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K. L. Saigal

1904 - 1947

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Kundan Lal Saigal, often abbreviated as K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947), was an Indian singer and actor who worked in Hindi cinema, which was centred in Calcutta (Kolkata) during Saigal's time, but is currently based in Bombay (Mumbai). Saigal's unique voice quality which was a mixture of baritone and soft tenor was the benchmark for most of the singers who followed him. In fact it remains the gold standard even today shining through very early and practically primitive recording technology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of K. L. Saigal has received more than 1,548,998 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. K. L. Saigal is the 2,487th most popular singer (down from 2,135th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, K. L. Saigal ranks 2,487 out of 4,381. Before him are Moonbyul, Aynur Doğan, Tetsuya, Massari, Satoshi Ohno, and Sa Dingding. After him are Loona, Suzanne Tamim, Aya Nakamura, Mayra Andrade, Jordan Knight, and Nina Zilli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, K. L. Saigal ranks 359. Before him are Libby Holman, MacKinlay Kantor, Jennison Heaton, Gwen Lee, Alfred Lindley, and Dorothy Fields. After him are Johnny Mack Brown, H. Beam Piper, James T. Farrell, Hilda James, Jerry Colonna, and Fernando Lopez. Among people deceased in 1947, K. L. Saigal ranks 216. Before him are James Larkin, Giovanni Delise, Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Albert Ireton, Adrienne Ames, and Meredith Colket. After him are Walter Donaldson, George Forbes, Ellen Wilkinson, and Alfred Bowerman.

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