Nirmala Mishra (21 October 1938 – 31 July 2022)[1] was an Indian singer of predominantly Bengali and Odia film songs.
She also sang popular Assamese songs, most notably "Ki Naam di Matin".
She was a recipient of the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award as an honour for her lifetime contribution to Odia music.
Music director Balakrushna Das gave her a chance to sing a song in 1960 for the first time in the Odia movie Shri Lokanath.
[2] Some of the hit Odia movies in which she has sung are: Stree, Kaa, Malajanha, Abhinetree, Anutap, Kie Kaahaara, Amadaa Baata, and Adina Megha.