Lorna Cordeiro also known as Lorna, is an Indian Konkani singer. She is popularly known as the "Nightingale of Goa".
Lorna was born in Bombay on 9 August 1944 Her family belonged to the Goan Catholic community. Lorna's father encouraged his children to music and to speak Konkani at home. Cordeiro's singing career began by singing at weddings as part of a band called 'Bajaj and his Dance Band' She was recognized by musician, drummer, compère, and actor Raymond Albuquerque. After an audition, she began singing for Chris 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 nightclubs and star hotels in Mumbai, Calcutta, Madras, Delhi, and Bangalore. Later, she sang songs composed/arranged by Chris Perry. In 1995, music director Ronnie Monseratte, who had been a part of Perry's band, convinced her to sing again after a long interval. After a year of hesitation, she agreed to perform in a concert titled, 'Hello Lorna', directed by Monseratte.
In her illustrious career, Cordeiro has sung for many great Bollywood music directors such as Bappi Lahiri, Kalyanji-Anandji, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Rajesh Roshan, Mohammed Rafi, 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. She is seen performing in the 2004 Konkani film Aleesha, and the 2019 Konkani musical film, Kantaar, features Cordeiro singing some jazz songs. (Collected from public domain)
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