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Anuradha Paudwal

1954 - Today

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Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer and politician who works predominantly in Hindi cinema and Odia cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singers and also as one of the most successful playback singers of 80s and 90s era of Bollywood. The recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards (winning consecutively during 1990–92) and two Odisha State Film Awards, she has been honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian honour for her contribution in the field of arts. Her contribution in Indian devotional music and Bollywood Industry gained her the titles such as "Bhajan Queen", "Melody Queen". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anuradha Paudwal is the 2,304th most popular singer (down from 1,491st in 2019), the 996th most popular biography from India (down from 675th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Anuradha Paudwal ranks 2,304 out of 4,381. Before her are Wei Wei, Sammi Cheng, Yook Sung-jae, Sanna Nielsen, Elizabeth Fraser, and Arca. After her are Tasmin Archer, Roxanne Seeman, Eddie Kendricks, Mitch Miller, Emin Agalarov, and Lykke Li.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Anuradha Paudwal ranks 617. Before her are Ken Wahl, Helen Volk, Kwame Anthony Appiah, David Newman, Julie Carmen, and Cass Sunstein. After her are Roxanne Seeman, Glen Keane, Mike Hagerty, Peter Mueller, Richard Edson, and Rustem Khamitov.

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In India

Among people born in India, Anuradha Paudwal ranks 996 out of 1,861. Before her are Mehdi Hassan (1927), Arun Jaitley (1952), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Geeta Bali (1930), Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910), and Kapil Dev (1959). After her are Varun Gandhi (1980), Mira Nair (1957), Margaret Alva (1942), Nimmi (1933), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), and Richard Allen (1902).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Anuradha Paudwal ranks 31. Before her are Dipali Barthakur (1941), Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), Vani Jairam (1945), Sharda Sinha (1952), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), and Usha Mangeshkar (1935). After her are Kishori Amonkar (1932), Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Hira Devi Waiba (1940), Usha Uthup (1947), Bappi Lahiri (1952), and Pankaj Udhas (1951).

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