Padmaja Phenany Joglekar
| Padmaja Phenany Joglekar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1962 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Hindustani Classical Music |
Padmaja Phenany Joglekar (Marathi: पद्मजा फेणाणी जोगळेकर) is a Hindustani Classical singer. She is a disciple of Pandit Jasraj. She was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2001.
Brought up in the rich tradition of Indian classical music, Padmaja a graduate in Microbiology, opted for a career in music. She moulded her God gifted golden voice with total dedication and hard work. She quickly grew up to become an extremely versatile singer. Today she sings both Hindustani Classical ( Khayal, Thumri, Tappa etc.) and the light popular variety ( Gazals, Geet, Bhajans etc.) with poise and grace.
She is married to Sunil Joglekar and have a son, Aditya Joglekar.
Padmaja started learning Hindustani Classical music under the guidance of the legendary Vocalist Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj. She took further training from the great Sarangi maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Ram Narayan & the great Music Director Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Her three Albums titled ‘Hee Shubhra Phulanchi Jwala’, ‘Rang Bawara Shravan’ & ‘Ghar Nachale Nachela’ consisting Marathi poem of high literary value written by poets like Kusumagraj, Indira Sant, Vinda Karandikar, Mangesh Padgaonkar, Shankar Ramani, Suresh Bhat, Grace & Shantabai Shelke are very popular with connoisseurs of music and Marathi literature. She has also released an album of Marathi Gazals and recently two albums titled ‘Hey Gagana’ & ‘He Sparsha Chandanyanche’. Her latest Marathi album “Megha Re” was released in Diwali 2009.
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