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Biography
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M.S. Subbulakshmi
Real name: Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
Effective period / Period of releases: 1945 - 2002
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (born September 16, 1916, Madurai Temple City, Tamil Nadu, India – died December 11, 2004, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) also known as M.S., was a Carnatic vocalist and she often performed with her daughter, Radha Viswanathan. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor.:format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/A-971725-1307551571.jpeg.jpg){kind=link}