Noted singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika passed away Saturday after prologed illness at a Mumbai hospital, his relatives said. He was 85.

Hazarika was suffering from respiratory and kidney failure. He diedu00a0at the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai.



Born in the year 1926, Hazarika was a child prodigy in every sense. He recorded his first song at the age of 12. The song ''Biswa Bijoy No Jowan'' of just the second Assamese film ''Indramalati'' was the start of a life long association.