One of the memorable shows in TV in recent times. The legend herself was present in the hot seat of Sangamam this week to entertain her fans(Could there be anyone who doesn't like her voice?)There was a series of her hits bringing memories of golden era of Ilayaraja. How much can she sing of course?? 9 out of 10 songs she had sung in that period were hits and superhits.
One should learn a lot from a veteran singer like her, especially aspiring singers.. Till date I don't remember breathing out in her songs any time. Even with today's hitech recording, one could never hear her breathing in between lines. Something which most singers should practice. Making a turn of head towards left with a knack is her own style...
And gosh!! How could one sing a pathos song with a smiling face? Well, she can. She sang her most popular 108 Amman names song "Oru Thaali Varam".. When she stopped to give out a weeping sound, she was still smiling. Very rarely singers can show an emotion on the face differnt from the one in their voice.. She does even that!!!
How many singers can win a national award in a duet song that too in a language which is not their monther tongue? She has done even that... Its a shame that voices like Chitra are abandoned or forgotten by today's great music composers and the north dominates in everything. Many of those voices(I don't wanna name them) are an insult to the world of Tamil music where talents like Chitra exist.
When singers like Lata Mangeshkar are made to sing one or two songs even in their broken voice at around 75 yrs, Chitra deserves a lot more and has a long way ahead... May the music makers open their ears very soon!!!
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