Upendra Bhat is a singer of

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, from the

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, who reminds the listeners of his legendary

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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi BR (; ; 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the '' khay ...

Career

Born and brought up in

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, a city in

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; Upendra began his musical career under Sangeeth Vidwan Shri Narayan Pai of Mangalore. He then received further training under Madhava Gudi, a senior disciple of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. In 1980 Upendra shifted to Pune. Since then, he has been under the vigilant eyes of his Guru and has been receiving regular training from Bhimsenji. In 1996, on the occasion of the 7th Birth Anniversary of

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, Upendra was felicitated for his musical talent at the hands of the Honourable President of India, Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma. He received the "Musician of the year Award" in the year 2000, from the Andhra Pradesh Association of North America. He was also awarded a citation for his contribution as a classical vocalist, during the 'Millennium Konkani Sammelan', held in

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, in the year 2000. He also did a rendition of some of Bhimsen's songs in a concert after his guru's death.

Recent achievements

Today, Upendra Bhat is an acclaimed classical vocalist. He holds a master's degree in Music – Sangeet Visharad and Sangeet Alankar – awarded by Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya,

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. He is the graded artist of the

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. His concerts are regularly broadcast or telecast by Radio and different TV channels. Apart from these he has given performances at several prestigious concert platforms like "Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan'Jalandhar, 'Sawai Gandharva Music Festival', Pune and so on, both in India and in other countries like the UK, US,

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References

20th-century Indian male classical singers Living people Musicians from Mangalore Singers from Karnataka Hindustani singers Kirana gharana 21st-century Indian male classical singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-singer-stub