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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{Indian patronymic|Kavita|Krishnamurthy}}
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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Kavita Krishnamurthy
| background = solo_singer
| image = File:Kavita Krishnamurthy at IFFI 2024.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Kavita Krishnamurthy in 2024
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_name = Sharada Krishnamurthy
| alias = Kavita Subramaniam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|01|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mathur |first1=Abhimanyu |title=Kavita Krishnamurthy: I have a long and deep connection with Delhi |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Kavita-Krishnamurthy-I-have-a-long-and-deep-connection-with-Delhi/articleshow/49830637.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 April 2016 |date=19 November 2015 |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201132245/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Kavita-Krishnamurthy-I-have-a-long-and-deep-connection-with-Delhi/articleshow/49830637.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
| origin =
| genre = * [[Filmi]]
* [[Fusion (music)|Fusion]]
* [[Indian classical music|Classical]]
* [[Islamic]]
* [[Ghazals]]<ref name="thehindu.com">"Kavita Krishnamurti's new music series - The Hindu" https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/kavita-krishnamurtis-new-music-series/article36379306.ece/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131092611/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/kavita-krishnamurtis-new-music-series/article36379306.ece/amp/ |date=31 January 2022 }}</ref>
* [[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name="thehindu.com"/>
| occupation = Playback singer
| years_active = 1973–present
| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
| honours = {{ubl
| [[Padma Shri]] (2005)
}}
| awards = {{ubl
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards]] (2003)
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards]] (1997)
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards]] (1996)
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards]] (1995)
}}
}}
}}

'''Kavita Krishnamurthy''' (born as '''Sharada Krishnamurthy'''; 25 January 1958), is an Indian [[Playback singer|playback]] and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[English language|English]], [[Urdu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and other languages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=लता संग 9 साल की उम्र में गाया गाना, ऐसे संवरा कविता कृष्णमूर्ति का करियर |url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/kavita-krishnamurthy-bollywood-singer-birthday-special-unknown-facts-popular-songs-tmov-1017598-2020-01-25 |access-date=14 January 2022 |website=Aaj Tak |date=25 January 2020 |language=hi |archive-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114072034/https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/story/kavita-krishnamurthy-bollywood-singer-birthday-special-unknown-facts-popular-songs-tmov-1017598-2020-01-25 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Kavita-Krishnamurthy-conquering-global-shores/articleshow/5352251.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929013521/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-19/news-and-interviews/28086455_1_bollywood-movies-songs-alanis-morissette |url-status=live |archive-date=29 September 2011 |title=Kavita Krishnamurthy conquering global shores |author=Priyanka Dasgupta |date=19 December 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 January 2010}}</ref> She is the recipient of four [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards]] (winning consecutively during 1995–1997), and the [[Padma Shri Awards (2000–2009)|Padmashri]] which she received in 2005.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |year=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015}}</ref> She was awarded a [[Doctorate of Philosophy|Doctorate]] [[Honoris causa|(Honoris Causa)]] for her contributions to Indian music by [[Bangalore]]-based [[Jain University]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=5th Annual Convocation |url=https://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/convocation2015/index-preConvocation.html |website=Jain University |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422042713/https://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/convocation2015/index-preConvocation.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam got Doctorate |url=https://www.pressnote.in/head-lines_296749.html |website=Pressnote |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422042717/https://www.pressnote.in/head-lines_296749.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, she married noted violinist [[L. Subramaniam]] and resides in [[Bengaluru]].

== Early life ==
She was born as Sharada<ref name="kehte">{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030825/login/music.htm |title=...Kehte hain mujhko Hawa Hawaii |author=Amit Puri |date=23 August 2003 |work=The Tribune |access-date=27 January 2010 |archive-date=25 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725190716/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030825/login/music.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> into a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] family in [[New Delhi]] to T. S. Krishnamurthy, an employee of the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Education Ministry]]. She began her musical training at the insistence of her aunt Protima Bhattacharya who enrolled her to train under guru Surama Basu, who taught her [[Rabindra Sangeet]].<ref name="trill">{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jUAhAAAAIBAJ&pg=2472,5030101&dq=kavita+krishnamurthy+rahman&hl=en |title=Bollywood Kavita trills for good lyrics |author=Rupa Damodaran |date=8 May 2004 |work=[[New Straits Times Press|New Straits Times]] |access-date=27 January 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She began her formal training in [[Hindustani classical music]] under the guidance of Balram Puri, a classical singer. At the age of eight, Kavita won a gold medal at a music competition. She won several medals participating in the Inter-Ministry Classical Competition in New Delhi in the mid-1960s.

==Career==
[[File:Kavita Subramaniam.jpg|thumb|Kavita Krishnamurthy at the Bengali poetry event ''Panchkanya'' at Nehru Centre in Mumbai, 2008.]]
During her college days at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier College, Mumbai]], she got an opportunity to record a song in the Bengali film ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]'' in 1973 with [[Lata Mangeshkar]] as co-singer under the auspices of the music composer and singer [[Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay|Hemant Kumar]]. Although the young Sharada aspired to work in Indian Foreign Services, she moved to Bombay when she was 14 to try her luck as a playback singer in the Hindi film industry.

She is an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Bombay from where she did her BA Honors Economics. She was very active in St. Xavier's music group. During the annual college festival (Malhar), she met Ranu Mukherjee, the daughter of Hemant Kumar. Ranu took the initiative of reintroducing Kavita to her father,<ref name="kehte"/> who began using her as a singer during his live performances. At one such performance, playback singer [[Manna Dey]] spotted her and employed her to sing advertisement [[jingle]]s. Through her aunt's contacts, she met Jaya Chakravarthy, the mother of actress [[Hema Malini]],<ref name="kehte"/> who later introduced Kavita to the music director Laxmikant (one of the composer duo [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]) in late 1976. A recent interview covers a pretty good summary of her musical journey.<ref>Kar, Dr. Kohinoor. [http://azindiatimes.com/epaper/epaper/edition/112/october/page/24 "Kavita Krishnamurti: Far Beyond 1942 A Love Story, pp. 1, 24"]</ref>

===Playback singing===
'''''Track singing and remake recording'''''

She recorded her first song under [[Vilayat Khan]]'s composition in [[Kadambari (1976 film)|Kadambari]] (1976). The song was entitled ''[[Aayega Aanewala]]'' (a remake of Mahal's (1949), the superhit song sung by Lata Mangeshkar) and was picturised on [[Shabana Azmi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b73345f01 |title=Kadambari (1976) |access-date=19 December 2020 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128103335/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b73345f01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Laxmikant gave her an opportunity to work as a dubbing artist. Initially, she recorded songs and cut demos of songs intended for singers Lata Mangeshkar and [[Asha Bhosle]].

'''''First original song''''':

However she got her first own song, recorded in 1977 in [[Kannada language|Kannada]], "Ondanondu kaaladaga" in the film ''[[Ondanondu Kaladalli]]'' (''Once upon a time'') directed by [[Girish Karnad]]. The song was penned by the Jnanpit awardee [[Chandrashekhara Kambara]] and the music by [[Bhaskar Chandavarkar]]. Being the only song in the entire movie, "Ondanondu kaladaga" with its folk touch, became a hit and earned fame for Kavita Krishnamurti. Then she went on to sing many Kannada-language songs.

In 1980, she sang "Kaahe Ko Byaahi" for the film ''[[Maang Bharo Sajana]]'', which featured her singing in her own voice, although the song was dropped from the final cut of the film. In 1985, her career took off with her first major hit, "Tumse Milkar Na Jaane Kyon" from the Hindi film ''[[Pyaar Jhukta Nahin]]'' (1985). Following the success of the song, it opened up opportunities for her beyond the Laxmikant–Pyarelal camp. However, "Hawa Hawai" and "Karte Hai Hum Pyaar Mr. India Se", two popular songs from the equally popular movie ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987) - Karte Hain Hum Pyaar Mr. India se, proved to be a turning point in her career. The songs were composed by music composers Laxmikant–Pyarelal, the latter being a duet with [[Kishore Kumar]] and lip-synced on screen by an actress [[Sridevi]]. Her collaboration with Laxmikant–Pyarelal produced several hits. Hawa Hawai, which launched her into stardom was dubbed to be recorded by Asha Bhosle, however later producer decided to keep her version despite her mistake in the song.

The 1990s thrust Kavita into being known as one of the leading female playback singers. Her performance as a singer in the film ''[[1942: A Love Story|1942]]'', composed by R. D. Burman, won her much popular acclaim. With a string of hits from ''1942'', ''[[Yaraana (1995 film)|Yaraana]]'', ''[[Agni Sakshi (1996 film)|Agni Sakshi]]'' and ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical|Khamoshi]]'', Kavita Krishnamurthy established herself as a leading female playback singer, alongside [[Alka Yagnik]]. She went on to work with several music directors of the 1990s Hindi films, such as [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Anand–Milind]], [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Rajesh Roshan]], [[Raamlaxman]], [[Ismail Darbar]], [[Himesh Reshammiya]], [[Aadesh Shrivastava]], [[Nadeem-Shravan]], [[Jatin–Lalit]], [[Viju Shah]] and [[Anu Malik]]. Her work with A. R. Rahman and Ismail Darbar remain some of the most critically acclaimed renditions of the last two decades. During her stint as a playback singer, she sang duets with the leading male singers of her time. Early in her career, she sang duets with Kishore Kumar, [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]]. Her most prolific works were with the leading singers of the 1990s are [[Amit Kumar]], [[Mohammad Aziz]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kumar Sanu]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] and [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]]. She has also sung with younger singers in the 2000s such as [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] and [[Babul Supriyo]]. Her female duets mostly have been with Alka Yagnik, then with [[Anuradha Paudwal]] and [[Sadhana Sargam]] with a few duets also with Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. During the 90s and early 2000s, Kavita Krishnamurthy alongside Alka Yagnik sang mostly for leading ladies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunidhi Chauhan interview: 'Any song can sound good if you do a good job' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/860190/sunidhi-chauhan-interview-any-song-can-sound-good-if-you-do-a-good-job |website=Scroll |date=9 December 2017 |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114174608/https://scroll.in/reel/860190/sunidhi-chauhan-interview-any-song-can-sound-good-if-you-do-a-good-job |url-status=live }}</ref>

As she actively started exploring fusion music, Kavita traveled around the world, including the US, UK, UAE, Europe, Africa, Australia, East Asia, the Middle East, and South America. She has performed in concert halls including [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London, [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|The Kennedy Center]] in Washington, D.C., [[Madison Square Garden]], [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts|The Lincoln Center]] in New York City, the [[Forbidden City Concert Hall|Zhongshan Music Hall]] in Beijing, [[Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay|The Esplanade]] in Singapore, The Putra Jaya World Trade Centre in [[Kuala Lumpur]], and [[Gewandhaus|Gewandhaus Leipzigm]].

Although primarily a playback singer, Kavita has sung with orchestras as a soloist; she has collaborated with Western artists from [[jazz]], pop and classical fields. She has lent her voice for many albums. As a playback singer, Kavita has performed throughout India. In 2014, she also sang "Koi Chahat Koi Hasrat" for the album ''Women's Day Special: Spreading Melodies Everywhere''. It was composed by Nayab Raja and penned by Dipti Mishra.

====In Kannada====
Kavita's playback singing career started with [[Kannada]]-language films. Her first film song was in the Kannada film ''Ondanondu kaladalli'' (1978) with the same title. She sang many hit songs in Kannada since then.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Songs such as "Bareyada mounada Kavithe" ([[Sparsha (film)|Sparsha]]), "Hoove Hoove" ([[H2O (2002 film)|H2O]]), "Endo Kanda kanasu" ([[Lankesh Patrike]]), "O Malle o dumbi" ('Naga Devate'), "Artha madkolo" ([[Shishya]]), "Kaveri Kaveri" ([[Raja Huli]]), and many more hit songs made her a household name in [[Karnataka]].

===Pop and devotional singing===
Due to her participation in fusion and pop music, Kavita has lent her voice to several pop and devotional albums. The most prominent ones being:
* ''Bhalobasi''
* ''Shiv Baba ko Yaad Kar''
* ''Dujone Dekha Holo''
* ''Together Tagore''
* ''Premer Neshay''
* ''Mohe Raam Dhun Laagi''
* ''Bhajan Stuti''
* ''Aadi Ganesh''
* ''Venkatesha Suprabhatam''
* ''Shiva Shlokas''
* ''Koi Akela Kahan''
* ''Meera Ka Ram''
* ''Mahalakshmi Stotram''
* ''Pop Time''
* ''Sai Ka Vardaan''
* ''Shagufthagi''
* ''Dil Ki Awaaz''
* ''Hasratein''
* ''Athens''
* ''Asmita''
* ''Mahiya''
* "Hum Dono"

==Television appearances==
Kavita Subramaniam made many appearances in various music [[Reality television|reality shows]] as a guest judge because of her popularity as a playback singer. She recently was a judge for ''[[Bharat Ki Shaan: Singing Star]]'' (Season 1), which aired on [[DD National]] at prime time. She also appeared in [[Vijay TV]] [[Airtel Super Singer]] and [[Star Jalsha]] [[Super Singer (Bengali reality show)|Super Singer]].
She has also sung for serials like [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Alif Laila {1980} DD National, Mahabharat]], [[Ramayan (1986 TV series)|Ramayan (1986)]], [[Krishna (TV series)|Shri Krishna]], and [[Ramayan (2008 TV series)|Ramayan (2008), Kavita Krishnamurthy At Know In 2017 Special Juries and Judge UAE Singers of Student, The Give as Prices 5,000 Dinar In Winner.]]
She also appeared in ''[[Rising Star (TV series)|Rising Star Season 2]]'', which was broadcast on ''[[Colors TV]]'' on 4 March 2018 as a guest.

==Personal life==
Kavita Krishnamurti married [[L. Subramaniam]] in [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]] on 11 November 1999.

Subramaniam has four children from his previous marriage. His eldest daughter [[Gingger Shankar]] is a singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, while his second eldest, [[Bindu Subramaniam]] is a law graduate and singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-achievers-interview-with-bindu-subramaniam/20110512.htm |title='Being L Subramaniam's daughter didn't help' |date=12 May 2011 |work=Rediff |access-date=25 November 2012 |archive-date=24 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824191223/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-achievers-interview-with-bindu-subramaniam/20110512.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Narayana is a doctor, while the youngest, [[Ambi Subramaniam]], is an accomplished violinist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mybangalore.com/article/0411/violinist-ambi-subramaniam-talks-about-music-and-more.html |title=Violinist Dr. L. Subramaniam - Ambi Subramaniam - Kavita Krishnamurthy - Bangalore |work=mybangalore.com |access-date=25 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031091204/http://www.mybangalore.com/article/0411/violinist-ambi-subramaniam-talks-about-music-and-more.html |archive-date=31 October 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Kavita and her husband opened a musical institute, the [[Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sapaindia.com/ |title=SaPa India – Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts |work=sapaindia.com |access-date=7 January 2014 |archive-date=11 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111212416/http://www.sapaindia.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in Bengaluru in 2007. In March 2013, she launched her own app.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kavita-krishnamurti-subramaniam/id616545880?mt=8 |title=iTunes app for Kavita Krishnamurthy |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |access-date=21 March 2013 |archive-date=12 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053818/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kavita-krishnamurti-subramaniam/id616545880?mt=8 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|List of songs recorded by Kavita Krishnamurthy}}
{{main|List of songs recorded by Kavita Krishnamurthy in South Indian languages}}

==Awards and nominations==
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* 2015 - Honorary Doctorate from [[Jain University]], [[Bangalore]]
* 2000 - Accolades for her include the “Best Singer of the Millennium” award at the Stardust Millennium 2000 Awards
;Civilian Awards
* 2005 – [[Padma Shri Awards (2000–2009)|Padma Shri]] – India's fourth-highest civilian honors
* 2024 - Playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF) in May 2025.
* 2024 - Amrit Ratan Award.
* 2025 - S.D Burman International Award.
* 2025 - Smriti Award.
* 2025 - [[Lokmat]] [[Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards|Sur Jyotsna National Music Award]] - '''Legend Award''' for her contribution to Indian music
* 1997 - [[Aashirwad Film Award Best Female Playback Singer]]" (''[[Virasat 1997 - Dhol Bajne Laga]]'')

;[[Filmfare Awards]]
* 2003 – [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] (shared with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]) – "[[Dola Re Dola]]" (''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'')
* 1997 – Best Female Playback Singer – "Aaj Main Upar" (''[[Khamoshi: The Musical|Khamoshi]]'')
* 1996 – Best Female Playback Singer – "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya" (''[[Yaraana (1995 film)|Yaraana]]'')
* 1995 – Best Female Playback Singer – "Pyaar Hua Chupke Se" (''[[1942: A Love Story|1942]]'')<ref name="trill" />

;State Awards
* 2000 - [[Maharashtra State Film Award|Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] - for the songs in the movie ''Sawai Hawaldar''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20000502/ien02018.html |title=Latest News, India News, Covid-19 News, Breaking News, Today's News Headlines Online |access-date=11 August 2020 |archive-date=7 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307143111/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20000502/ien02018.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

;[[Star Screen Awards]]
* 1997 – [[Star Screen Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]] – "Aaj Main Upar" (''[[Khamoshi: The Musical|Khamoshi]]'')
* 2000 – Best Female Playback Singer – "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (''[[Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam]]'')

;[[Zee Cine Awards]]
* 2003 – [[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female|Best Female Playback Singer]] (shared with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]) – "Dola Re" (''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'')
* 2000 – Best Female Playback Singer – "[[Nimbooda]]" (''[[Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam]]'')

;[[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Awards]]
* 2001 - Best Female Playback Singer - "Ae Dil Laya Hai Bahar" (Kya Kehna)
* 2003 – [[IIFA Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]] (shared with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]) – "[[Dola Re Dola]]" (''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'')

;International Television Academy Awards (ITA Awards)
* 2008 - Best Female Playback Singer (Durga Puja).

;Global Indian Music Awards (GIMA Awards)
* 2010 - Best Female Playback Singer (Best Fusion Album).

;[[Mirchi Music Awards|MMA Awards]]
* 2021 - Jury Prize (Album Of The Decade / Rockstar 2011).

;Other Awards
* Mohammed Rafi Award (2021).
* Prafulla Kar Samman (2018) Odia Film Industry.
* ''‘Phonomenal That's Me’'' award for her contribution to the [[Kannada film industry]] (2014)
* Shri Ravindra Jain Sangeet Samman (2012)
* [[Swaralaya Yesudas Award]] (2008) by Swaralaya, for exceptional contribution to Indian music.
* [[Lata Mangeshkar Award]] from the Government of Madhya Pradesh (2005)
* Kishore Kumar Journalists' / Critics' Award in Calcutta (2002)
* Lion's / Club Bollywood Award, held in New York (2000) At The Same year (2002)

== See also ==
* [[L. Subramaniam]]
* [[Girish Karnad]]
* [[Padmavati Rao]]
* [[Prabhat Samgiita]]
* [[List of Indian playback singers]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0471469}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091004090147/http://www.indianviolin.com/bground/kavita.htm L. Subramaniam and Kavita S.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110628215254/http://www.google.co.in/music/artist?n=Kavita-Krishnamurthy&id=20100520134546_19cmka6r8dfr0 Artist: Kavita Krishnamurthy on Google Music]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120211024027/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/videos/32332.html Kavita Krishnamurthy's Tribute To Jagjit Singh]

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