{{Short description|Indian singer (1985–2021)}} {{Expand Odia|topic=bio|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Tapu Mishra | image = Tapu Mishra.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1985|1|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Sambalpur, Odisha, India | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|6|19|1985|1|11|df=y}} | death_place = Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India | monuments = | occupation = Singer | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }}
'''Tapu Mishra''' (Odia: ତପୁ ମିଶ୍ର; 11 January 1985 – 19 June 2021) was an Indian playback singer who worked mainly in the Ollywood industry. She sang in over 150 films<ref name=":0" /> including ''Mate Ta Love Helare'', ''Dream Girl'' and ''Love Dot Com''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-19|title=Noted Ollywood singer Tapu Mishra dies of Covid-19|url=https://kalingatv.com/state/noted-ollywood-singer-tapu-mishra-dies-of-covid-19/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=KalingaTV|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Biography == Mishra was born in Sambalpur, Odisha. She began singing at a young age,<ref>{{cite web|title=ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ କଣ୍ଠଶିଳ୍ପୀ ତପୁ ମିଶ୍ରଙ୍କ ପରଲୋକ|url=http://epaper.prameyanews.com/viewmap/525825.jpg|website=ପ୍ରମେୟ|accessdate=20 June 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620022505/http://epaper.prameyanews.com/viewmap/525825.jpg|archivedate=20 June 2021|page=୧|date=June 20, 2021}}</ref> taking lessons with Prabhudatta Pradhan and Gyan Ranjan Mohapatra.<ref>{{cite news|title=ବଧୂ ବେଶରେ ବିଦାୟ ନେଲେ ତପୁ|url=https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_276393_23312686_4_71_21-06-2021_11_i_1_sf.html|accessdate=21 June 2021|issue=ସମ୍ବାଦ ୨୧/୦୬/୨୦୨୧ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ସଂସ୍କରଣ ପୃଷ୍ଠା ୧୧|publisher=ଇଷ୍ଟର୍ଣ୍ଣ ମିଡ଼ିଆ|date=21 June 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621050540/https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_276393_23312686_4_71_21-06-2021_11_i_1_sf.html|archivedate=21 June 2021}}</ref> She received a degree in music from Sambalpur University, and later studied at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.<ref name="tnie">{{cite news|title=Eminent Ollywood singer Tapu Mishra passes away due to post COVID complications|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/jun/20/eminentollywood-singer-tapu-mishra-passes-away-due-to-post-covid-complications-2318915.html|accessdate=20 June 2021|work=The New Indian Express|agency=The New Indian Express|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=20 June 2021}}</ref>
Mishra made her debut as a playback singer in the Odia film ''Kula Nandan'' (1995), and went on to sing over 500 songs. Besides Odia, she sang in Bengali, Hindi, and other regional languages. She received four State Film Awards.<ref name="tnie" /> She married actor Deepak Pujahari in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Palit|first=Ashok|date=2018-12-13|title=Ollywood singer Tapu Mishra has tied the knot with actor Deepak Pujahari|url=https://www.odishanewstimes.com/2018/12/13/ollywood-singer-tapu-mishra-has-tied-the-knot-with-actor-deepak-pujahari/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Odisha News Times|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626085800/https://www.odishanewstimes.com/2018/12/13/ollywood-singer-tapu-mishra-has-tied-the-knot-with-actor-deepak-pujahari/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Mishra died from complications of COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar on 19 June 2021, aged 36.<ref name="auto" /> CM Naveen Patnaik,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-20|title=Popular Odia singer Tapu Mishra dies of post-COVID complications|url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/popular-odia-singer-tapu-mishra-dies-of-post-covid-complications-2370470.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref> Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and OFDC Chairman Kuna Tripathy paid tribute to her online.<ref name="tnie" /> Many Ollywood film industry members attended her last rites.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Singha|first=Minati|date=2021-06-20|title=Odia singer Tapu Mishra succumbs to post-Covid complications {{!}} Bhubaneswar News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odia-singer-tapu-mishra-succumbs-to-post-covid-complications/articleshow/83683390.cms|access-date=2021-06-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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