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Musical artist

Hari Devi Koirala (Nepali: हरिदेवी कोइराला; NéeBhattarai; born 30 March 1959) is a Nepalese singer. She has sung over 800 songs and recorded more than 80 albums, in a career spanning 5 decades. Koirala has received over 250 awards from literary, musical, and social organizations. She quickly rose to fame after she recorded her first album Paina Khabara in Kathmandu. Some of her popular songs include "Aina Herera", "Paina Khabar", "Phoolko Basana", "Jhil Jhil Sitara", and "Aama Timro Dudhko Varale".

Early life

Hari Devi Koirala was born on 30 March 1959 (17 Chaitra 2015 BS) in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal to father Yogendra Bahadur Bhattarai and mother Jagat Kumari Bhattarai in a Hindu Bahun family. She was named Hari by her grandmother after the Hindu god Vishnu. She remembers hating her name in her youth. Koirala was the eighth child out of fourteen in her family. At a young age, she used to write poems and songs. She also sang songs to her grandmother every morning. Koirala was influenced by singers including Narayan Gopal, Tara Devi, Aruna Lama, Ram Krishna Dhakal, Lok Bahadur Chhetri, Dharmaraj Thapa, and Jhalak Man Gandarbha. Her favourites books were Muna Madan (1936) by Laxmi Prasad Devkota, and Ghumne Mechmathi Andho Manche (1968) by Bhupi Sherchan. She completed her secondary education at Barahi Secondary School in Pokhara. Koirala was arranged married to Ram Bahadur Koirala around 1977–1978 (Bikram Sambat: 2034).

Career

As Koirala was born into a Bahun family, at that time singing for money was usually done by Gandarbhas, subsequently, she was restricted to singing. However, after her marriage, Koirala's husband and his family were supportive and encouraged her to record a song. Around 1983–1984, with her husband,

His journey began at Radio Nepal, where he started singing for Rs.10 per song. It was there that he was offered some great opportunities to record and explore his musical self with a great deal of independence.

The fondest memory of my childhood was watching my grandfather weaving janai (the sacred thread) during his spare time, and listening to his antique radio. With a flip of a switch, the giant time machine belonging to Buwa took us back in time to the golden era of Nepali music. The radio’s cassette player had stopped working many years ago, but he used to love turning the tuner knob of the radio to listen to Radio Nepal. That is how I was introduced to singer, song-writer, and composer Deep Shrestha.

Buwa used his hard hands to slap the back of the old radio for audio clarity, and increased the volume—’Ma paththarko devata hoina, todiyara jodine’ (I am not a stone idol of a god that can be broken and put back together) is the song I heard the most in his bedroom. Then, there was the small hair salon near my home where I listened to Deep Shrestha’s songs while grooming my hair. When the barbers got tired of listening to Hindi songs, they often played the tapes of Narayan Gopal, Gopal Yonjan, Tara Devi, and Deep Shrestha.  

It was also radio that inspired Deep Shrestha to dream of a singing career. His father, who was also a singer, was a huge influence on him. He passed away when he was just 12; it was then that he started listening to Hindi songs on the radio. Singers like Asha Bhonsle, Lata Mangeskar, Mahendra Kapoor, and Kishor Kumar were his favorite singers.

Deep was born and brought up in Dharan, where he studied till the intermediate level. He sang at school functions, and finished first on many occasions. They said his voice was feminine, but he won many accolades. His friend circle also had a positive impact on him. They encouraged him to follow his dream

Nepalese singer

For Nepalese social worker, see Tara Devi Tuladhar.

Musical artist

Tara Devi Shrestha (15 January 1946 – 23 January 2006), professionally known as Tara Devi was a Nepalese singer. She is known as the "Nightingale of Nepal", having recorded over 4,000 songs during her lifetime. Much of her music revolved around the themes of patriotism and love.

Early life

Tara Devi was born in 1946, in the neighborhood of Indra Chowk in Kathmandu, Nepal to Krishna Bahadur Karki and Radha Devi Karki. Tara Devi started professionally singing at age seven and went on to record 4000 songs in her 40 year singing career. When she was 5 years old, she went to Radio Nepal and got the opportunity to sing. Her singing was so soulful that everyone in the crowd was extremely impressed. She was primarily involved in singing for children's programs at Radio Nepal. She was able to pursue her musical career along with her studies. She completed her Bachelors in Music.

Career

During the beginning of her career, she would earn Rs. 5 per song at Radio Nepal, which eventually rose to Rs. 100 (USD 1). She was very content with her singing career and was appointed as a Kharidar at Radio Nepal, later promoted to a Secretary during her 30-year long commitment to Radio Nepal.

Tara Devi is famously termed as the "Nightingale of Nepal". Tara Devi has recorded songs of wide range of genres, from prayer songs to Nepali folk songs, most of which are regarded as classic numbers in Nepal. Almost every singer in Nepal is heavily influenced by Tara Devi in one way or another. Some of her famous nu