Nepal's first female singer Melawadevi Gurung was born in 1956 (1902), Rumjatar Jagarbot Ward No. 8 of Okhaldhunga District. Her father was Gyan Bahadur and mother was Sapnadebi Gurung. Even though she was born in Okhaldunga, but her place of accmodation was Gorkha, Saurpani. Melawadevi Gurung, who entered the Rana Durbar as a child, was trained in singing classical music by renowned masters Dunde Khan, Bala Prasad Sharma and Ganapat.

Melawadevi, managed to record as the first singer not only in Nepal but also in India by recording a song sung by Hermaster Voice in Calcutta, Sawari Mero Relai. It is mentioned in the history of Nepali music as Rani.

Melawadevi Gurung, who sang in Nepali, Hindi, Newari, Bengali and Urdu, has no record of song record numbers. Melawadevi, who wrote the songs herself, composed the music, and sang, received about 50 medals, as well as many cups and certificates. According to her wishes, after her death, the cassettes of the song along with the pyre, prizes, harmoniums etc. were burnt.

Melawadevi was a favorite character of Chandrashamsher who imparted music training to music seekers including the late Narraj Dhakal. It was rumored that her voice had deteriorated due to the Darwaria conspiracy. Even the British doctors could not heal her sweet voice.

She was kept at Vijayeshwari by Chandrashamsher and was married to Krishna Bhakta Manandhar, son of Ditta Krishna Manandhar, at the Dakshinkali temple. Gurung, a mother of two daughters, was detested by her husband. The marriage of the two daughters of Melawadevi, who had become a Mughal due to the anger of Juddha Shamsher Jabra, took place in Kanpur and Bombay, India respectively.

She died in an accident at India in 1955 at the age of 53.

Work	Role	Release Date
Sawari Mero Relaima	Singer	March 20, 1940
Na Gharlai Ghar Kahinchha	Singer	March 20, 1945

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Nepal's first female singer Melawa Devi Gurung

Nepal's first female singer Melawa Devi Gurung

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