Usha Khanna

She gave the chance to the singers who were little known at that time – 

1. Anupama Deshpande, 
2. Pankaj Udhas, 
3. Hemlata, 
4. Mohammed Aziz, 
5. Roop Kumar Rathod, 
6. Shabbir Kumar, and 
7. Sonu Nigam. Many of these went on to become notable singers. 

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