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Alka Yagnik or K S Chitra. Who sings better?

Topic started by analyst (@ 203.200.32.197) on Sat Jun 29 14:35:34 EDT 2002.
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The first thing that came to my mind when I saw KSC & KK comparisn was that it was unfair. This I think anyone can judge. My vote goes to KSC. I will announce the result on 7th July 2002 based on the max no of votes

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• From: x (@ 209.47.143.226) on: Tue Jul 22 13:25:06 EDT 2003
  
  pirtya, what exactly is that 'THING' you are talking about? Alka is 100 times better huh? very funny
  
  
• From: Minu (@ 152.163.253.65) on: Sat Jul 26 11:55:56 EDT 2003
  
  i can't believe sum of u guys even thinks alka has a nice voice! i think chirta is wat better. i think alka's voice is toooo light.who i really like is SUNIDHI CHAUHAN! now i love her voice.kind of sounds like christina.now she is da real
  
  
• From: madhu (@ 202.88.231.226) on: Sat Jul 26 12:35:13 EDT 2003
  
  We can compare the voice of chitra with lataji and ashaji.But i won't tell Alka is not comparable with them..Chitra's voice control is great and melodious and sweet
  
  
• From: Ruhel (@ 205.188.208.71) on: Sun Jul 27 12:22:31 EDT 2003
  
  Chirta and Alka could just sing,but sunidhi Chauhan could really SING!
  
  
• From: Hi! (@ 205.188.208.71) on: Sun Jul 27 12:29:04 EDT 2003
  
  CHIRTA IS THE BEST! BUT ALKA SUCKS! BUT SUNIDHI CHAUHAN WILL ALWAYS BE #1!,AND THE PRETIEST PLAYBACK SINGER EVER!
  
  
• From: SHAAN (@ 205.188.208.71) on: Sun Jul 27 13:31:33 EDT 2003
  
  WHAT DO U PEOPLE THINK OF SUNIDHI CHAUHAN?
  
  
• From: josey (@ 152.163.253.65) on: Mon Jul 28 11:33:09 EDT 2003
  
  I thought this waz about chirta and Alka-pulka!!!!whATever!! anyway i do think Sunidhi chauhan is the best playback singer in bollywood.but if i had 2 pick between CH and AL,i would pick,here i go CHIRTA!
  
  
• From: Christerfur (@ 152.163.253.65) on: Mon Jul 28 11:37:49 EDT 2003
  
  YO I THINK ALL BOLLYWOOD MALE AND FEMALE SINGERS SUCK! THE ONLY 1'S I LIKE ARE SHAAN, AND SUNIDHI CHAUHAN!
  
  
• From: Ashish (@ 172.161.220.57) on: Mon Jul 28 15:54:44 EDT 2003
  
  Wow.. I really liked this whole debate abt who is better? ChithraJi Or AlkaJi.. There is no doubt that ChithraJi is far ahead of all other playback singers .She is only Singer we have who has a thorough knowledge of both carnatic and Hindustani classical music.. the only singer who has a Master's degree in Music.. the only singer who was given the best playback singer award by Kerala(14 times), Tamil Nadu(4 times), Andhra Pradesh(7 Times), Karnataka(Twice) and Orissa (once).. She the prestigiuos national award 6 times.. She had sung more than 15,000 songs.. She is only female playback singer after Lataji who has performed in the Royal Albert Hall in London.. It is really a shame to compare such a great singer.. There is no need for such a debate.. ChithraJi is definetely the Best.. I'm not saying that Alkaji is a bad singer.. she is a gr8 singer as well.. but she doesn't have that range Chithraji has.. I am waiting to hear more melodious numbers from ChithraJi
  
  
• From: gori (@ 24.98.46.233) on: Wed Jul 30 17:29:04 EDT 2003
  
  Chithra is the best singer...very very down to earth and as a person she is a gem of a lady ...her voice is extremely good and like what many others said...she is one of the few who can control her voice very well...i know her personally and she is one of those ppl i have high regards for....she is the best and i luved her in mpkdh...whatever ppl might say...i liked her....i hope she wins the vote..and just FYI...Chithra has won more national awards than lata mangeskar...just for the record....:)..
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 192.147.58.6) on: Thu Jul 31 04:06:16 EDT 2003
  
  Good point there gori. I too like Chithra for her nice down to earth nature, ever smiling face more than her voice - which is undoubtedly very good. I guess whatsoever talent a person might have, the finaly liking/disliking trickles down to the person's nature. An artist's overwhelming talent, who is ruthless, arrogant would be overshadowed by his/her short-comings ultimately. I guess in that way, Chithra, inspite of her stardom, dominance still is very down-to-earth and modest (really modest! doesnt project as being 'I-am-modest' kind).
  
  
• From: Anjana (@ 203.200.199.155) on: Thu Jul 31 05:53:09 EDT 2003
  
  Bringing in LM is totally Unwarranted..
  There is a big gap that separates other singers from LM/SJ/AB/PS. They all had a fantastic range.
  They always seemed to add much more than just technicality into the singing. Technicality was an obvious aspect of their singing, hidden deep into the fantastic expressions that these singers could bring about. It is this reason that some of the most difficult songs sung by them are hugely popular.
  
  The other singers are also fantastic but in a BOUNDARY. Both ALka &r Chitra are technically good but if you just/merely look at the octaves the Big 4 could traverse, u wouldnt want to compare.And when everthing else is in place , it is the actaves that make the biggest difference bw singers.
  
  So, though Alka and Chitra are great singers, there are many songs that would not suit them. It thus becomes the MDs duty to make sure they get the songs to which they can do justice.
  -Anjana
  
  
• From: Leena Abraham (@ 196.15.147.2) on: Thu Jul 31 06:57:42 EDT 2003
  
  There can never be a comaprison even. Chitra is by far superior. She is one singer that has total control over her voice in all pitches. She really is legendary. I hope she wins the vote. She has sung in so many languages, won awards in other languages and has maintained her voice all through.
  
  
• From: nvm (@ 202.88.231.226) on: Fri Aug 1 12:56:34 EDT 2003
  
  Chitra is very position in her voice other than alka,sunidhi or shreya etc ...we can compare the sound control of chitra and kavita, but we can't compare chitra and alka...
  
  
• From: renjith (@ 203.200.146.149) on: Mon Aug 4 09:21:41 EDT 2003
  
  no female singer is comparable with chithra,she is quite amazing through the way she completed.she is standing top amoung any category singers(male or female).
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 192.147.58.6) on: Mon Aug 4 12:06:06 EDT 2003
  
  Folks, did you get a chance to check out an article in last week's Ananda Vikatan. There was an article on Chithra and her new born daughter - Nandana. The article reveals the singer's elation on having a child after 15 years of marriage and the turmoil she underwent when people asked her questions on not having an issue and her mind-set when singing lullabies (it was really moving).
  
  An interesting note was that : it seems she had taken her kid out of her home only on 2 occasions - once to Guruvayur and the other to seek blessings from Ilayaraja (I remember one TFM participant mentioning quite often that Chithra does not show gratitude towards her mentor -IR. Well here is ample proof inspite of the fact that IR never used Chithra's voice after "Kannukkul Nilavu" I think). It seems IR placed the kid on the piano and played a tune. While the kid was jubiliant, Chithra said she was moved to tears (in happiness, of course) by this gesture.
  
  Others do let me know how you felt about this article.
  
  
• From: Ashish (@ 172.147.49.92) on: Wed Aug 6 10:28:50 EDT 2003
  
  Ravi,
  what is the link to the ananda viketan article? is it in tamil?
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 192.147.58.6) on: Thu Aug 7 05:04:07 EDT 2003
  
  Yes Ashish, the article is in Tamizh. The link to the online magazine is vikatan.com and click 'Ananda vikatan' tab or use http://www.vikatan.com/av/index.html. You may have to do a bit of researching as its in the previous issue.
  
  
• From: whome? (@ 129.105.186.129) on: Fri Aug 8 04:57:41 EDT 2003
  
  pardon my ignorance, but is the chitra you guys are talking about, chitra singh? jagjit's wife? or is it someone else? if it's not chitra singh, what on earth is her last name? i've been doing hundreds of searches on her, but can't find that out. is this chitra the one who sang on piya basanti? afte hearing that album, i have become fascinated with her voice...if this is the chitra you guys are talking about, then hands down she is waaaaaaaaaay better than alka...alka has one of the most annoying voices i have ever heard...
  
  
• From: Raja (@ 128.107.253.37) on: Fri Aug 8 06:32:47 EDT 2003
  
  whome
  
  YES, it is the same Chitra who sang on piya basanti..she is K.S.Chitra..Iam not sure whether
  her husband is a singh..her father is definitely not :-)
  
  
• From: Mumbai Ramki (@ 203.193.152.200) on: Fri Aug 8 07:26:42 EDT 2003
  
  whome ,
  we are referring to chitra who sang " Raate he nase " from Ashoka and all the songs in "Main Prem ki diwani hoon"
  
  
• From: Ravi (@ 192.147.58.6) on: Fri Aug 8 10:20:29 EDT 2003
  
  Whome, the Chithra here is K.S.Chithra - the one who sang in Piya Basanthi and not Chitra Singh, wife of Jagjit Sing. For more details on her, you can check out her website : www.chithra.com. Nice of you to recognise and appreciate good talent without knowing about the person - hats off!!
  
  Raja, fyi, her husband's name is Vijay Shankar. Her dad is (late) Krishnan Nair.
  
  
• From: Ashish (@ 172.151.200.46) on: Sat Aug 9 02:15:38 EDT 2003
  
  Ravi.. thanx a lot for ur help in getting me the link to that tamizh article.. one of my tamizh friends had helped me go through it.. awesome.. She is really great.. I personally know her... Such a great personality.. and am happy that she is getting back to work after a long break due to the new born.. she is one proud mother... am so happy for her.. looking forward to hear more melodies from her.. and one more thing.. she has been nominated for the competition for the best playback singer(female) in the bolywood music awards which will be held in NJ in Nov for her song from Armaan.. Wishing her the very best...
  
  
• From: love (@ 152.163.253.65) on: Sat Aug 9 13:03:02 EDT 2003
  
  i love the song prem prem prem from the movie main prem ki dewani hu. it was sang by K.K Shaan and chirta.SHAAN and K.K sounded great and chirta sounded excellent.alka cant never be as as chirta.
  
  
• From: Kutty (@ 209.58.12.235) on: Mon Aug 11 14:21:42 EDT 2003
  
  Chithra-the best and most superior singer
  
  

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