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Jasraj

1930 - 2020

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Pandit 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 930,881 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Jasraj is the 1,618th most popular singer (down from 1,466th in 2019), the 652nd most popular biography from India (down from 589th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Indian Singer.

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  • 930k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jasraj ranks 1,618 out of 3,528. Before him are Rickie Lee Jones, Emmelie de Forest, Noemi, Anne Veski, Dana Rosemary Scallon, and Marie Kraja. After him are Julian Casablancas, Ezio Pinza, Nathalie Stutzmann, Method Man, Ellen Greene, and Cheb Hasni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Jasraj ranks 465. Before him are Robert Mouynet, Kenny Wheeler, Yngve Brodd, Mervyn Rose, Anthony Soter Fernandez, and Jean Forestier. After him are Blue Mitchell, Ian Burgess, Edward Givens, Sigvard Ericsson, Jiří Skobla, and Elaine Stewart. Among people deceased in 2020, Jasraj ranks 542. Before him are Juan José Pizzuti, István Kausz, Enrique Múgica, Anthony Soter Fernandez, Aldo Aureggi, and Gilberto Penayo. After him are Ram Vilas Paswan, Khalil Taha, Naya Rivera, Soumaïla Cissé, Yasumasa Kanada, and Charlie Daniels.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jasraj ranks 652 out of 1,493. Before him are Sam Manekshaw (1914), S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (1940), Sheila Dikshit (1938), Spike Milligan (1918), Rambhadracharya (1950), and Godfrey Brown (1915). After him are Tarsem Singh (1961), Ram Vilas Paswan (1946), Rukhmabai (1864), Sharman Joshi (1979), Shivakumara Swami (1907), and Jagjit Singh (1941).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Jasraj ranks 18. Before him are Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Girija Devi (1929), Manna Dey (1919), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Udit Narayan (1955), and K. J. Yesudas (1940). After him are Jagjit Singh (1941), Bappi Lahiri (1952), Hemanta Mukherjee (1920), Begum Akhtar (1914), Anuradha Paudwal (1954), and Mahendra Kapoor (1934).

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