The Most Famous
SINGERS from Nepal
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Nepalese Singers of all time. This list of famous Nepalese Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Ani Choying Drolma (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 51.16, Ani Choying Drolma is the most famous Nepalese Singer. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Ani Choying Drolma (born 4 June 1971), also known as Choying Dolma and Ani Choying (Ani, "nun", is an honorific), is a Nepalese Buddhist nun of Tibetan origin and musician from the Nagi Gompa nunnery in Nepal. She is known in Nepal and throughout the world for bringing many Tibetan Buddhist chants and feast songs to mainstream audiences. She is the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal since 2014. She published her autobiographical book Phoolko Aankhama in 2008.
2. Bishnu Majhi (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 25.85, Bishnu Majhi is the 2nd most famous Nepalese Singer. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Bishnu Majhi (Nepali: विष्णु माझी; born 1986) is a Nepalese folk singer. The highest paid singer in Nepal, she has recorded over 5,000 songs in a career spanning 15 years, including "Sital Dine Pipal Sami Chha", "Driver Dai Man Paryo Malai", "Lalupate Nughyo Bhuintira", "Purbako Mechi Ni Hamrai Ho, Paschim Mahakali Ni Hamrai Ho" and "Rumal Hallai Hallai", among others. Her 2018 song "Salko Patko Tapari Huni" became the most viewed Nepali folk song on Youtube, with more than 90 million views, as of early 2020. Her awards include Hits FM Music Awards and Kalika FM Awards. Born to a poor family in rural Syangja, she was educated up to the fifth grade, and started singing at public events aged 13. She quickly rose to fame after she began her professional career in Kathmandu around the year 2004, with help from Sundarmani Adhikari, whom she would later marry. She has led a private life throughout her career, with her husband managing all her contracts, schedule and communications, leading to speculations and public concern regarding her wellbeing and safety.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Nepalese singers born between 1971 and 1986. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Nepalese singers include Ani Choying Drolma, and Bishnu Majhi. As of April 2024, 1 new Nepalese singers have been added to Pantheon including Bishnu Majhi.
