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Kishori Amonkar

1932 - 2017

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Kishori Amonkar (10 April 1932 – 3 April 2017) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the Jaipur Gharana, or a community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style. She is considered to be one of the foremost classical singers in India. She was a performer of the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan. Amonkar trained under her mother, classical singer Mogubai Kurdikar also from the Jaipur Gharana, but she experimented with a variety of vocal styles in her career. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Kishori Amonkar is the 2,361st most popular singer (up from 2,471st in 2024), the 1,006th most popular biography from India (up from 1,024th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kishori Amonkar ranks 2,361 out of 4,381. Before her are Yanka Dyagileva, Stacey Kent, Roddy Ricch, Jam Master Jay, Marcus Mumford, and Yvonne Catterfeld. After her are Mike Phiromphon, Bobby Rydell, Jake Wesley Rogers, Brett Anderson, Graham Parker, and Jimmy Dean.

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Among people born in 1932, Kishori Amonkar ranks 544. Before her are Jake Garn, Alexander Goehr, Andrea Mead Lawrence, Jackie Henderson, Bob Lutz, and Slide Hampton. After her are Dorothy Ashby, Clyde McPhatter, Duke Pearson, Daniel Kleppner, Dennis Skinner, and Tina Brooks. Among people deceased in 2017, Kishori Amonkar ranks 594. Before her are Cristina Adela Foișor, William Steinkraus, Monty Hall, Sofía Ímber, Wilfried, and Connie Hawkins. After her are Valery Asapov, Peter Doohan, Carme Chacón, Warrel Dane, Darrall Imhoff, and Rosemary Leach.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kishori Amonkar ranks 1,006 out of 1,861. Before her are Mira Nair (1957), Margaret Alva (1942), Nimmi (1933), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), Richard Allen (1902), and Nasir Hussain (1931). After her are Murli Manohar Joshi (1934), Jayam Ravi (1980), Nambi Narayanan (1941), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959), Jamnalal Bajaj (1889), and Manohar Lal Khattar (1954).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Kishori Amonkar ranks 32. Before her are Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), Vani Jairam (1945), Sharda Sinha (1952), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), and Anuradha Paudwal (1954). After her are Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Hira Devi Waiba (1940), Usha Uthup (1947), Bappi Lahiri (1952), Pankaj Udhas (1951), and Arijit Singh (1987).

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