Bio/Wiki
Other Name(s)	Sharada Krishnamurthy, Kavita Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurthy Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurti
Profession	Singer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 165 cm in meters– 1.65 m in feet inches– 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms– 60 kg in pounds– 132 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	36-32-34
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Career
Debut	Film: 1978: Ondanondu Kaaladaga, Title Track, Kannada 1980: ‘Kaahe Ko Byaahi’ in the film Maang Bharo Sajana, Hindi
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Filmfare Awards 1995: Best Female Playback Singer for “Pyaar Hua Chupke Se” (1942: A Love Story) 1996: Best Female Playback Singer for “Mera Piya Ghar Aaya” (Yaraana) 1997: Best Female Playback Singer for “Aaj Main Upar” (Khamoshi: The Musical) 2003: Best Female Playback Singer (shared with Shreya Ghoshal) for”Dola Re Dola” (Devdas) Star Screen Awards 1997: Best Female Playback Singer for “Aaj Main Upar” (Khamoshi: The Musical) 2000: Best Female Playback Singer for “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam) Zee Cine Awards 2000: Best Female Playback Singer for “Nimbooda” (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam) 2003: Best Female Playback Singer (shared with Shreya Ghoshal) for “Dola Re” (Devdas) IIFA Awards 2001: Best Female Playback Singer for ” Aey Dil laya Hai Bahar” (Kya Kehna) 2003: Best Female Playback Singer (shared with Shreya Ghoshal) for “Dola Re” (Devdas) Civilian Awards 2005: Padma Shri Other Awards 2002: Kishore Kumar Journalists’/Critics’ Award in Calcutta 2005: Lata Mangeshkar Award from the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh 2008: Swaralaya Yesudas Award for exceptional contribution to Indian music 2012: Shri Ravindra Jain Sangeet Samman 2018: Prafulla Kar Samman, Odia Film Industry
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 January 1958 (Saturday)
Age (as in 2019)	61 Years
Birthplace	New Delhi, India
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	New Delhi
College/University	St. Xaviers College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	B.A. Honors in Economics
Religion	Hinduism
Controversies	• Kavitha’s husband was accused of molesting their 27 years old maid. Coincidentally one day before, they had filed a complaint against the maid: as their 5000 Euros were missing from home. [1]
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Marriage Date	11 November 1999 (Thursday)
Family
Husband/Spouse	Pandit Dr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam (Violinist)
Children	Son– • Narayana Subramaniam, Foster (Doctor) • Ambi Subramaniam, Foster (Violinist) Daughter– • Gingger Shankar, Foster (Singer) • Bindu Subramaniam, Foster (Singer)
Parents	Father– T.S. Krishnamurthy (An employee of the Education Ministry) Mother– Kamakshi Krishnamurthy
Siblings	Brother : Name Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Singer(s)	Lata Mangeshkar, A. R. Rahman
Favourite Director	Mani Ratnam

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kavita Krishnamurthy 

• Kavita Krishnamurthy is a popular Bollywood singer.

• She was born in New Delhi in a Tamil Iyer family.

• Her aunt, Protimma Bhattacharya, insisted her, to get training in music, and Suruma Basu trained her in ‘Rabindra Sangeet’. She further got training in classical music from Balram Puri.

• At the age of 14, she moved to Bombay to try her luck in Bollywood.

• When she was in college, she got the opportunity to sing in the Bengali movie ‘Shriman Prithviraj’ with Lata Mangeshkar as co-singer and Hemant Kumar as a music composer. 
  

  Kavita Krishnamurthy’s Movie as Singer- Shriman Prithviraj

• She lent her voice for the movie ‘Maang Bharo Sajana (1980),’ but it was deleted from the movie in the final cut.

• In 1985, she gave the hit song ‘Tumse Milkar Na Jaane Kyon’ (Pyaar Jhukta Nahin). 
  

  Kavita Krishnamurthy’s Movie as Singer- Pyaar Jhukta Nahin

• The turning point of her career came when she sang for the movie ‘Mr. India (1986)’. 
  

  Kavita Krishnamurthy’s song Hawa Hawai (Mr. India)

• She got the opportunity to work with the legendary singer and composer R. D. Burman in the movie ‘1942: A Love Story’ which turned out to be the biggest hit. 
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  A Still from Kavita Krishnamurthy’s song- Pyar Hua Chupke Se

• In 1999, she got married to the violinist, Kavita Krishnamurthy Family Business Nationality Net Worth and Biography Dr L. Subramaniam in Bangalore. She doesn’t have her own child, but her husband has four children from his first wife.

• She has won many prestigious awards. In 2000, she bagged ‘Best Singer of the Millenium’ at the Stardust Millennium Awards.

• She has worked in both regional and Hindi music industry. She has been lucky enough to work with three-generation singes including Pancham Da, Bappi Lahiri, A. R. Rahman, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam and many more. She made an appearance on TV as a judge in music reality shows.

• In that era, melodious or romantic songs Kavita Krishnamurthy Family Business Nationality Net Worth and Biography were famous, but, she got the opportunity to sing ‘Tu cheez badi hai mast mast’ which was an item number and a hit too.

• Her daughter ‘Bindu Subramaniam,’ developed an app titled- ‘Kavita KS’ which is available on the Apple app store and Google Play store for free. Through this app, she could easily connect with her fans.