Miss Jojo (Bengali singer)

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Miss Jojo
Born (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 (age 49)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Children2
Parent
Musical career
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active1993–present

Miss Jojo [1] [2] or Jojo Mukherjee is a singer cum actress who hails from Kolkata, West Bengal. Jojo is from a musical family, where her father, Mrinal Mukherjee, is ar singer and actor. Her mother, Shibani Mukherjee, was also a singer.

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References

  1. "Quiet girl to diva of the stage". Telegraph. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  2. "This story is from July 2, 2007 'People prefer to call me Miss'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2022-04-20.