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Jolly Mukherjee | |
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| Born | 01 October 1956 (age 69) [Mumbai], Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | King of Strings |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1979-present |
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| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Jolly Mukherjee (born in 1 October 1956) is an Indian singer who specializes in the music of Bollywood. He started his career as a backing singer for commercials, then moving on to writing music for airline on-flight introductions, where he sometimes wrote for British Airways.[ citation needed ] His roots include a mixture of Hindustani classical music and Western music. With the Madras Cinematic Orchestra, he recorded the album Fusebox, which included remixes from State of Bengal and Badmarsh & Shri. He provided the string arrangements for Icelandic singer Björk's song "Verandi". [1]
