

She obtained popularity from her song Tu Mera Janu Hai in film Hero. In 1970s, she sang a few popular songs which were praised by the music composers as well as public. She started her music journey in 1973 from film Abhiman. She has also sung in films including Marathi, Tamil, Odia, Nepali, Bengali and Kannada. Paudwal made her debut from a Sanskrit verse in the 1973 Hindi film Abhiman, composed by S. She has been awarded a doctorate in music by DY Patil University felicitated by the house of commons in England and awarded the Cultural ambassador to Indian devotional by the United Nations in New York. She has been on chart since last 237 weeks. 31 in Youtube's Music Charts and Insights list of top global artist as of 3 February 2022.

In her career spanning over four decades Paudwal has recorded more than 9,000 songs and more than 1,500 bhajans in several languages including Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Assamese, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Nepali and Maithili. She is engaged in social work and had a foundation named Suryodaya Foundation. by D Y Patil University, the second singer to receive this degree after Lata Mangeshkar. She was honored with honorary degree of D.Litt. The recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards (winning consecutively during 1990–92) and two Odisha State Film Awards, she has been honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian honour for her contribution in the field of arts. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singer and also as one of the most successful playback singers of 80s and 90s era of Bollywood.

Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema.
