SINGER

Vani Jairam

1945 - 2023

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Vani Jairam (born Kalaivani; 30 November 1945 – 4 February 2023) was an Indian playback singer in Indian cinema. She is fondly referred to as the "Meera of modern India" Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She did playback for over one thousand Indian movies recording over 20,000 songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vani Jairam has received more than 1,377,210 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Vani Jairam is the 1,895th most popular singer (up from 2,224th in 2019), the 823rd most popular biography from India (up from 826th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Vani Jairam ranks 1,895 out of 4,381. Before her are Soraya Arnelas, Claes-Göran Hederström, Pierre Rapsat, June Anderson, Boris Novković, and Johnny Otis. After her are Martin Solveig, Eddy Arnold, MC Ren, Bruce Hornsby, Julee Cruise, and Deryck Whibley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Vani Jairam ranks 583. Before her are Paul Le Mat, Terry Callier, Peder Pedersen, Miklós Haraszti, Claes-Göran Hederström, and Madhavrao Scindia. After her are Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba, Péter Marót, Amjad Ali Khan, Yves Herbet, Christy Moore, and Cipriano Chemello. Among people deceased in 2023, Vani Jairam ranks 532. Before her are Inga Swenson, Parkash Singh Badal, Andy Rourke, Christo Jivkov, George Maharis, and Anne Heywood. After her are Richard G. Hovannisian, George McGinnis, Dean Smith, Victoria Amelina, Bray Wyatt, and David Lindley.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vani Jairam ranks 823 out of 1,861. Before her are Jagdish Bhagwati (1934), Romila Thapar (1931), Jamnalal Bajaj (1889), Nain Singh (1830), Madhavrao Scindia (1945), and Manorama (1937). After her are Smita Patil (1955), Lalita Pawar (1916), Nirmala Deshpande (1929), E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1909), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), and George Caridia (1869).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Vani Jairam ranks 23. Before her are Anuradha Paudwal (1954), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Begum Akhtar (1914), Jasraj (1930), Peter Sarstedt (1941), and Hemanta Mukherjee (1920). After her are Sonu Nigam (1973), Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Bappi Lahiri (1952), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), and Gauhar Jaan (1873).

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