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Ilaiyaraaja

1943 - Today

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Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of the most prolific composers in a career spanning over forty-seven years, he has composed over 7,000 songs and provided film scores for over 1,000 films, apart from performing in over 20,000 concerts. He is nicknamed "Isaignani" (the musical sage) and often referred to as "Maestro", the title conferred by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London.Ilaiyaraaja was also one of the earliest Indian film composers to use Western classical music harmonies and string arrangements in Indian film music, and the first South Asian to compose a full symphony. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ilaiyaraaja has received more than 7,326,052 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ilaiyaraaja is the 1,508th most popular musician (up from 1,651st in 2019), the 589th most popular biography from India (up from 603rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Indian Musician.

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  • 24

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  • 1.28

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  • 4.55

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ilaiyaraaja ranks 1,508 out of 2,662Before him are Masaharu Fukuyama, Aynsley Dunbar, Kiko Loureiro, Shantel, Bret Michaels, and Gotye. After him are Slim Harpo, Rick Danko, Joe South, Simon Gallup, Horace Andy, and John Ogdon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Ilaiyaraaja ranks 465Before him are Tony Esposito, Ron Geesin, Bernd Patzke, Tanuja, Jimmy Hart, and Xaviera Hollander. After him are Daniel Robin, Rick Danko, William Chittick, Butler Lampson, Arnaldo Cézar Coelho, and Androulla Vassiliou.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ilaiyaraaja ranks 589 out of 1,493Before him are Manna Dey (1919), Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), John Shepherd-Barron (1925), Kareena Kapoor (1980), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), and Lobsang Sangay (1968). After him are Parveen Babi (1949), Cornelia Sorabji (1866), Kamal Haasan (1954), Freida Pinto (1984), Joseph Coutts (1945), and Tiger Shroff (1990).

Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, Ilaiyaraaja ranks 11Before him are Ram Narayan (1927), Tansen (1493), Bismillah Khan (1916), Barry Hay (1948), Christian Zacharias (1950), and Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938). After him are Trilok Gurtu (1951), A. R. Rahman (1966), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Mehdi Hassan (1927), and Salil Chowdhury (1925).