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Bhimsen Joshi

1922 - 2011

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Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ( ; BHEEM-SAYN joe-SHEE; 4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition from Indian subcontinent. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). Joshi belongs to the Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music. He is noted for his concerts, and between 1964 and 1982 Joshi toured Afghanistan, Italy, France, Canada and USA. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bhimsen Joshi has received more than 1,472,620 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Bhimsen Joshi is the 856th most popular singer (down from 804th in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from India (down from 400th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Indian Singer.

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  • 22

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 856 out of 4,381. Before him are Raquel Meller, Blaze Bayley, François Delsarte, Tommy Körberg, Pablo Milanés, and Patachou. After him are Burning Spear, Roy Black, Julien Clerc, Sakis Rouvas, Elly Ameling, and Karl Davydov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 225. Before him are Joseph Mermans, Pino Cerami, Simon Hantaï, Roberto Aballay, Roland Dumas, and Martin Gray. After him are Michel Auclair, Farrokhroo Parsa, Steven Hill, Virgilio Noè, Tom Finney, and Herman Kahn. Among people deceased in 2011, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 189. Before him are Romuald Klim, Würzel, Clarence Clemons, Arnošt Lustig, Ricky Hui, and Jagjit Singh. After him are Tatyana Lioznova, Alfonso Cano, Adrián Escudero, Imre Makovecz, Kurt Nielsen, and Jacques Fatton.

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In India

Among people born in India, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 442 out of 1,861. Before him are D. R. Kaprekar (1905), Jayant Narlikar (1938), Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904), Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894), Jagjit Singh (1941), and Abhijit Banerjee (1961). After him are Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Sucheta Kriplani (1908), Tanuja (1943), Jhalkaribai (1830), Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832), and Altaf Hussain Hali (1837).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Bhimsen Joshi ranks 10. Before him are Mohammed Rafi (1924), M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Asha Bhosle (1933), Udit Narayan (1955), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), and Jagjit Singh (1941). After him are Girija Devi (1929), Gangubai Hangal (1913), Kumar Sanu (1957), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Manna Dey (1919), and Usha Mangeshkar (1935).

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