Archana Udupa is an Indian singer. She sings devotional, classical and film songs. She is graded artist of

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. She won

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TVS Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contest of singing in 1998. Archana Udupa is the first person of south Indian origin to win Hindi film song singing contest. As of now she has sung in more than 1000 cassettes and CDs (

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). She won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her song in the film ''Bhageerathi'' in 2012. She also judged for famous singing reality show ''Kannada Kogile'' for two seasons along with Chandan Shetty and

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach, (born 24 March 1966) known by his Stage name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian comedian, musician, actor, film director, producer, occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a com ...

. She married Sriranga, a lawyer and son of musician Shimoga Subbanna, in 2002.

Awards

2023 - Silver Screen Woman Achiever Award - For outstanding contribution to film industry 2011 - Best Female Playback Singer, Karnataka State Film Award

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* Living people Indian women playback singers Kannada playback singers Tulu women singers People from Udupi Singers from Karnataka Women musicians from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian women singers 1983 births {{India-singer-stub Sa Re Ga Ma Pa winners