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Jasraj

1930 - 2020

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Jasraj (28 January 1930 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Mewati gharana (musical apprenticeship lineage). His musical career spanned 75 years resulting in national and international fame, respect and numerous major awards and accolades. His legacy includes memorable performances of classical and semi-classical vocal music, classical and devotional music, albums and film soundtracks, innovations in various genres including Haveli Sangeeth and popularizing the Mewati Gharana – a school of thought in Hindustani classical music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jasraj has received more than 990,917 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jasraj is the 1,578th most popular singer (up from 1,612th in 2019), the 709th most popular biography from India (down from 648th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Indian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jasraj ranks 1,578 out of 4,381. Before him are Lauri Ylönen, Alexandra Stan, Candice Night, Zeca Pagodinho, Sarah Connor, and Aaron Neville. After him are Telma Hopkins, Conway Twitty, Lena Meyer-Landrut, Steve Strange, Bebe Rexha, and Teddy Pendergrass.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Jasraj ranks 476. Before him are Ty Hardin, John Keel, Andy White, Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Vladimir Andreyev, and Kenneth Frampton. After him are Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, Geoffrey Holder, Sachiko Hidari, Alberto Pellegrino, Oscar Rossi, and Pepper Adams. Among people deceased in 2020, Jasraj ranks 524. Before him are Marcelino dos Santos, Vladimir Andreyev, Lorenza Mazzetti, Vladislav Krapivin, Ignacio Trelles, and Ryo Kawasaki. After him are José Luis Cuerda, Tommy Docherty, Irina Kirichenko, Laisenia Qarase, Albert Salvadó, and Biri Biri.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jasraj ranks 709 out of 1,861. Before him are Tom Kibble (1932), Paddy Ashdown (1941), Govinda (1963), Madhavrao I (1745), Dwarkanath Tagore (1794), and Naveen Patnaik (1946). After him are Anita Desai (1937), Veerappan (1952), Ramdev (1965), Ravindra Prabhat (1969), Danny Denzongpa (1948), and M. K. Stalin (1953).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Jasraj ranks 20. Before him are K. J. Yesudas (1940), Manna Dey (1919), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Anuradha Paudwal (1954), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), and Begum Akhtar (1914). After him are Peter Sarstedt (1941), Hemanta Mukherjee (1920), Vani Jairam (1945), Sonu Nigam (1973), Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), and Mahendra Kapoor (1934).

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