Raffi singer biography
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Mohammed Rafi
Indian playback singer (1924–1980)
For the Kerala football player, see Mohammed Rafi (footballer). For the Indian cricketer, see Mohammad Rafi (cricketer). For the television actor, see Rafi DQ.
Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent.[5][6] Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs.[7] He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie.[8] He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millenniu
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Raffi
Singer, songwriter, musician, environmentalist
Recorded First Children’s Album
Secrets of Success
Changed Direction
Selected writings
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Singer Raffi Cavoukian, who bills himself as Raffi, is renowned for single-handedly revolutionizing the children’s entertainment business. Since he first began performing for children in 1974, his name has become a household word in homes throughout North America; his songs are enjoyed by millions of children and adults alike, who throng to his concerts and buy his records to the tune of more than seven million albums. After more than a dozen years of building his career as a children’s entertainer, Raffi has become a self-styled “eco-trou-badour,” working with adults to promote environmental causes.
Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1948, Raffi is the son of an internationally acclaimed portrait photographer. His first musical memory is of his father playing the accordion and si
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Bio
Raffi Cavoukian, C.M., O.B.C.
A renowned singer known bygd his first name alone, Raffi was a pionjär in quality recordings for children on his independent label, Troubadour. For millions of fans, Raffi’s music was the soundtrack of their childhoods, and they took his signature song “Baby Beluga” to heart. These “beluga grads” now share his music with their own children. Raffi has been described bygd the Washington Post and the Toronto Star as “the most popular children’s entertainer in the English-speaking world” and “Canada’s all-time children’s champion.”
Raffi is a music producer, author, entrepreneur and ecology advocate. In 2010, he founded the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring—a global movement that views honouring children as the best way to create sustainable, peacemaking cultures. Raffi has received the Order of Canada, the Order of BC, the U.N. Earth Achievement Award, and kvartet honorary degrees.
In a career spanning fyra decades, Raffi has refused all commercia