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{{short description|Indian singer (born 1944)}}
{{short description|Indian singer (born 1944)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Lorna Cordeiro
| name = Lorna
| image = Lorna Cordeiro young.jpg
| image = Lorna Cordeiro in 2014.jpg
| caption = Cordeiro during the early 1960s
| caption = Lorna in 2014
| birth_name = Lorna Cordeiro
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1944|8|9}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1944|8|9}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]<ref name="daiji"/>
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]<ref name="dajview" />
| occupation = Singer
| occupation = Singer
| citizenship = {{ubl|
| nationality = Indian
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| partner = [[Chris Perry (musician)|Chris Perry]]<br/>({{circa|1961}}–1973)
* [[British Empire]]<br/>(until 1947)
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| years_active = 1960–1973; 1995–present
* India (from 1947)}}
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| partner = [[Chris Perry (musician)|Chris Perry]]<br/>(1961–1973)
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| years_active = 1960–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[Music of Goa|konkani music]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Music of Goa|Konkani music]]|[[Jazz]]}}
| instruments = Vocals
| instruments = Vocals
| origin = Bombay, Bombay State, India
| origin = Bombay, Bombay State, India
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'''Lorna Cordeiro''' (born 9 August 1944), also [[mononymously]] known as '''Lorna''', is an Indian [[Konkani]] singer. She is popularly known as the "Nightingale of Goa".<ref name="Daiji2018Ryan">
'''Lorna Cordeiro''' (born 9 August 1944), known [[mononymously]] as '''Lorna''', is an Indian singer. Referred to as the "[[Nightingale]] of [[Goa]]",<ref name="Daiji2018Ryan">
{{Cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=535475
{{Cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=535475
|title=Doha: 'Nightingale of Goa' Lorna, DJ Ryan Nogar to perform at Orbital Nite
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|website=Daiji World
|website=Daiji World
|access-date=16 December 2018
|access-date=16 December 2018
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 Aug 2022 |title=A huge thank you to Goa's Nightingale |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/A-huge-thank-you-to-Goa%E2%80%99s-Nightingale/192657 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref> she performed with [[jazz]] trumpeter [[Chris Perry (musician)|Chris Perry]] in the 1960s and 1970s. Her association with Perry ended in 1973, causing her to quit the music industry. She later came out of retirement in 1995, and still continues to perform.
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==Early and personal life==
==Early life==
[[File:Lorna Cordeiro young.jpg|thumb|left|Lorna during her youth]]
Lorna was born in Bombay on 9 August 1944 to Cecelia and Theophilus Cordeiro who hailed from [[Saligao]], [[Goa]], she is the third of their six children.<ref name="daiji">{{cite web|title=Lorna|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/chan/musicDisplay?articlesID=2225|date=|author=Gerry D’Mello |website=[[Daiji World]]}}</ref> Her family belonged to the [[Goan Catholics|Goan Catholic]] community. Lorna's father encouraged his children in music and to speak Konkani at home; their immediate neighbour in Goa, recalls being very impressed by the family's singing of Konkani hymns.<ref name="Nascimento2012">
Lorna Cordeiro was born in Bombay on 9 August 1944 to Cecelia and Theophilus Cordeiro who hailed from [[Saligao]], [[Goa]]. She is the third of their six children.<ref name="dajview">{{cite news |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/music_view.asp?m_id=21 |title=Interview with Lorna Cordeiro |last=D’Mello |first=Gerry |date=9 May 2004|access-date=22 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525203826/https://www.daijiworld.com/chan/music_view.asp?m_id=21|archive-date=25 May 2006|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Daiji World]]}}</ref> Her family were [[Goan Catholics]]. Lorna's father encouraged his children in music and to speak Konkani at home; their immediate neighbour in Goa, recalls being very impressed by the family's singing of Konkani hymns.<ref name="Nascimento2012">
{{Cite web|url=http://saligaoserenade.com/2012/03/remembering-the-mother-of-goan-nightingale-lorna/|title=Remembering the mother of Goan Nightingale Lorna|last=Mascarenhas|first=Nascimento|date=4 March 2012|website=Saligao Serenade|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref> Cordeiro recalled how as a young girl another Parsi neighbour in [[Mumbai]] would clap and gift her four [[Indian anna]]s whenever he heard her sing along with the radio.<ref name="Telegraph2015">
{{Cite web|url=http://saligaoserenade.com/2012/03/remembering-the-mother-of-goan-nightingale-lorna/|title=Remembering the mother of Goan Nightingale Lorna|last=Mascarenhas|first=Nascimento|date=4 March 2012|website=Saligao Serenade|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref> Cordeiro recalled how as a young girl another Parsi neighbour in [[Mumbai]] would clap and gift her four [[Indian anna]]s whenever he heard her sing along with the radio.<ref name="Telegraph2015">
{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/hello-lorna/cid/1669461
{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/hello-lorna/cid/1669461
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|access-date=16 December 2018
}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dorin |first1=Stéphane |title=Swingin' India: The Colonial and Postcolonial Diffusion of Jazz in India, May 2012 |url=https://www.cairn-int.info/revue-l-homme-2012-2-page-169.htm |journal=L'Homme |date=4 June 2012 |volume=202 |issue=2 |pages=169–192 |publisher=Cairn International Edition |doi=10.4000/lhomme.23059 |access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dorin |first1=Stéphane |title=Swingin' India: The Colonial and Postcolonial Diffusion of Jazz in India, May 2012 |url=https://www.cairn-int.info/revue-l-homme-2012-2-page-169.htm |journal=L'Homme |date=4 June 2012 |volume=202 |issue=2 |pages=169–192 |publisher=Cairn International Edition |doi=10.4000/lhomme.23059 |access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>

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Cordeiro admittingly was in an affair with an older married Goan musician, [[Chris Perry (musician)|Chris Perry]], while they were both working together. However, following their breakup on her 27th birthday in 1973, she was unable to perform for nearly 23 years. This was because Perry would threaten and even strike anyone who would approach her to sing professionally again. She remained unmarried because Perry also threatened possible suitors. She began working as a compounder in a dentist's clinic, and was a victim of [[alcoholism]] before Ronnie Monserrate convinced her to start singing again in 1995. She now lives in [[Dhobitalao]], Mumbai.<ref name="Telegraph2015" />


==Career==
==Career==
===Initial career (1960–1973)===
===1960–1973: Initial career===
Cordeiro's singing career began by singing at weddings as part of a band called 'Bajaj and his Dance Band'.<ref name="Telegraph2015" /> She was recognized by musician, drummer, compère and actor [[Raymond Albuquerque]], <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tajmahalfoxtrot.com/the-man-with-the-golden-guitar/ | title=The Man with the Golden Guitar – Taj Mahal Foxtrot | date=3 June 2011 }}</ref> who first heard her sing "[[Where the Boys Are (Connie Francis song)|Where The Boys Are]]" on [[Marvé Beach]]. He then invited her to sing "Under the Mango Tree" from ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' with his band at the Bandra fair. This performance impressed [[Chris Perry (musician)|Chris Perry]], who was in the audience and had been looking for a [[crooner]].<ref name="DantasAvaz2019">{{Cite web|url=http://amchoavaz.in/viewpage.php?edition=Amcho%20Avaz&date=2019-06-15&edid=AMCHOAVAZ_AMC&pn=5#Page/5/Article/AMCHOAVAZ_AMC_20190615_5_2/326px/1C9BA1C|title=Lorna Cordeiro – Goychi Utkruxt Gavpi|language=gom|last=Dantas|first=Isidore|author-link=Isidore Dantas|date=15 June 2019|website=Amcho Avaz by Herald|access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref> After an audition, she began singing for Perry's band at the age of 15 and continued with them until she turned 26. He thus helped her launch her career and she regards him as her ''[[guru]]''. She was a popular [[jazz]] singer in [[nightclub]]s and star hotels in [[Mumbai]], [[Calcutta]], [[Madras]], Delhi and [[Bangalore]]. Later, she sang songs composed / arranged by Chris Perry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/indias-jazz-age-is-documented-in-a-stunning-new-exhibition-at-the-serendipity-arts-festival-4267545.html|title=India's jazz age is documented in a stunning new exhibition at the Serendipity Arts Festival|last=Foss|first=Matthieu|date=20 December 2017|website=Firstpost|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/698052/morning-you-play-different-evening-you-play-different|title=Morning you play different, evening you play different|last=Fernandes|first=Naresh|date=3 January 2015|website=Scroll.in|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ingoanews.com/interview-with-goan-nightingale-lorna-by-william|title=INTERVIEW WITH GOAN NIGHTINGALE LORNA BY WILLIAM|last=Lad|first=Akshay|date=30 August 2015|website=In Goa 24X7|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>
Lorna began her career by singing at weddings as part of a band called Bajaj and his Dance Band.<ref name="Telegraph2015" /> She was recognized by a musician<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tajmahalfoxtrot.com/the-man-with-the-golden-guitar/ | title=The Man with the Golden Guitar – Taj Mahal Foxtrot | date=3 June 2011 }}</ref> who first heard her sing "[[Where the Boys Are (Connie Francis song)|Where The Boys Are]]" on [[Marvé Beach]]. He then invited her to sing "Under the Mango Tree" from ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' with his band at the Bandra fair. This performance impressed musician [[Chris Perry (musician)|Chris Perry]], who was in the audience and had been looking for a [[crooner]].<ref name="DantasAvaz2019">{{Cite web|url=http://amchoavaz.in/viewpage.php?edition=Amcho%20Avaz&date=2019-06-15&edid=AMCHOAVAZ_AMC&pn=5#Page/5/Article/AMCHOAVAZ_AMC_20190615_5_2/326px/1C9BA1C|title=Lorna Cordeiro – Goychi Utkruxt Gavpi|language=gom|last=Dantas|first=Isidore|author-link=Isidore Dantas|date=15 June 2019|website=Amcho Avaz by Herald|access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref> After an audition, she began singing for Perry's band at the age of 15 and continued with them until she turned 26. He thus helped her launch her career and she regards him as her ''[[guru]]''. She became a popular [[jazz]] singer in [[nightclub]]s and star hotels in [[Mumbai]], [[Calcutta]], [[Madras]], [[Delhi]] and [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/indias-jazz-age-is-documented-in-a-stunning-new-exhibition-at-the-serendipity-arts-festival-4267545.html|title=India's jazz age is documented in a stunning new exhibition at the Serendipity Arts Festival|last=Foss|first=Matthieu|date=20 December 2017|website=Firstpost|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/698052/morning-you-play-different-evening-you-play-different|title=Morning you play different, evening you play different|last=Fernandes|first=Naresh|date=3 January 2015|website=Scroll.in|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ingoanews.com/interview-with-goan-nightingale-lorna-by-william|title=INTERVIEW WITH GOAN NIGHTINGALE LORNA BY WILLIAM|last=Lad|first=Akshay|date=30 August 2015|website=In Goa 24X7|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>


Cordeiro's first song was "[[Bebdo]]" ({{trans|"Drunkard"}}), which she performed on [[Miramar Beach, Goa]], shocking the crowd with a song of this type in Konkani. She soon became well-known for her other songs, such as "''Nachomia Kumpasar''", "''Pisso''", "''Red Rose''", "''Lisboa''", "''Adeus''", "''Tuzo Mog''", "''Noxibak Roddttam''", "''Abghat''", "Calangute", "''Aik Re Khobrankara''", "''Sorga Rajeant''", "''Pavsachea Tempar''", "Amerikak Pavxi", "Sorg Tujea Dolleamni", "''Tum Ani Hanv''", "''Ugddas''" and "''Mhoji Mai''". She became so popular that the public started demanding just her solo performances from Perry, who bound her by contract to not perform with anyone else for twenty years. She subsequently left music for a period of 23 years after a disagreement with him when she was 26 years old.<ref name="DantasAvaz2019" />
Lorna is known mainly for singing in Konkani. Most of these songs were arranged and composed by Chris Perry. Her first song was "[[Bebdo]]" ({{trans|"Drunkard"}}), which she performed on [[Miramar Beach, Goa]]. It shocked the audience due to its explicit nature. She soon became well-known for her other songs, such as "Nachomia Kumpasar", "Pisso", "Red Rose", "Lisboa", "Adeus", "Tuzo Mog", "Noxibak Roddttam", "Abghat", "Calangute", "Aik Re Khobrankara", "Sorga Rajeant", "Pavsachea Tempar", "Amerikak Pavxi", "Sorg Tujea Dolleamni", "Tum Ani Hanv", "Ugddas" and "Mhoji Mai". As her popularity increased, the public started demanding only her solo performances from Perry, who then bound her by contract to not perform with anyone else for twenty years. She subsequently left music for a period of 23 years after a disagreement with him when she was 26 years old.<ref name="DantasAvaz2019" />


===Comeback and other projects (1995–present)===
===1995–present: Comeback and other projects===
[[File:Lorna Cordeiro.jpg|thumb|right|Lorna performing at a concert in 2015]]
In 1995, music director Ronnie Monseratte, who had been a part of Perry's band, managed to convince her to sing again. After a year of hesitation, she agreed to perform in a concert titled 'Hello Lorna', which was directed by Monseratte. However, on the day of the first show at Miramar Beach, on 1 December 1995, Perry came to the venue and showed the media the contract that she had signed to not sing with anyone else and threatened legal proceedings. After hiring new musicians, the concert began with Cordeiro performing "Aikat Mazo Tavlo" ({{trans|"Listen to my voice"}}).<ref name="Telegraph2015" /> The concert's songs were released in a 1996 album of the same name.<ref name="dajview">{{cite news |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/music_view.asp?m_id=21 |title=Interview with Lorna Cordeiro |last=D’Mello |first=Gerry |date=9 May 2004|access-date=22 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525203826/https://www.daijiworld.com/chan/music_view.asp?m_id=21|archive-date=25 May 2006|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Daiji World]]}}</ref>
In 1995, music director Ronnie Monseratte, who had been a part of Perry's band, managed to convince her to sing again. After a year of hesitation, she agreed to perform in a concert titled Hello Lorna, which was directed by Monseratte. However, on the day of the first show at Miramar Beach, on 1 December 1995, Perry came to the venue and showed the media the contract that she had signed to not sing with anyone else and threatened legal proceedings. After hiring new musicians, the concert began with Cordeiro performing "Aikat Mazo Tavlo" ({{trans|"Listen to my voice"}}).<ref name="Telegraph2015" /> The concert's songs were released in a 1996 album of the same name.<ref name="dajview" />


In her illustrious career, Cordeiro has sung for many great Bollywood music directors such as [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Kalyanji-Anandji]], [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] and [[Rajesh Roshan]]. She has even sung alongside [[Mohammed Rafi]] ("Maria") and [[Sudesh Bhosle]]. After her comeback, she has performed in countries of the Middle East like [[Dubai]], [[Kuwait]], [[Qatar]] and [[Bahrain]] and even in parts of Europe like London.<ref name="dajview" /> She is seen performing in the 2004 Konkani film ''[[Aleesha (film)|Aleesha]]'',<ref name="DantasAvaz2019" /> and the 2019 Konkani musical film, ''[[Kantaar]]'', features Cordeiro singing some jazz songs.<ref name="NavhindGomes2018">{{Cite news |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/a-mumbaikars-perspective-of-goa-on-reel/ |title=A Mumbaikar's perspective of Goa on reel |last=Gomes |first=Venita |date=2 August 2018 |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>
In her long career, Cordeiro has sung for many great Bollywood music directors such as [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Kalyanji-Anandji]], [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] and [[Rajesh Roshan]]. She has even sung alongside [[Mohammed Rafi]] ("Maria") and [[Sudesh Bhosle]]. After her comeback, she has performed in countries of the Middle East like [[Dubai]], [[Kuwait]], [[Qatar]] and [[Bahrain]] and even in parts of Europe like London.<ref name="dajview" /> She is seen performing in the 2004 Konkani film ''[[Aleesha (film)|Aleesha]]'',<ref name="DantasAvaz2019" /> and the 2019 Konkani musical film, ''[[Kantaar]]'', features Lorna singing some jazz songs.<ref name="NavhindGomes2018">{{Cite news |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/a-mumbaikars-perspective-of-goa-on-reel/ |title=A Mumbaikar's perspective of Goa on reel |last=Gomes |first=Venita |date=2 August 2018 |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>


==Films & Ad Films==
==Personal life==
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Cordeiro was in a relationship with Goan musician, [[Chris Perry (musician)|Chris Perry]], while they were both working together. However, following their breakup on her 27th birthday in 1973, she was unable to perform for nearly 23 years. Perry would threaten and assault anyone who would approach her to sing professionally. Lorna also remained unmarried because Perry also threatened possible suitors. She then began working as a compounder in a dentist's clinic, and was a victim of [[alcoholism]] before musician Ronnie Monserrate convinced her to start singing again in 1995. She currently lives in [[Dhobitalao]], Mumbai.<ref name="Telegraph2015" />

==In popular culture==
===Films===
===Films===
* ''[[Bombay Velvet]]'', the Bollywood film, is set in the 1960s and Cordeiro's voice was inspirational to [[Bollywood]] actress [[Anushka Sharma]]. [[Anurag Kashyap]] says that Anushka's character is a tribute to Lorna.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/the-love-song-of-lorna-cordeiro-the-inspiration-behind-bombay-velvet/|title=The love song of Lorna Cordeiro, the inspiration behind Bombay Velvet|last=Nagpaul|first=Dipti|date=25 May 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Bombay Velvet]]'', the Bollywood film, is set in the 1960s and Lorna's voice was inspirational to [[Bollywood]] actress [[Anushka Sharma]]. [[Anurag Kashyap]] says that Anushka's character is a tribute to Lorna.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/the-love-song-of-lorna-cordeiro-the-inspiration-behind-bombay-velvet/|title=The love song of Lorna Cordeiro, the inspiration behind Bombay Velvet|last=Nagpaul|first=Dipti|date=25 May 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Nachom-ia Kumpasar]]'' ({{trans|''Let's dance to the rhythm''}}), is a Konkani film. It is based on the lives of jazz musicians Chris Perry and Cordeiro. The film takes its title from the name of a song by the two artists. The story is told through over 20 popular Konkani songs from the 1960s and 1970s that have been re-recorded for this film. It is set in the 1960s and is a tribute to the 'unsung' Konkani musicians of that era.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Lorna-inspired-my-film-Kashyap/articleshow/49899265.cms|title=Lorna inspired my film: Kashyap|last=Sayed|first=Nida|date=24 November 2015|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/tale-of-a-scarlet-fever/294380|title=Tale of a Scarlet Fever|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|date=1 June 2015|website=Outlook India|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Nachom-ia Kumpasar]]'' ({{trans|''Let's dance to the rhythm''}}), is a Konkani film. It is based on the lives of jazz musicians Chris Perry and Lorna. The film takes its title from the name of a song by the two artists. The story is told through over 20 popular Konkani songs from the 1960s and 1970s that have been re-recorded for this film. It is set in the 1960s and is a tribute to the "unsung" Konkani musicians of that era.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Lorna-inspired-my-film-Kashyap/articleshow/49899265.cms|title=Lorna inspired my film: Kashyap|last=Sayed|first=Nida|date=24 November 2015|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/tale-of-a-scarlet-fever/294380|title=Tale of a Scarlet Fever|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|date=1 June 2015|website=Outlook India|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>


===Advertisements===
===Advertisements===
An international ad campaign by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] for its [[cricket]] equipment featured a Konkani song "Rav Patrao Rav", sung by Ella Castellino, based on the song "[[Bebdo]]" as the theme music. The lyrics to the new song were written by Agnello Dias (who worked in the [[J. Walter Thompson|JWT]] [[advertising agency]] that made the ad) and it was recomposed by [[Ram Sampath]].<ref>
In 2007, an international ad campaign by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] for its [[cricket]] equipment featured a Konkani song "Rav Patrao Rav", based on the song "[[Bebdo]]". The advertisement was created and executed by the [[J. Walter Thompson]] [[advertising agency]] that made the ad and the song was recomposed by [[Ram Sampath]].<ref>
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==Awards==
Cordeiro is a Brand Ambassador and also inaugurated "The Goan Sip" packaged drinking water. She appears in the advertisement campaign video singing in the tune of "Tuzo Mog".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=56920|title=New packaged drinking water launched|website=The Goan|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>{{Promotion inline|date=August 2021}}
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In 2015, Cordeiro was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the "Film, Food, Fashion Festival", by [[Vishnu Wagh]], then [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] and Vice-Chairman of Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG).<ref>

{{Cite news |date=27 May 2015 |title=Lorna gets lifetime achievement award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Lorna-gets-lifetime-achievement-award/articleshow/47435846.cms |access-date=4 December 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> In 2018, she was awarded the ''Krutadnyata Puraskar'' (Lifetime Achievement Award) at the 11th Goa Marathi Film Festival, held at [[Kala Academy]].<ref>
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==Awards and accolades==
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{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/lifetime-achievement-award-for-lorna-at-marathi-film-fest/articleshow/64514534.cms
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* In 2015, Cordeiro was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the "Film, Food, Fashion Festival", by [[Vishnu Wagh]], then [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] and Vice-Chairman of Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG).<ref>
{{Cite news
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* In 2018, she was awarded the ''Krutadnyata Puraskar'' (Lifetime Achievement Award) at the 11th Goa Marathi Film Festival, held at [[Kala Academy]].<ref>
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|title=Lifetime achievement award for Lorna at Marathi film fest
|title=Lifetime achievement award for Lorna at Marathi film fest
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [https://archive.today/20130125200521/http://www.hummaa.com/music/artist/19304/Lorna About Lorna]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090206031238/http://goa-world.com/goa/tiatr%26tiatrist/p62.htm Tiart ani tiatrist] in Konkani language (a view on her tiatr career)
* [https://archive.today/20130414231051/http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-February/155317.html Chris Perry, Lorna and the Bombay Goan music scene]


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{YouTube|p2kEeEFu4o0|''Nachoieam Kumpasar'' – Lyric video}}


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Latest revision as of 13:07, 30 August 2024

Lorna
Lorna in 2014
Born
Lorna Cordeiro

(1944-08-09) 9 August 1944 (age 80)
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationSinger
Years active1960–1973; 1995–present
Partner(s)Chris Perry
(c. 1961–1973)
Musical career
OriginBombay, Bombay State, India
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels

Lorna Cordeiro (born 9 August 1944), known mononymously as Lorna, is an Indian singer. Referred to as the "Nightingale of Goa",[2][3] she performed with jazz trumpeter Chris Perry in the 1960s and 1970s. Her association with Perry ended in 1973, causing her to quit the music industry. She later came out of retirement in 1995, and still continues to perform.

Early life

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Lorna during her youth

Lorna Cordeiro was born in Bombay on 9 August 1944 to Cecelia and Theophilus Cordeiro who hailed from Saligao, Goa. She is the third of their six children.[1] Her family were Goan Catholics. Lorna's father encouraged his children in music and to speak Konkani at home; their immediate neighbour in Goa, recalls being very impressed by the family's singing of Konkani hymns.[4] Cordeiro recalled how as a young girl another Parsi neighbour in Mumbai would clap and gift her four Indian annas whenever he heard her sing along with the radio.[5][6]

Career

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1960–1973: Initial career

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Lorna began her career by singing at weddings as part of a band called Bajaj and his Dance Band.[5] She was recognized by a musician[7] who first heard her sing "Where The Boys Are" on Marvé Beach. He then invited her to sing "Under the Mango Tree" from Dr. No with his band at the Bandra fair. This performance impressed musician Chris Perry, who was in the audience and had been looking for a crooner.[8] After an audition, she began singing for Perry's band at the age of 15 and continued with them until she turned 26. He thus helped her launch her career and she regards him as her guru. She became a popular jazz singer in nightclubs and star hotels in Mumbai, Calcutta, Madras, Delhi and Bangalore.[9][10][11]

Lorna is known mainly for singing in Konkani. Most of these songs were arranged and composed by Chris Perry. Her first song was "Bebdo" (transl. "Drunkard"), which she performed on Miramar Beach, Goa. It shocked the audience due to its explicit nature. She soon became well-known for her other songs, such as "Nachomia Kumpasar", "Pisso", "Red Rose", "Lisboa", "Adeus", "Tuzo Mog", "Noxibak Roddttam", "Abghat", "Calangute", "Aik Re Khobrankara", "Sorga Rajeant", "Pavsachea Tempar", "Amerikak Pavxi", "Sorg Tujea Dolleamni", "Tum Ani Hanv", "Ugddas" and "Mhoji Mai". As her popularity increased, the public started demanding only her solo performances from Perry, who then bound her by contract to not perform with anyone else for twenty years. She subsequently left music for a period of 23 years after a disagreement with him when she was 26 years old.[8]

1995–present: Comeback and other projects

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Lorna performing at a concert in 2015

In 1995, music director Ronnie Monseratte, who had been a part of Perry's band, managed to convince her to sing again. After a year of hesitation, she agreed to perform in a concert titled Hello Lorna, which was directed by Monseratte. However, on the day of the first show at Miramar Beach, on 1 December 1995, Perry came to the venue and showed the media the contract that she had signed to not sing with anyone else and threatened legal proceedings. After hiring new musicians, the concert began with Cordeiro performing "Aikat Mazo Tavlo" (transl. "Listen to my voice").[5] The concert's songs were released in a 1996 album of the same name.[1]

In her long career, Cordeiro has sung for many great Bollywood music directors such as Bappi Lahiri, Kalyanji-Anandji, Laxmikant–Pyarelal and Rajesh Roshan. She has even sung alongside Mohammed Rafi ("Maria") and Sudesh Bhosle. After her comeback, she has performed in countries of the Middle East like Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain and even in parts of Europe like London.[1] She is seen performing in the 2004 Konkani film Aleesha,[8] and the 2019 Konkani musical film, Kantaar, features Lorna singing some jazz songs.[12]

Personal life

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Cordeiro was in a relationship with Goan musician, Chris Perry, while they were both working together. However, following their breakup on her 27th birthday in 1973, she was unable to perform for nearly 23 years. Perry would threaten and assault anyone who would approach her to sing professionally. Lorna also remained unmarried because Perry also threatened possible suitors. She then began working as a compounder in a dentist's clinic, and was a victim of alcoholism before musician Ronnie Monserrate convinced her to start singing again in 1995. She currently lives in Dhobitalao, Mumbai.[5]

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Films

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  • Bombay Velvet, the Bollywood film, is set in the 1960s and Lorna's voice was inspirational to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. Anurag Kashyap says that Anushka's character is a tribute to Lorna.[13]
  • Nachom-ia Kumpasar (transl. Let's dance to the rhythm), is a Konkani film. It is based on the lives of jazz musicians Chris Perry and Lorna. The film takes its title from the name of a song by the two artists. The story is told through over 20 popular Konkani songs from the 1960s and 1970s that have been re-recorded for this film. It is set in the 1960s and is a tribute to the "unsung" Konkani musicians of that era.[14][15]

Advertisements

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In 2007, an international ad campaign by Nike for its cricket equipment featured a Konkani song "Rav Patrao Rav", based on the song "Bebdo". The advertisement was created and executed by the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency that made the ad and the song was recomposed by Ram Sampath.[16][promotion?]

Awards

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In 2015, Cordeiro was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the "Film, Food, Fashion Festival", by Vishnu Wagh, then MLA and Vice-Chairman of Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG).[17] In 2018, she was awarded the Krutadnyata Puraskar (Lifetime Achievement Award) at the 11th Goa Marathi Film Festival, held at Kala Academy.[18]

Discography

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Albums

  • Concanim Hit Parade With Chris Perry And A Galaxy Of Top Artistes (1969), EMI, His Master's Voice[19]
  • Hit Music From Goa (1977), EMI[20]
  • Chris Perry's Golden Hits (1979, re-released 2006)[21]
  • Hello Lorna (1996), Ronnie M. Productions[22][1]
  • Unforgettable Hits (2007), Sinaris[23]

Singles

  • "Aikat mazo tavlo"[2]
  • "Nachomia Kumpasar"
  • "Pisso"
  • "Bebdo"[24]
  • "Red Rose"
  • "Lisboa"
  • "Adeus"
  • "Tuzo Mog"
  • "Noxibak Roddttam"
  • "Maria", with Mohammed Rafi[25]
  • "Sorga Rajeant"
  • "Abghat"
  • "Aik re khobrankara"
  • "Amerikak Pavxi"
  • "Sorg Tujea Dolleamni"
  • "Tum Ani Hanv"
  • "Ugddas"
  • "Mhoji Mai"
  • "Calangute"[26]
  • "Pavsachea Tempar"[27]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e D’Mello, Gerry (9 May 2004). "Interview with Lorna Cordeiro". Daiji World. Archived from the original on 25 May 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Doha: 'Nightingale of Goa' Lorna, DJ Ryan Nogar to perform at Orbital Nite". Daiji World. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ "A huge thank you to Goa's Nightingale". oHeraldo. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ Mascarenhas, Nascimento (4 March 2012). "Remembering the mother of Goan Nightingale Lorna". Saligao Serenade. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Hello, Lorna". The Telegraph India. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  6. ^ Dorin, Stéphane (4 June 2012). "Swingin' India: The Colonial and Postcolonial Diffusion of Jazz in India, May 2012". L'Homme. 202 (2). Cairn International Edition: 169–192. doi:10.4000/lhomme.23059. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ "The Man with the Golden Guitar – Taj Mahal Foxtrot". 3 June 2011.
  8. ^ a b c Dantas, Isidore (15 June 2019). "Lorna Cordeiro – Goychi Utkruxt Gavpi". Amcho Avaz by Herald (in Goan Konkani). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  9. ^ Foss, Matthieu (20 December 2017). "India's jazz age is documented in a stunning new exhibition at the Serendipity Arts Festival". Firstpost. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  10. ^ Fernandes, Naresh (3 January 2015). "Morning you play different, evening you play different". Scroll.in. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  11. ^ Lad, Akshay (30 August 2015). "INTERVIEW WITH GOAN NIGHTINGALE LORNA BY WILLIAM". In Goa 24X7. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  12. ^ Gomes, Venita (2 August 2018). "A Mumbaikar's perspective of Goa on reel". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  13. ^ Nagpaul, Dipti (25 May 2015). "The love song of Lorna Cordeiro, the inspiration behind Bombay Velvet". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  14. ^ Sayed, Nida (24 November 2015). "Lorna inspired my film: Kashyap". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  15. ^ Joshi, Namrata (1 June 2015). "Tale of a Scarlet Fever". Outlook India. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Nike just did it!". Rediff.com. 27 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Lorna gets lifetime achievement award". The Times of India. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Lifetime achievement award for Lorna at Marathi film fest". The Times of India. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Chris Perry – Concanim Hit Parade". discogs.com. Discogs. 20 August 1969. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Various – Hit Music From Goa". discogs.com. Discogs. 20 August 1977. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Chris Perry's Golden Hits". amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Hello Lorna". discogs.com. Discogs. 20 August 1996. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Lorna (12) – Unforgettable Hits". discogs.com. Discogs. January 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  24. ^ "The Bombay to Goa Konkani rap connection". oHeraldo. 7 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  25. ^ Kusnur, Narendra (14 January 2017). "Goan song and dance". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  26. ^ Menezes, Vivek (13 September 2017). "Konkani: a language in crisis". Livemint. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  27. ^ Miranda, Karsten (5 June 2018). "Striking a chord with his soul-stirring music". oHeraldo. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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