SINGER

Asha Bhosle

1933 - Today

Photo of Asha Bhosle

Icon of person Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle (Marathi pronunciation: [ˈaːʃaː ˈbʱos(ə)le]; née Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In her career spanning over eight decades she has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and received several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asha Bhosle has received more than 7,370,932 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Asha Bhosle is the 544th most popular singer (down from 527th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from India (down from 285th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Asha Bhosle ranks 544 out of 4,381. Before her are Shakin' Stevens, Plastic Bertrand, Bobby Kimball, Emma Calvé, Angelica Catalani, and Marietta Alboni. After her are Pierre Kartner, Christophe, Silvio Rodríguez, Heidi Brühl, Tiny Tim, and Renato Carosone.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Asha Bhosle ranks 161. Before her are Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Andrei Voznesensky, Diane Cilento, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Nicola Pietrangeli, and Gregory III Laham. After her are Michel Sabbah, Debra Paget, Jörn Donner, Françoise Fabian, Guido Crepax, and Donald E. Westlake.

Others Born in 1933

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In India

Among people born in India, Asha Bhosle ranks 305 out of 1,861. Before her are Nana Sahib (1824), Michael Radford (1946), Harilal Gandhi (1888), M. Karunanidhi (1924), Savitri (1936), and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952). After her are K. Kamaraj (1903), Zail Singh (1916), Telesphore Toppo (1939), Chandra Shekhar (1927), Rajinikanth (1950), and Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861).

Others born in India

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Asha Bhosle ranks 6. Before her are Lata Mangeshkar (1929), Engelbert Humperdinck (1936), Kishore Kumar (1929), Mohammed Rafi (1924), and M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916). After her are Udit Narayan (1955), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Jagjit Singh (1941), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), Girija Devi (1929), and Gangubai Hangal (1913).

Indian born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous