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Gangubai Hangal

1913 - 2009

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Gangubai Hangal (05 March 1913 – 21 July 2009) was an Indian singer of the khayal genre of Hindustani classical music from Karnataka, who was known for her deep and powerful voice. Hangal belonged to the Kirana gharana. She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour in 2002 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest award of Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music and Performing Arts in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gangubai Hangal is the 832nd most popular singer (up from 1,026th in 2019), the 449th most popular biography from India (up from 503rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gangubai Hangal ranks 832 out of 4,381. Before her are Jamala, Polad Bülbüloğlu, Sinan Sakić, Rocío Jurado, Lesley Gore, and Rita Coolidge. After her are Birthe Wilke, Pumpuang Duangjan, Irmgard Seefried, Pierre Bachelet, Del Shannon, and Loredana Bertè.

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Among people born in 1913, Gangubai Hangal ranks 174. Before her are Edith Pargeter, René Schneider, Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva, Gustaaf Deloor, Samuel Eilenberg, and Sándor Tarics. After her are Salvador Artigas, Yakov Zak, Salvador Espriu, Julius Döpfner, Ćamil Sijarić, and Anni Steuer. Among people deceased in 2009, Gangubai Hangal ranks 161. Before her are Robert Anderson, Peter Shirayanagi, Aram Tigran, Horst Szymaniak, Zequinha, and Gianna Maria Canale. After her are Hong Song-nam, Guillermo Endara, Fritz Muliar, Valentin Varennikov, Lyudmila Zykina, and Lis Hartel.

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In India

Among people born in India, Gangubai Hangal ranks 449 out of 1,861. Before her are Jacques Lauriston (1768), Jahandar Shah (1661), Keshub Chandra Sen (1838), Satish Kumar (1936), Anil Kapoor (1956), and Ramananda (1400). After her are Oswald Gracias (1944), D. R. Kaprekar (1905), Bhupen Hazarika (1926), Telesphore Toppo (1939), Bismillah Khan (1916), and Guru Har Rai (1630).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Gangubai Hangal ranks 9. Before her are Mohammed Rafi (1924), Navneet Aditya Waiba (null), Kishore Kumar (1929), Asha Bhosle (1933), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), and Kumar Sanu (1957). After her are M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Jasraj (1930), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Manna Dey (1919), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), and Hemanta Mukherjee (1920).

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