Chembai vaidyanatha bhagavathar biography
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Chembai
Indian singer
Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar | |
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Chembai in an Indian Stamp | |
| Birth name | Vaidyanatha Iyer |
| Born | (1896-08-28)28 August 1896 Lokanarkavu, Vadakara, Kerala, India[1][2] |
| Died | 16 October 1974(1974-10-16) (aged 78) Ottapalam, Palakkad, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Carnatic Music |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1904–1974 |
| Labels | HMV, Inreco, BMG, Vani Cassettes |
| Website | chembai.com |
Musical artist
Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar (born Vaidyanatha Iyer, 28 August 1896 – 16 October 1974) was an Indian Carnatic music singer from Kerala.
He was born in Kozhikode, and moved to Palakkad along with him family during his childhood.[1][2][3] He is popularly known as Chembai, or sometimes simply as Bhagavatar.
Chembai was noted for his powerful voice and majestic style[4] of singing. His first public performance was in 1904, when he was nine. A recipient of several titles a