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Begum Akhtar

1914 - 1974

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Akhtari Bai Faizabadi (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Dubbed "Mallika-e-Ghazal" (Queen of Ghazals), she is regarded as one of the greatest singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri genres of Hindustani classical music. Begum Akhtar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music in 1972, was awarded Padma Shri, and later a Padma Bhushan Award posthumously by the government of India. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Begum Akhtar is the 2,059th most popular singer (down from 1,511th in 2019), the 917th most popular biography from India (down from 684th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Begum Akhtar ranks 2,059 out of 4,381. Before her are Carole Bayer Sager, Ebru Gündeş, Kim Hyo-yeon, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Jimmy Carl Black, and Seija Simola. After her are Lloyd Price, Sergey Lazarev, Mariem Hassan, Campino, Paul Stookey, and Sonya Yoncheva.

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Among people born in 1914, Begum Akhtar ranks 390. Before her are Giuseppe Berto, Jonathan Harris, John James, Hillary Brooke, George Bruns, and Einari Teräsvirta. After her are Conyers Herring, Julie Bishop, Ward Kimball, Renzo Nostini, Sam Hanks, and Andrea Leeds. Among people deceased in 1974, Begum Akhtar ranks 244. Before her are Harry Ricardo, Enrico Rivolta, Tex Ritter, V. K. Krishna Menon, Roger Staub, and Richard Long. After her are Patricia Collinge, Clive Brook, Ralph Bishop, Maureen Gardner, Karen Silkwood, and Edna Best.

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In India

Among people born in India, Begum Akhtar ranks 917 out of 1,861. Before her are Shrilal Shukla (1925), Philip Herbert Cowell (1870), Nanda (1939), Krishan Kant (1927), Sushil Kumar (1983), and Ruskin Bond (1934). After her are Jyoti Amge (1993), Romila Thapar (1931), E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1909), Bhumi Pednekar (1989), Mah Laqa Bai (1768), and Neetu Singh (1958).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Begum Akhtar ranks 24. Before her are Udit Narayan (1955), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Jagjit Singh (1941), Parveen Sultana (1950), Peter Sarstedt (1941), and Basanti Bisht (1953). After her are Dipali Barthakur (1941), Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), Vani Jairam (1945), Sharda Sinha (1952), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), and Usha Mangeshkar (1935).

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