- Born
- Died
- Birth nameNarayan Gopal Gurubacharya
- Nicknames
- Swar Samrat
- Emperor of Voice
- Tragedy King
- Narayan Gopal Guruwacharya (October 4, 1939 - December 5, 1990) was a prominent popular singer and composer of Nepali music.Regarded one of the most significant cultural icons in Nepal,He is widely referred as "Swar Samrat" (meaning: Emperor of Voice) in Nepali music. He was also known as "Tragedy King".His voice range allowed him to sing songs of every genre of Nepalese music. Often, his songs were orchestrated with the sitar, harmonium and flute.He was music director of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He belongs to the first generation of Nepali singers who became professional singers. His songs have also been used in several movies and dramas across the country.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bhojraj
- SpousePemala Lama(1971 - 1990) (his death)
- His first teacher was his own father Asha Gopal Guruwacharya and his other teacher was Manik Ratna. His first song was composed by his friends Prem Dhoj Pradhan and his teacher Manik Ratna.
- He was first introduced to musician Gopal Yonjan by Yonjan's first love Madan Pradhan and they were bound in the relation of special friend (mit) by Ishwor Ballav Bhattarai by lighting fire on Makal on March 1965 at Mahakal Dada in Darjeeling, India.
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