The ‘Nightingale of India’ Lata Mangeshkar turned 76 yesterday (Sept 28). She has completed an astonishing 70-year run in the music industry.

Lata’s achievements include, besides the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Bhushan, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Noorjehan Award, Maharashtra Ratna, Hakim Khan Sur Award, and various other felicitations for lifetime achievement.

Melody Queen, whose voice has captured the hearts and imagination of millions across the globe, acknowledged greetings for her 76th birthday but did not celebrate the event because of a death in the family.