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Shobha Gurtu

Indian singer (1925-2004)
Person Human Q539711

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
February 8, 1925
Date of death
September 27, 2004
Place of birth
Belgaum
Place of death
Mumbai
Country of citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India[9][10][11]
Occupation
singer, film actor, musician
Award received
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan[12][13]
Child
Trilok Gurtu[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Tamil[17]
Given name
Shobha[15]
Instrument
voice[16]
Start of work period
2004[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Shobha Gurtu en Shobha Shirodkar Gurtu de Shoba Gurtu de Shobha Shirodkar Gurtu fr Bhanumati Shirodkar fr Shobha Shirodkar Gurtu hi Shobha Gurtu hi शोभा गुर्टू
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000055147481
VIAF cluster ID
59273124
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr91035351
GND ID
134606035
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Shobha gurtu.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13935588k
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134606035
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Shobha-Gurtu
Europeana entity
agent/base/69769
Freebase ID
/m/04rqd9
HAND ID
5F12-B96B-9082-B896-0CDE
IMDb ID
nm1040209
Show all 22 identifiers +10
IdRef ID
193148676
MusicBrainz artist ID
d15c80e6-9ad0-486c-96ab-f51e51ae0cc8
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
473173
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000098926
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100502673
SNAC ARK ID
w6k7532j
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjmWR4drY6tWtfvDBXGHC
Yale LUX ID
person/d0b58d97-52b6-4450-ba1c-1d4cd3333bdb
Yandex Music artist ID
17562
ČSFD person ID
180242

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Award received 2
Padma Bhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Occupation 2
singer, film actor
Child 1
Trilok Gurtu
Children (maternal) 1
Trilok Gurtu
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Mb:parent 1
Trilok Gurtu
Place of birth 1
Belgaum
Place of death 1
Mumbai
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Shobha Gurtu was born on February 8, 1925[1], in Belgaum[2]. She died on September 27, 2004[3], in Mumbai[4]. She worked as a singer[5], film actor[6], and musician[7].

FAQs

Where was Shobha Gurtu born?

Shobha Gurtu's place of birth was Belgaum[2].

Where did Shobha Gurtu die?

Shobha Gurtu died in Mumbai[4].

What did Shobha Gurtu do for work?

Shobha Gurtu worked as a singer[5], film actor[6], and musician[7].

What awards did Shobha Gurtu receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[12] and Padma Bhushan[13].

Related Entities

Belgaum India Mumbai

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . fr.wikipedia.org. fr.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Dsp13 · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Tamil
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: Tamil, batch #294076"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Shobha
    Country of citizenship → India, British Raj, Dominion of India
    Child → Trilok Gurtu
    Instance of → human
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32117: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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