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M. Balamuralikrishna

1930 - 2016

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Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (né Muralikrishna; 6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1978. He has garnered two National Film Awards (1976, 1987), the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975, the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor in 1991, for his contribution towards arts, the Mahatma Gandhi Silver Medal from UNESCO in 1995, the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2005, the Sangeetha Kalanidhi by Madras Music Academy, and the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani in 1991, by the Fine Arts Society, Chennai to name a few. Balamuralikrishna started his career at the age of six. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. M. Balamuralikrishna is the 2,242nd most popular musician (down from 1,962nd in 2019), the 970th most popular biography from India (down from 813th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Indian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, M. Balamuralikrishna ranks 2,242 out of 3,175. Before him are Kamasi Washington, Branford Marsalis, Alla Rakha, Lee Jong-hyun, Dale Crover, and Mickey Madden. After him are Roine Stolt, Guy Pratt, Josh Klinghoffer, Doug Yule, Giorgi Latso, and Sascha Gerstner.

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Among people born in 1930, M. Balamuralikrishna ranks 602. Before him are Earl Hooker, Norman Johnson, Ivy Dumont, Bill Lienhard, Troy Ruttman, and Jerry Vale. After him are Sammy Baird, John Arden, Annie Ross, Frank Perry, Bill Hougland, and Sim Iness. Among people deceased in 2016, M. Balamuralikrishna ranks 539. Before him are Ashot Anastasian, Rod Temperton, Toimi Pitkänen, Henry Worsley, Patrick Manning, and Bill Johnson. After him are Nené, Tage Henriksen, Zyta Gilowska, David S. Johnson, Sergey Mikaelyan, and Ellen Meiksins Wood.

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In India

Among people born in India, M. Balamuralikrishna ranks 970 out of 1,861. Before him are G. N. Ramachandran (1922), Aasif Mandvi (1966), Teejan Bai (1956), Leslie Claudius (1927), Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), and Amol Palekar (1944). After him are Vasundhara Raje (1953), Joseph Galibardy (1915), Boman Irani (1959), Nirmala Deshpande (1929), Harika Dronavalli (1991), and Vani Jairam (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, M. Balamuralikrishna ranks 19. Before him are M. M. Keeravani (1961), K. S. Chithra (1963), Trilok Gurtu (1951), Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938), Salil Chowdhury (1925), and Teejan Bai (1956). After him are Amjad Ali Khan (1945), Mehdi Hassan (1927), Mohammed Zahur Khayyam (1927), Rajesh Roshan (1955), P.V.R. Raja (1985), and Shubha Mudgal (1959).

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