SINGER

Pankaj Udhas

1951 - 2024

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Pankaj Udhas (17 May 1951 – 26 February 2024) was an Indian ghazal and playback singer known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian pop. He started his career with the release of a ghazal album titled Aahat in 1980 and subsequently recorded many hits like Mukarar in 1981, Tarrannum in 1982, Mehfil in 1983, Pankaj Udhas Live at Royal Albert Hall in 1984, Nayaab in 1985 and Aafreen in 1986. After his success as a ghazal singer, he was invited to appear and sing for a film by Mahesh Bhatt, Naam, in which his song "Chitthi Aayee Hai" (A Letter Has Arrived) became an instant hit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pankaj Udhas has received more than 1,542,435 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Pankaj Udhas is the 2,298th most popular singer (up from 2,930th in 2019), the 952nd most popular biography from India (up from 1,013th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Indian Singer.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Pankaj Udhas ranks 2,298 out of 4,381. Before him are Jeon So-mi, Kim Petras, Wilfried, Billy Boy Arnold, Gülşen, and Wu Bai. After him are Elize Ryd, Damiano David, Demet Akalın, Kate McGarrigle, Mary Wells, and Diego el Cigala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Pankaj Udhas ranks 633. Before him are Fița Lovin, Karl-Hans Riehm, Julian Lloyd Webber, Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, Grażyna Gęsicka, and Ali Tarhouni. After him are Corinne Lepage, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Khattiya Sawasdipol, Bobby Jones, Nikolay Merkushkin, and Antonio de la Torre. Among people deceased in 2024, Pankaj Udhas ranks 264. Before him are Göran Hagberg, Emilio Correa, Bernard Baudoux, Hugo Villanueva, Stan Bowles, and David Seidler. After him are Mohamed Osman Jawari, Toru Kawashima, Shawnacy Barber, Brian Stableford, Chet Walker, and Toini Pöysti.

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In India

Among people born in India, Pankaj Udhas ranks 952 out of 1,861. Before him are Sikandar Jah (1768), Raman Singh (1952), Gauhar Jaan (1873), Brahmanandam (1956), Nimmi (1933), and Bishan Singh Bedi (1946). After him are Mani Ratnam (1956), Anushka Sharma (1988), Arun Shourie (1941), Usha Uthup (1947), Bipasha Basu (1979), and Dipali Barthakur (1941).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Pankaj Udhas ranks 30. Before him are Sonu Nigam (1973), Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Bappi Lahiri (1952), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), and Gauhar Jaan (1873). After him are Usha Uthup (1947), Dipali Barthakur (1941), Sharda Sinha (1952), KK (1968), Arijit Singh (1987), and Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958).

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