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Manna Dey

1919 - 2013

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Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was a renowned Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. He had a classical music background, being part of the Bhendibazaar Gharana and receiving training under Ustad Aman Ali Khan. Manna Dey is widely recognized as one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists in the Hindi film industry, and is often acknowledged for his significant contributions to integrating Indian classical music into Hindi commercial cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manna Dey has received more than 1,481,670 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 32 in 2019). Manna Dey is the 1,196th most popular singer (up from 1,395th in 2019), the 568th most popular biography from India (up from 579th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Singer.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Manna Dey ranks 1,196 out of 4,381. Before him are Marc Almond, Francesca Lebrun, Lauritz Melchior, Leo Slezak, The Weeknd, and Edda Moser. After him are Chabuca Granda, Grace Bumbry, Hoagy Carmichael, Juan Diego Flórez, Kayahan, and Dave Davies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Manna Dey ranks 229. Before him are Paolo Soleri, Ladislav Mňačko, Maurice Boitel, Delfo Cabrera, Wilson Greatbatch, and Åke Seyffarth. After him are Antonio Pietrangeli, Arnold Meri, Dries van der Lof, Jon Pertwee, Gottfried Dienst, and William Stokoe. Among people deceased in 2013, Manna Dey ranks 294. Before him are Hennadiy Udovenko, Moses Blah, Amparo Rivelles, Rossella Falk, Chico Hamilton, and Ann-Britt Leyman. After him are Lorenzo Antonetti, Ingvar Rydell, Hal Needham, Imre Nagy, János Starker, and Valeri Zolotukhin.

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In India

Among people born in India, Manna Dey ranks 568 out of 1,861. Before him are Hasrat Mohani (1875), Shivakumara Swami (1907), Mohammad Hamid Ansari (1937), Dawood Ibrahim (1955), Rahul Gandhi (1970), and Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882). After him are Robert Swinhoe (1836), Arjun Appadurai (1949), Kamala Surayya (1934), Jayakanthan (1934), Sushma Swaraj (1952), and Roshan Seth (1942).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Manna Dey ranks 15. Before him are Jagjit Singh (1941), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), Girija Devi (1929), Gangubai Hangal (1913), Kumar Sanu (1957), and K. J. Yesudas (1940). After him are Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Anuradha Paudwal (1954), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Begum Akhtar (1914), Jasraj (1930), and Peter Sarstedt (1941).

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