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Anuradha Paudwal

1954 - Today

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Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer and politician who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singers and also as one of the most successful playback singers of 80s and 90s era of Bollywood. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anuradha Paudwal has received more than 2,908,951 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Anuradha Paudwal is the 1,491st most popular singer (up from 2,026th in 2019), the 675th most popular biography from India (up from 780th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Indian Singer.

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  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Anuradha Paudwal ranks 1,491 out of 4,381. Before her are Corona Schröter, Lisa Stansfield, Sainkho Namtchylak, Rita Ora, Layal Abboud, and Masashi Tashiro. After her are Joy Fleming, Ali Akbar Khan, Mary Garden, Henri Dès, Sally Yeh, and Tom Lehrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Anuradha Paudwal ranks 381. Before her are Christie Brinkley, Elliot Goldenthal, Tahar Djaout, Zoran Simović, José Diego, and Walter Davis. After her are Antonio Resines, Robert Van de Walle, Kiki Smith, Ellen von Unwerth, Masaaki Suzuki, and Tina Knowles.

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In India

Among people born in India, Anuradha Paudwal ranks 675 out of 1,861. Before her are Nalini Bala Devi (1898), Roshanara Begum (1617), Shrilal Shukla (1925), Nirmala Joshi (1934), Zeenat Aman (1951), and Asaf-ud-Daula (1748). After her are Joseph Coutts (1945), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Ardeshir Irani (1886), Neerja Bhanot (1963), Kareena Kapoor (1980), and Manilal Gandhi (1892).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Anuradha Paudwal ranks 17. Before her are Girija Devi (1929), Gangubai Hangal (1913), Kumar Sanu (1957), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Manna Dey (1919), and Usha Mangeshkar (1935). After her are Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Begum Akhtar (1914), Jasraj (1930), Peter Sarstedt (1941), Hemanta Mukherjee (1920), and Vani Jairam (1945).

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