SINGER

Reshma

1947 - 2013

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Reshma (Urdu: ریشماں; c.1947 – 3 November 2013), was a Pakistani folk singer. Awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction), the third highest honour and civilian award in Pakistan among other honours, she is remembered for folk songs and her powerful singing voice. Born in Rajasthan, India in a nomadic Banjara household in 1947, her family relocated to Karachi after the Partition of India. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Reshma has received more than 768,900 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Reshma is the 2,596th most popular singer (up from 2,610th in 2019), the 1,065th most popular biography from India (down from 935th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Indian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 770k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Reshmas by language

Over the past year Reshma has had the most page views in the with 65,164 views, followed by Hindi (6,762), and Bengali (1,224). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Kashmiri (213.42%), Western Punjabi (64.69%), and Hindi (44.77%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Reshma ranks 2,596 out of 4,381. Before her are Emel Mathlouthi, Birgit Õigemeel, Julian Marley, Tanja Mihhailova-Saar, Antony Costa, and Soojin. After her are Ad-Rock, Teena Marie, Jeff Barry, Eva Rivas, Fedez, and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Reshma ranks 847. Before her are Steve Heighway, Bruce Rioch, Jon Corzine, Gary Herbert, James K. Morrow, and Lesley Bush. After her are Sonia Robertson, Jenny Clack, Ezekiel Alebua, Sonny Carter, Nelson Oduber, and Maddy Prior. Among people deceased in 2013, Reshma ranks 510. Before her are Kenojuak Ashevak, Patricia Blair, Khady Sylla, Ivan Turina, Chieko Honda, and William P. Clark Jr.. After her are Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi, Christian Benítez, Zelmo Beaty, Ingrid Visser, Jack Clement, and Bonnie Franklin.

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In India

Among people born in India, Reshma ranks 1,065 out of 1,861. Before her are Vikram Batra (1974), Pooja Bhatt (1972), Sohail Khan (1970), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Ranjan Gogoi (1954), and Akhilesh Yadav (1973). After her are Arjun Rampal (1972), Philip Herbert Cowell (1870), Poonam Dhillon (1962), Nasir-ud-Daulah (1794), Anushka Shetty (1981), and Alok Nath (1956).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Reshma ranks 39. Before her are Sharda Sinha (1952), KK (1968), Arijit Singh (1987), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), Kishori Amonkar (1932), and Daler Mehndi (1967). After her are Basanti Bisht (1953), Parveen Sultana (1950), Ahmed Rushdi (1934), Jagjit Kaur (1930), Mamta Chandrakar (1958), and Hira Devi Waiba (1940).

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