'Nightingale of India' Lata Mangeshkar passes away

India's beloved Nightingale and the Melody Queen of Bollywood hits, Legendary Singer Lata Mangeshkar has passed away at the age of 92-years, leaving the entire nation grieving, Indian media confirmed on Sunday (Feb. 6). Popularly known as 'Queen of Melody' and the 'Nightingale of India', Mangeshkar was one of the most loving singers in the history of the Indian music industry. She was admitted to the hospital on January 8th after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia. However, she had recovered from the deadly virus but Mangeshkar was put on ventilator support after her condition worsened in the last couple of days. Late Lata Mangeshkar stepped into singing at the age of 13-years and recorded her first song in 1942. In her career spanning seven decades, she has to her credit over 30,000 songs in different languages.