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Mohammed Rafi

1924 - 1980

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Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammed Rafi is the 602nd most popular singer (down from 501st in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from India (down from 289th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mohammed Rafi ranks 602 out of 4,381. Before him are Leila Mourad, Fud Leclerc, Sabah Fakhri, Ronnie Van Zant, Emmylou Harris, and Justyna Steczkowska. After him are Howlin' Wolf, Manuel García, Tim Staffell, Leo Nucci, Doro, and Silvio Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Mohammed Rafi ranks 165. Before him are Donatas Banionis, Vasil Bykaŭ, István Nyers, Walter Gotell, Bayezid Osman, and Fud Leclerc. After him are Margit Sandemo, Zizi Jeanmaire, Richard Bull, Arthur Janov, Franco Cristaldi, and Grégoire Kayibanda. Among people deceased in 1980, Mohammed Rafi ranks 112. Before him are Luigi Longo, Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Edelmiro Julián Farrell, Alexander Mach, André Leducq, and Toyen. After him are Pietro Nenni, Erich Hückel, Hiroshi Inagaki, Leopold Kielholz, Hellmuth Walter, and Ahmad Shukeiri.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mohammed Rafi ranks 356 out of 1,861. Before him are Aruna Shanbaug case (1948), Ranbir Kapoor (1982), Wahiduddin Khan (1925), Ivan Dias (1936), Varkey Vithayathil (1927), and Aamir Khan (1965). After him are Dnyaneshwar (1275), Shahid Kapoor (1981), Rattanbai Jinnah (1900), Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865), Mir Taqi Mir (1723), and Pinarayi Vijayan (1945).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Mohammed Rafi ranks 3. Before him are Lata Mangeshkar (1929), and Engelbert Humperdinck (1936). After him are Navneet Aditya Waiba (null), Kishore Kumar (1929), Asha Bhosle (1933), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), Kumar Sanu (1957), Gangubai Hangal (1913), M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Jasraj (1930), and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946).

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