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Malini Awasthi

1967 - Today

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Malini Awasthi (born 15 October 1966) is an Indian singer, more commonly referred to as Folk Queen of India. Having been trained classically, she is equally adept in various forms of Hindustani music like vintage Dadra Thumri Kajri Chaiti etc. Her knowledge of music finds a reflection in her renditions of Ghazals and Sufiyaana Kalaams too. A Ganda-baandh disciple of Padma Vibhushan Vidushi Girija Devi, she is a connoisseur of 'Chaumukhi gayan' of Benares Gharana. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Malini Awasthi is the 3,979th most popular singer (down from 3,573rd in 2024), the 1,457th most popular biography from India (down from 1,352nd in 2019) and the 61st most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Malini Awasthi ranks 3,979 out of 4,381. Before her are Chinmayi, Brian Kennedy, Chad Gray, Kara DioGuardi, Irina Rimes, and Santi Duangsawang. After her are Claudia Beni, Jendrik Sigwart, Rachel Stevens, Zhong Chenle, Vimalakka, and Choi Yu-jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Malini Awasthi ranks 1,049. Before her are Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Hermione Norris, Ali Adler, Tim Flowers, Tommy Page, and Martin Marinov. After her are Veniamin Tayanovich, Carwyn Jones, Carl Hester, Jeff Tweedy, Ashutosh Rana, and Elizabeth Wurtzel.

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In India

Among people born in India, Malini Awasthi ranks 1,457 out of 1,861. Before her are Babita Kumari (1989), Himesh Reshammiya (1973), Rituparna Sengupta (1970), Nafisa Ali (1957), Chinmayi (1984), and Ileana D'Cruz (1987). After her are Vimalakka (null), Anju Bobby George (1977), Shamita Shetty (1979), Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Alisha Chinai (1965), and Dilip Joshi (1968).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Malini Awasthi ranks 61. Before her are Abhijeet Bhattacharya (1958), Shankar Mahadevan (1967), Dolly Guleria (1949), Anupama Deshpande (1953), Amar Singh Chamkila (1960), and Chinmayi (1984). After her are Vimalakka (null), Alisha Chinai (1965), Lucky Ali (1958), Badshah (1985), Sadhana Sargam (1969), and Kalpana Patowary (1978).

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