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K. S. Chithra

1963 - Today

K. S. Chithra

Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963) is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning around five decades, she has recorded over 25,000 Songs in various Indian languages languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Awadhi, Marathi, Tulu, Badaga, Braj, Banjara, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Manipuri and Sanskrit, as well as foreign languages such as Malay, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese, English and French. Chithra, renowned for her extraordinary vocal talent, is widely recognised as the Golden Voice of India, a title bestowed upon her by the prestigious Royal Albert Hall, London in 2001. The Times Group has honoured her as the Melody Queen of Indian Cinema in 2016, reflecting her immense contribution to the industry. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. K. S. Chithra is the 1,638th most popular musician (up from 2,691st in 2019), the 744th most popular biography from India (up from 1,154th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Indian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, K. S. Chithra ranks 1,638 out of 3,175. Before her are Pyotr Mamonov, Kyle Eastwood, Masaharu Fukuyama, Michael Giles, Gavin Harrison, and Daniel Viglietti. After her are Bill Frisell, Richard Rodney Bennett, Hubert Sumlin, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Meshell Ndegeocello, and John Levén.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Pyotr Mamonov
1951 - 2021
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,632
Kyle Eastwood
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,633
Masaharu Fukuyama
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,634
Michael Giles
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,635
Gavin Harrison
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,636
Daniel Viglietti
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,637
K. S. Chithra
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,638
Bill Frisell
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,639
Richard Rodney Bennett
1936 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,640
Hubert Sumlin
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,641
Benno Moiseiwitsch
1890 - 1963
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 1,642
Meshell Ndegeocello
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 1,643
John Levén
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,644

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, K. S. Chithra ranks 333. Before her are Mark Hughes, Maurício Gugelmin, Roberto Mussi, Jia Xiuquan, Jean-Denis Délétraz, and Gavin Harrison. After her are Hu Chunhua, John Levén, Sam Lloyd, Tanju Çolak, Iurie Leancă, and Lolita Milyavskaya.

Others Born in 1963

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Mark Hughes
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 327
Maurício Gugelmin
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 328
Roberto Mussi
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 329
Jia Xiuquan
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 330
Jean-Denis Délétraz
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 331
Gavin Harrison
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 332
K. S. Chithra
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 333
Hu Chunhua
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 334
John Levén
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 335
Sam Lloyd
ACTOR
1963 - 2020
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 336
Tanju Çolak
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 337
Iurie Leancă
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 338
Lolita Milyavskaya
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 339

In India

Among people born in India, K. S. Chithra ranks 744 out of 1,861. Before her are M. M. Keeravani (1961), Amala Akkineni (1967), Dimple Kapadia (1957), S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (1940), Hemanta Mukherjee (1920), and Girija Devi (1929). After her are Rani Mukerji (1978), Jyoti Basu (1914), K. Shivaram Karanth (1902), Sivaji Ganesan (1928), Balaji Vishwanath (1662), and Tanuja (1943).

Others born in India

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M. M. Keeravani
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 738
Amala Akkineni
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 739
Dimple Kapadia
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 740
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
MATHEMATICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 741
Hemanta Mukherjee
SINGER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 742
Girija Devi
SINGER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 743
K. S. Chithra
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 744
Rani Mukerji
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 745
Jyoti Basu
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2010
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 746
K. Shivaram Karanth
WRITER
1902 - 1997
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 747
Sivaji Ganesan
ACTOR
1928 - 2001
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 748
Balaji Vishwanath
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1720
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 749
Tanuja
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 750