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About this artist
Indian musician, composer and playback singer, born 27 November 1952 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, died 15 February 2022 in Mumbai, India.
He was a son of , a famous Bengali singer and Bansari, a musician and a singer who was well-versed in classical music. His parents trained him in every aspect of music. He began to play the tabla at the tender age of three.
Bappi Lahiri started as a music director for a Bengali film with 19 and popularized the use of synthesized disco music in Indian cinema. He was the pioneer of disco beats in India and is widely recognized throughout India as the sole originator. He is widely known as the "Disco King" in India, even today. Bappi Lahiri was the most popular music director in the 1980s in Bollywood.
He has been known to sing duets with and . He has also worked with renowned singers like and . Bappi Lahiri is also known to be accredited with providing newcomers with opportunities in the Hindi film industry.