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P. Susheela

Indian singer

1933 - today

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Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. P. Susheela is the 2,311th most popular singer, the 981st most popular biography from India and the 28th most popular Indian Singer.

P. Susheela is famous for her Guinness Book of World Records and Asia Book of Records recognition for a record number of songs in different Indian languages, five National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer as the first woman recipient, and the title Evergreen Nightingale of Indian cinema. She won her first National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1969 for the song Naalai Intha Velai from the Tamil film Uyarndha Manidhan at the 16th National Film Awards. She became the most successful playback singer of South India from 1950 to 1990 after completing her Diploma in Music from Andhra University in First Class.

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P. Susheela's biography spans 14 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 50.19.

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Among Singers

Among singers, P. Susheela ranks 2,311 out of 5,024. Before her are David Ruffin, Alexander Barykin, Svetlana Loboda, Iggy Azalea, Soko, and Dani Filth. After her are Marco Borsato, Patrick Ouchène, Mary Wells, Ralf Scheepers, Dero Goi, and Ayşegül Aldinç.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, P. Susheela ranks 533. Before her are Ken Berry, Renzo Alverà, Caroll Spinney, Hayes Alan Jenkins, Celina Jesionowska, and Sándor Sára. After her are Roy Clark, Leonard Peikoff, Vic Emery, Lou Adler, Basdeo Panday, and Peter Broadbent.

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In India

Among people born in India, P. Susheela ranks 981 out of 2,312. Before her are Leslie Claudius (1927), Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), Amol Palekar (1944), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Vasundhara Raje (1953), and Joseph Galibardy (1915). After her are Boman Irani (1959), Nirmala Deshpande (1929), Harika Dronavalli (1991), Vani Jairam (1945), Paresh Rawal (1955), and Sharda Sinha (1952).

Among Singers In India

Among singers born in India, P. Susheela ranks 28. Before her are Peter Sarstedt (1941), Basanti Bisht (1953), Begum Akhtar (1914), S. Janaki (1938), Dipali Barthakur (1941), and Pratima Barua Pandey (1934). After her are Vani Jairam (1945), Sharda Sinha (1952), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Anuradha Paudwal (1954), and Kishori Amonkar (1932).

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