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Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle (born in the indian state of Maharashtra, city Sangli on 8th September 1933) is best known as a 'playback' singer, having provided the female singing voice for around 1000 bollywood movies. Her talent was celebrated on the single "Brimful Of Asha", recorded by Cornershop and later remixed by Fatboy Slim. Asha is the sister of the legendary Bollywood singer, Lata Mangeshkar. She is also a fine classical Indian singer, having worked with masters such as Ali Akbar Khan.

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Racing Glaciers

Racing Glaciers are a 4 piece band based in Macclesfield, who seem to write music mostly about rivers and the nighttime. They released their eponymous debut EP in September 2012. The band is comprised of: Tim Monaghan - Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards
Danny Thorpe - Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Matt Scheepers - Trumpet, Bass, Guitar, Synth, Backing Vocals
Simon Millest - Guitar Their influences include:

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Jagjit Singh

'Jagjit Singh' (lang-paਜਗਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, lang-hiजगजीत सिंह, lang-urجگجیت سنگھ) (born February 8, 1941) is a prominent Indian ghazal singer. He gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh, as the first ever successful duo (husband-wife) act in the history of recorded Indian music. Together, they are considered to be the pioneers of the modern ghazal singing and regarded as the most successful recording artistes outside the realm of Indian film music.

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Sunidhi Chauhan

Sunidhi Chauhan (born August 14, 1983) is a Bollywood playback singer. She shot to fame in 1999 with the "Mast" soundtrack. In 2001 she won the RD Burman Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Currently she is one of the top playback singers in Bollywood - having sung for top actresses such as: Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Urmila Matondkar, Kajol, Rani Mukherji, Sushmita Sen, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif.

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Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal (born March 12, 1984) is a 2-time National Film Award and 6-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian playback singer of Bengali origin. Winning the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award 4 times (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009) she is currently one of the most popular singers in India. Singing playback for the top actresses in Bollywood including: Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherji, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif. As well as some newer stars: Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor and Anushka Sharma.

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Alka Yagnik

Alka Yagnik (Hindi: अलका याज्ञिक or अलका याज्ञनिक) (born March 20, 1966 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India) is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best-known Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award and has done playback singing for over 700 Indian films. She is born into a Gujarati family. Both her parents were well versed in classical music.

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