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Jagjit Singh

1941 - 2011

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Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of Indian classical music, his style of composing and gayaki (singing) is considered as Bol-pradhan, one that lays emphasis on words. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jagjit Singh has received more than 2,950,226 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Jagjit Singh is the 843rd most popular singer (up from 1,623rd in 2019), the 440th most popular biography from India (up from 654th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Singer.

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  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jagjit Singh ranks 843 out of 4,381. Before him are Cat Power, Inger Jacobsen, Max Lorenz, Şivan Perwer, Maria Jeritza, and Jetty Paerl. After him are Jon Vickers, George Baker, Inna, Majida El Roumi, Rob Pilatus, and Shirley Horn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Jagjit Singh ranks 277. Before him are Chieko Baisho, Signe Toly Anderson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Manny Charlton, Daniel Schmid, and Kálmán Mészöly. After him are Hernando de Soto Polar, Paul Kantner, Dragoljub Ojdanić, Pedro Carmona, Anatoly Levchenko, and Airto Moreira. Among people deceased in 2011, Jagjit Singh ranks 188. Before him are Lawrence Eagleburger, Romuald Klim, Würzel, Clarence Clemons, Arnošt Lustig, and Ricky Hui. After him are Bhimsen Joshi, Tatyana Lioznova, Alfonso Cano, Adrián Escudero, Imre Makovecz, and Kurt Nielsen.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jagjit Singh ranks 440 out of 1,861. Before him are B. V. Doshi (1927), Phoolan Devi (1963), D. R. Kaprekar (1905), Jayant Narlikar (1938), Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904), and Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894). After him are Abhijit Banerjee (1961), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Sucheta Kriplani (1908), Tanuja (1943), and Jhalkaribai (1830).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Jagjit Singh ranks 9. Before him are Kishore Kumar (1929), Mohammed Rafi (1924), M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Asha Bhosle (1933), Udit Narayan (1955), and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946). After him are Bhimsen Joshi (1922), Girija Devi (1929), Gangubai Hangal (1913), Kumar Sanu (1957), K. J. Yesudas (1940), and Manna Dey (1919).

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