Born and brought up in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Poorva Guru started singing under the guidance of her father Late Shri Narendra Guru and her teacher Ustad Sarwat Hussain and Pandit Sajjan Lal Bhatt.
Poorva is a professional Ghazal singer but also excels in genres like Light Classical, Geet, Bhajan and old filmy songs.
She got her first recognition, winning the Lata Mangeshkar Award in Indore (MP) at a state level competition in 1994 and went ahead to be one of the Mega Finalists in Sa Re Ga Ma on Zee tv.
Poorva released her first Ghazal CD with Mohammad Vakil on 2nd August,2014. She started singing at a young age and has been singing for over 20 years now in various cities all over India.
A popular Ghazal singer, who has performed in various cities in the presence of maestros like Jagjit Singh, Ghulam Ali, Uttam Singh & Pt Birju Maharaj.