SINGER

Girija Devi

1929 - 2017

Photo of Girija Devi

Icon of person Girija Devi

Girija Devi (8 May 1929 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian classical singer of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri. She was dubbed as the 'Queen of Thumri' for her contribution in the genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Girija Devi has received more than 324,699 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Girija Devi is the 943rd most popular singer (up from 1,315th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from India (up from 556th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Indian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Girija Devi ranks 943 out of 4,381. Before her are Kulyash Baiseitova, Harry Styles, Michèle Arnaud, Ann Wilson, Leontyne Price, and Mustafa Sandal. After her are Elisabeth Schumann, Rita Coolidge, Biyouna, Rambo Amadeus, Jelena Karleuša, and Willeke Alberti.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Girija Devi ranks 282. Before her are Rolan Bykov, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, Ruth Pfau, Vang Pao, Ninón Sevilla, and John Henry Holland. After her are Bonnie Bartlett, Walter Berry, Antonietta Stella, Cecil Taylor, Paek Nam-sun, and Alla Horska. Among people deceased in 2017, Girija Devi ranks 258. Before her are Ruth Pfau, Gösta Ekman, Marita Lindahl, Ivan Dias, Derek Parfit, and Jacques Simon. After her are James Rosenquist, Richard Hatch, Leonid Bronevoy, Giulio Angioni, Jaki Liebezeit, and Lennart Nilsson.

Others Born in 1929

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2017

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In India

Among people born in India, Girija Devi ranks 475 out of 1,861. Before her are Brian Horrocks (1895), Harihara I (1336), Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888), Faizi (1547), Ivan Dias (1936), and Madhuri Dixit (1967). After her are Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921), Rajaram I (1670), Balaji Vishwanath (1662), Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884), Mahadev Desai (1892), and Muthulakshmi Reddy (1886).

Others born in India

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Girija Devi ranks 11. Before her are M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Asha Bhosle (1933), Udit Narayan (1955), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Jagjit Singh (1941), and Bhimsen Joshi (1922). After her are Gangubai Hangal (1913), Kumar Sanu (1957), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Manna Dey (1919), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), and Anuradha Paudwal (1954).

Indian born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous