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Girija Devi

1929 - 2017

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Girija Devi (8 May 1929 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian classical singer of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri. She was dubbed as the 'Queen of Thumri' for her contribution in the genre. She died on 24 October 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Girija Devi is the 1,572nd most popular singer (down from 943rd in 2019), the 743rd most popular biography from India (down from 475th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Girija Devi ranks 1,572 out of 4,381. Before her are Ben Harper, Masashi Tashiro, Maya Kristalinskaya, Lauri Ylönen, Hanne Krogh, and Hemanta Mukherjee. After her are Phil Mogg, Frankie Lymon, Jelena Rozga, Zemfira, CL, and Habib Koité.

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Among people born in 1929, Girija Devi ranks 429. Before her are Francisco Zuluaga, Jerry Hardin, Win Tin, Chaim Potok, Sergio Cervato, and Alfredo Pérez. After her are Yevgeniy Chazov, Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Gerald Dreyer, Yordan Radichkov, Pentti Hämäläinen, and Józef Pińkowski. Among people deceased in 2017, Girija Devi ranks 431. Before her are Tore Eriksson, Bano Qudsia, Martin McGuinness, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Frank Schepke, and Fernando Birri. After her are Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Daniel Viglietti, Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev, Chris Roberts, Peter Härtling, and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.

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In India

Among people born in India, Girija Devi ranks 743 out of 1,861. Before her are Mayawati (1956), M. M. Keeravani (1961), Amala Akkineni (1967), Dimple Kapadia (1957), S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (1940), and Hemanta Mukherjee (1920). After her are K. S. Chithra (1963), Rani Mukerji (1978), Jyoti Basu (1914), K. Shivaram Karanth (1902), Sivaji Ganesan (1928), and Balaji Vishwanath (1662).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Girija Devi ranks 16. Before her are M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Jasraj (1930), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Manna Dey (1919), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), and Hemanta Mukherjee (1920). After her are K. J. Yesudas (1940), Udit Narayan (1955), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Jagjit Singh (1941), Parveen Sultana (1950), and Peter Sarstedt (1941).

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