Tapu Mishra ( Odia: ତପୁ ମିଶ୍ର; 11 January 1985 – 19 June 2021) was an Indian

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who worked mainly in the

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industry. She sang in over 150 films including '' Mate Ta Love Helare'', '' Dream Girl'' and '' Love Dot Com''.

Biography

Mishra was born in

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. She began singing at a young age, taking lessons with Prabhudatta Pradhan and Gyan Ranjan Mohapatra. She received a degree in music from

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, and later studied at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. Mishra made her debut as a playback singer in the

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''Kula Nandan'' (1995), and went on to sing over 500 songs. Besides Odia, she sang in Bengali, Hindi, and other regional languages. She received four State Film Awards. She married actor Deepak Pujahari in 2018. Mishra died from complications of

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on 19 June 2021, aged 36. CM

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, Union Minister

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, and OFDC Chairman Kuna Tripathy paid tribute to her online. Many Ollywood film industry members attended her last rites.

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* 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers 1985 births 2021 deaths Musicians from Odisha Place of death missing Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{India-singer-stub