ജാനകി Malayalam एस. जानकी Marathi S. Janaki Dutch
S. Janaki | ఎస్. జానకి | |
|---|---|
 S. Janaki in the 1980s | |
| Born | Sistla Janaki 23 April 1938 |
| Other names | Janakiamma, Gana Kokila, Gana Kogile, Nightingale of India |
| Occupation | Playback singer |
| Years active | 1957–2019 |
| Spouse |
V. Ramprasad
(m. 1959; died 1997) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (nephew) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Website | sjanaki |
Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is widely referred to as "Janaki Amma" and "Nightingale of South India".[2] She is one of the best-known playback singers in India. She has recorded over 50,000 songs[3] in films, albums, TV and Radio which includes solos, duets, chorus and title tracks in 17 languages including Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Sanskrit, Odia, Tulu, Urdu, Punjabi, Badaga, Bengali, Konkani and also in foreign languages such as English, Japanese, German and Sinhala; the highest number of songs in her career were in Kannada followed by Malayalam.[4][5] Started in 1957 with the Tamil film Vidhiyin Vilayattu, her career has spanned over six decades. S. Janaki is widely acclaimed as a Queen of expressions & Modulation in any languages with nativity.[6][7] She is referred to as Gaana Kogile in Karnataka, Gaana Kokila in Telugu States and Isaikkuyil in Tamil Nadu.
Widely acclaimed as one of the most versatile singers, her association with singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and composer Ilaiyaraaja is most talked about. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s her duets with P. B. Srinivas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. J. Yesudas, P. Jayachandran and Dr. Rajkumar topped the charts across all the South Indian languages.[8] She has sung in almost all the genres and has performed live on stage in more than 5000 concerts across the globe. She is the only singer to have sung 100 songs in four South Indian languages (Telugu, Malalam, Tamil and Kannada) in the first year of her career.[citation needed] In October 2016, Janaki announced her retirement from singing for films and stage appearances. However, upon insistence from the film fraternity, she made a comeback for the Tamil film Pannadi in 2018.[9]
- ^ a b c "10 Janaki songs that should be in everyone's playlist", The Indian Express.
- ^ Nightingale Of South India – S. Janaki Tamil Hits – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn, 23 April 2018, retrieved 8 February 2022
- ^ "S Janaki returns to playback singing". The Times of India. 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Nostalgia alert: Nightingale of South, S Janaki recorded her first song on this day in 1957!". The Times of India. 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Dr. S Janaki Speaking at Naadanamana ll Part 2". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "| S Janaki Songs in all languages". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ ""Kavidaye Padalaga," presented by poet and film lyricist Vairamuthu, this evening, will transform poetry into song". The Hindu. 27 July 2004. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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